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12 August 2016

Engineering apprentice following his dream career and so is his dad

For 20-year-old Ben Norton, working in the engineering industry is his dream career.

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09 August 2016

Tombleson Logging wins Forestry Family of the Year Award

For Nick Tombleson, winning Forestry Family of the Year at the 2016 Northland Wood Council Forestry Awards was a huge credit to his family and his crews.

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08 August 2016

Butchery graduate's road to success

Hohepa Smith has been with Countdown Meat and Livestock in Auckland for over eight years and has recently completed his National Certificate in Meat Retail Butchery (Advanced) (Level 4).

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03 August 2016

Forestry apprentice of the year proud to follow in family's footsteps

For Jasmine Kuru, working in the forest is in her blood. She started out with Kuru Contracting, her parents’ business, when she was just 16 years old.

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03 August 2016

Forest Industry Safety Council (FISC) update

The Forest Industry Safety Council (FISC) has been working on a number of initiatives, many of which were suggested as part of the independent review of safety in forestry completed...

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03 August 2016

New forestry resources

Competenz has been working with industry over the past 12 months to ensure the products we offer are fit for purpose.

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01 August 2016

Celebrating success in the New Zealand forestry industry

The Eastland, Southern and Northland Wood Council Forestry Awards have now come to a close for this year, with a high calibre of winners from all over the country.

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22 July 2016

Refrigeration and Air Conditioning graduate is passionate about his trade

Jock McVicar from Commercial & Industrial Refrigeration Ltd in Auckland is one of our talented industry leaders, who completed his National Certificate in Refrigeration and Air Conditioning (Level 4) in November 2015....

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06 July 2016

Supporting our up-and-coming journalists at this year’s Canon Media Awards

This year’s Canon Media Awards at Te Papa Museum in Wellington, celebrated excellence in the journalism industry, as well as some of New Zealand’s up-and-coming talent.

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28 June 2016

Print graduate of the year an inspiration to young Pacific people

For 33-year-old Sione Tonga, winning Print Apprentice of Year at last month’s Pride in Print Awards was a surreal experience.

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