Riversun News
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Geoff Thorpe made Fellow of NZ Winegrowers
25 November 2017
Geoff Thorpe honoured at the Air NZ Wine Awards for outstanding service to NZ wine industry.
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Shanna Hickling wins 2017 Young Horticulturist of the Year
17 November 2017 by Tania Kearns
Linnaeus Deputy Lab Manager Shanna Hickling wins NZ Young Horticulturalist of the Year 2017.
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Teaching vineyard to become Pinot Noir showcase
26 October 2017 by Tania Kearns
Otago Polytechnic’s Central campus Viticulture students planted 240 Pinot Noir grapevines in the polytech’s Cromwell vineyard.
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Growers to receive first GEM Avocado trees
18 October 2017 by Tania Kearns
Seeka invited Bay of Plenty Avocado growers to Riversun Nursery in Gisborne to see first-hand the progress of grafting the new GEM variety of avocado for supply to growers.
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TV1's Rural Delivery
29 July 2017 by TV1 Rural Delivery
Riversun Nursery featured on TV1's Rural Delivery in July 2017.
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Win for Gisborne plant specialist
8 July 2017 by Murray Robertson, The Gisborne Herald
Analyst and researcher Shanna Hickling has won the NZ Plant Producers “Young Achievers Award”.
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Riversun director receives ONZM
24 May 2017
Riversun director Geoff Thorpe received his award at an investiture ceremony at Government House in Wellington.
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What should a high health vine look like?
1 March 2017 by Edwin Massey, Biosecurity Manager New Zealand Winegrowers
Edwin Massey explores in detail “high health” vines certified under the GGS.
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Bienvenidos a Gisborne
1 January 2017 by Sophie Rishworth, The Gisborne Herald
Spanish scientists Alvaro Vidiella-Salaberry and Irene Lopez-Ubiria from Riversun's Linnaeus laboratory.
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Geoff Thorpe honoured for contribution to wine industry
31 December 2016 by Sophie Rishworth, The Gisborne Herald
Riversun's Director made an Officer of The New Zealand Order of Merit.
