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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
Bremworth has won a multimillion-dollar Kāinga Ora contract to supply wool carpet for new build and retrofitted public housing. The government contract, confirmed yesterday by Finance Minister Nicola Willis, signals a breakthrough for wool in the New Zealand construction sector with wool carpet installed in 1000 planned state housing projects annually, using the annual fleece...
From the middle of the year, government departments will welcome wool products under their feet and around the office. The Government unveiled a new policy on woollen fibre usage yesterday that directs 130 of its agencies to use woollen products when building or renovating from July 1 onwards. Read the full article HERE
Dom talks with Campaign for Wool NZ GM Kara Biggs about the government’s new policy on woollen fibre usage in government buildings, why it’s important for growers and CFWNZ’s ongoing projects. Listen to the full interview HERE
Industry celebrations over a directive to use Kiwi wool in Government buildings. New builds worth more than $9 million and refurbishments costing over $100 thousand must use wool where possible from July, meeting a Coalition deal. The directive orders state agencies to follow the directive where practical. Campaign for Wool Chairperson Ryan Cosgrove told Kerre...
From the middle of the year, Government departments will welcome wool products under their feet and around the office. The Government unveiled a new policy yesterday on woollen fibre usage directing 130 of its agencies to use woollen products when building or renovating from July 1. Campaign for Wool NZ (CFWNZ) general manager Kara Biggs...
A South Otago farmer says a new policy to get New Zealand wool products into government buildings is “a huge leap in the right direction”. Yesterday it was announced from July, government agencies would be directed to use woollen fibre products in the construction and refurbishment of publicly funded buildings “where practical and appropriate”. Read...