Jeanette Rea

Jeanette Rea

Jeanette Rea Scarborough Fare Tell us about your background. After graduating from Otago University I began my career in the food industry with Tegel Poultry where I spent 5 very valuable years working a semi technical role/semi sales role in a corporate environment....
Karen Pickford

Karen Pickford

Karen Pickford Stoneloch Orchard Tell us about your background. We have been kiwifruit growers since 1978. We developed our Katikati orchard from bare land. In 1986 we built a kiwifruit packhouse and coolstore in partnership with other growers. We also ran a contract...
Catherine Lewis

Catherine Lewis

Catherine Lewis Lewis Farms Tell us about your background. Born and bred on a drystock farm in the Manawatu.  Studied Environmental Studies and Commerce before embarking on a career in public policy in Wellington.  Then married an asparagus grower and began my journey...
Rebecca Fisher

Rebecca Fisher

Rebecca Fisher Citrus NZ Tell us about your background. Grew up on 50ha deer farm in Katikati and went to university in Palmerston North to do a BSC major Hort Science. From there I moved to Wellington and became a regulatory advisor in the ACVM Group of the then Food...
Paula Dudley

Paula Dudley

Paula Dudley United Fresh Tell us about your background. I grew up on the North Shore of Auckland, trained as a nurse after leaving school and then went on the usual Kiwi OE to the UK, Europe and the USA. When I returned to New Zealand, I had my daughter Katie and...