News

Student takes centre stage at NZ Agri Investment Week 16 March 2016 The official launch of the inaugural New Zealand Agri Investment Week yesterday provided three talented young speakers with the chance to present how they see the future of agri in New Zealand. Read more
Up and coming agri 8 March 2016 The children are the future, but how well do they know the in’s and out’s of agri? 17-year-old Greer Baldwin, an Agribusiness student at St Paul’s Collegiate in Hamilton, sat down with us to give the inside scoop. Read more
Musterers secure spot at TeenAg nationals 29 February 2016 St Paul’s Collegiate School took two teams to the Waikato/Bay of Plenty regional TeenAg competition in Huntly on Saturday, which is the secondary school equivalent of the Young Farmer of the Year competition. Read more
Daring to be different pays dividends 17 August 2015 Out on Waikato’s west coast, surfers put their suspensions to the test along unsealed Te Akau South Rd as they follow the surf guide’s directions to a sandy break where it’s promised the Tasman Sea will deliver them challenging right and left hand waves. Read more
'Outside-the-box' ideas to attract agri workers 22 June 2015 The theme at the Fieldays event at Mystery Creek was "growing our capability in agribusiness" and there were some interesting ideas to attract workers. Read more
Agribusiness subject poised to boom 1 May 2015 A proposed Agribusiness subject at NCEA levels 2 and 3, which will be university entrance approved, is currently being trialled exclusively at St Paul’s Collegiate School and is on track to becoming available to all New Zealand secondary schools by 2017. Read more
Fieldays Chief backs innovation 1 May 2015 New Zealand National Fieldays Society has made the move for major change with a 15-year master plan to improve the Mystery Creek event site. Read more
Guru guides agribusiness curriculum 1 May 2015 A primary industries and education guru has joined the team of experts building New Zealand’s first highly-academic agribusiness course for secondary school students. Read more
Student judge at Royal Easter Show 1 May 2015 Gordon Fullerton represented New Zealand at the RAS Young Judges competition at the Royal Easter Show in Sydney. Read more
Modern pioneers of agriculture 8 December 2014 Most teachers strive to make a difference and if they’re lucky will leave behind a legacy they can be proud of. Read more
Agri scheme attracts students 8 December 2014 Waikato secondary school has instigated a pilot curriculum focused on agricultural science and business to promote primary industry careers. Read more
Farming centre doors now open 1 December 2014 What is planned as a major boost to the farming sector was launched at St Paul’s Collegiate in Hamilton last week. Read more
Agriculture – now not just for dumbos 1 December 2014 WHEN I was at school sometime in the last century, the boys doing the agriculture course were the dumbos. Read more
Agribiz targets bright kids 1 December 2014 AGRIBUSINESS studies are coming to secondary schools throughout the country with New Zealand’s brightest senior college students being targeted to learn a raft of career skills from agriscience and agritechnology to agrimarketing and finance. Read more
Agribusiness popular at secondary school 1 December 2014 The first push to get young people studying agribusiness at secondary school level is being hailed as a success. Read more
Lack of dairy workers a real concern 1 December 2014 Dairy New Zealand is warning the agricultural sector is in dire need of workers, and if we don't do something to plug the gap there’s no way we'll meet our target of doubling our primary exports by 2025. Read more
Agribusinesses back Hamilton school project 1 December 2014 Agribusiness companies are getting behind an initiative to get high school students involved in a career in gumboots. Read more
NZ schools ignoring agriculture – industry leaders 22 August 2013 Agriculture is being largely overlooked by New Zealand schools and young people are failing to hear about the wide range of careers available in the sector, say industry leaders. Read more
Plans announced for Centre of Excellence in Agricultural Science and Business 21 February 2013 St Paul’s Headmaster Grant Lander announced the School’s plans to launch an innovative Centre of Excellence in Agricultural Science and Business at an address to key agricultural leaders during the Waikato/BOP Young Farmers Regional final. Read more