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Four leading wool sector organisations have aligned forces to safeguard New Zealand’s strong wool sector. The Wool Alliance, a formal agreement between Campaign for Wool NZ (CFWNZ), Wool Impact, the Wool Research Organisation of NZ (WRONZ) and Beef + Lamb NZ, is designed to enable wool’s economic stability and growth while safeguarding lasting capability for...
Federated Farmers meat & wool chair Richard Dawkins joins other farming and wool industry leaders at strong wool workshops in Otago and Southland next week. Richard writes there’s reason for hope the strong wool industry has turned a corner – but farmers need to get in behind the change-makers. Campaign for Wool is lifting wool’s...
Campaign for Wool NZ, Wool Impact and WRONZ are committed to delivering a new way of working for the sector, says Kara Biggs. Real collaboration is what I’m talking about. Not industry representatives debating what “should” be done “for” the sector. I mean people with boots on the ground, working as a team, building a...
Our curriculum-based resources teach our children the basics of wool production and wool processing, and they also learn about the attributes of wool and their many benefits.
Our wool resources teach the basics of wool, from on-farm growing to wool processing and on to innovative end products. These resources were developed by teachers, for New Zealand students and are based on core curriculum outcomes for primary and intermediate tamariki.
Our teacher guide will help you plan your two weeks with the container. Pick and choose what resources will inspire your class! Adapt our resources to suit you and your teaching staff. Most of all, have fun in the world of wool!
Our Wool in Schools initiative aims to help primary school children understand wool’s place in our lives, and why it should be part of our future
The Commerce Commission says using wool-associated terms to promote synthetic fabrics risks misleading consumers and could violate the Fair Trading Act. This follows a Consumer NZ investigation showing several companies using wool-related terms to market clothing and textiles made from synthetic/wool blends, or containing no wool at all. The general manager for The Campaign for...
A further step in the resurrection of the strong wool industry is underway with moves to establish an industry structure to continue driving its recovery. The Wool Research Organisation of NZ (WRONZ), Wool Impact and Campaign for Wool have agreed to create what they call “an enduring industry model for wool”. Campaign for Wool manager...