The Weekend Sun
Friday 10 August 2018
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Learn to buzz with the bees and get honey Apiculture New Zealand (ApiNZ) recently launched a new youth scholarship in beekeeping aimed at encouraging young New Zealanders who wish to take up a career in the industry, and training that supports best practice beekeeping.
“Our family business has evolved over 70 years,” says Neil Mossop. “We retain the values that were important to my father, including maintaining high standards in beekeeping practice. We are keen to see those values reflected in a scholarship programme targeting young people.” Karin Kos, chief executive of Apiculture New Zealand says the
scholarship aims to support young New Zealanders in learning best practice beekeeping, provide a way for youth to engage positively in a vocation and promote a better understanding of the value of honeybees to our environment and to the food chain. “Our organisation recently introduced the New Zealand Apprenticeship in Apiculture
and this scholarship aligns with the objectives around best practice beekeeping,” says Karin. The Scholarship includes $2000 for one year towards an agreed training programme (the funds must be spent to help the recipient further their career in the apiculture sector, such as the NZ Apprenticeship in Apiculture),
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The Ron Mossop Youth Scholarship in Beekeeping is sponsored by Mossop’s Honey based in Tauranga. Ron Mossop was a leading pioneer in the industry, starting out his family beekeeping business in the 1940s and building a values-based family business focused on quality and integrity. Today, the Mossop family honours those values through the scholarship fund which will be awarded annually.
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Festival showcases ideas and initiatives The Groundswell Festival is back this month, showcasing the wide range of entrepreneurial activity happening in the Bay of Plenty. The festival comprises a range of events demonstrating how local people, organisations, and businesses lead the way through new ideas. There will be opportunities to engage with international leaders and industry experts across a range of sectors including arts and culture, science, and technology. Priority One chief executive Nigel Tutt says fostering a culture of innovation is fundamental to the region’s future
a one-year ApiNZ membership to the value of $115 (including GST), and attendance at the Apiculture New Zealand national conference in the year the scholarship is awarded. For more information and how to apply, visit: www.apinz.org.nz/scholarship-inbeekeeping
and the ability to attract skilled and talented people, new business, and investment. “Groundswell is a great way for people to experience thought provoking and interesting events and to be inspired by local and international innovators.” Interesting events include a forum on screens, machines, and virtual reality. It looks to the future, including the latest in gaming, how robotics is changing farming, and Google’s impact on global education. There’s also a start-up weekend with teams coming up with new business ideas over the course of a weekend. Groundswell runs from August 27-September 2. For more information visit: www.gswell.co.nz
Proud supporters & sponsors of the Ron Mossop Youth Scholarship in Beekeeping. For more details visit - www. apinz.org.nz/scholarship-in-beekeeping/
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