In a day of competing ideas and ideals as to the future of beekeeping industry representation, Apiculture New Zealand’s members voted to keep their industry-good body alive at their AGM on July 17 in Christchurch. The decision to defeat a resolution to dissolve was bookended by open format discussions among an in-person and online audience of a little over 100, conversations which will now act as the first step on a new journey of consultation with beekeepers on how best to r

Listening to everybody’s comments, ideas and opinions at the recent Apiculture New Zealand (ApiNZ) AGM and Industry Forum in Christchurch, my assessment was that industry unity in one way or another was hoped for by most and that we should get our act together pronto.

The Honey Industry Trust (HIT) is set to come to the rescue of Apiculture New Zealand (ApiNZ) – for the short-term at least – with a...

Apiculture New Zealand (ApiNZ) – caught in limbo over a Board proposal to disestablish – is calling an “open session on how we can regenerate industry leadership and determine how that is organised” to bookend their Annual General Meeting in July, thus forecasting the Christchurch meeting as a crucial juncture in the history of an organisation with roots dating back 112 years.

‘Beekeepers need a standalone industry-good group’. That was the conclusion of the latest of three ‘roundtable’ meetings hosted by New Zealand Beekeeping Inc (NZBI), on March 26 via Zoom. Even a previously key proponent and driver of the combined packer-beekeeper model of governance backed beekeeper-only representation as the best solution, at least for now. How would a beekeeping group be formed? Who would lead it? And – surprisingly important the meeting deemed – what might

A spanner of gigantic proportions was thrown into the works of beekeeping and honey industry bodies UMF Honey Association and Apiculture NZ

Looming in February are votes crucial to the existence and roles of industry groups UMFHA and ApiNZ as a seismic shift in honey industry...

ApiNZ chief executive Karin Kos, board chair Nathan Guy and UMFHA chief executive Tony Wright, explain why they believe a shake up is needed

A new dawn in New Zealand beekeeper and honey exporter collaboration looks likely in 2025, with industry groups ApiNZ and UMFHA proposing...

“Ambitious”, “bold” and “challenging” was how Apiculture New Zealand’s Honey Strategy 2024-2030 was described by those presenting it on...

With an impressive venue playing host, a smaller cluster of beekeepers and a day shorter duration than recent events, the ApiNZ conference..

How should the apiculture industry move forward? A project to be soon undertaken by ApiNZ will look to answer that...

Apiculture needs greater industry representation if it is to progress and push for change, says ApiNZ's chief executive Karin Kos...

The issue of Significant Natural Areas (SNAs) and their pending increased implementation made headlines earlier this year, but beekeepers...

Beekeepers, or want-to-be-beekeepers, aged between 17 and 22 years-of-age are being encouraged to put their name forward for the annual...

With around 1000 delegates and 60 trade displays filling the Rotorua Energy Events Centre, the Apiculture New Zealand (ApiNZ) National...