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Find the latest news, views, articles and opinions in the wool industry today.
Find the latest news, views, articles and opinions in the wool industry today.
June 13, 2023
Tom O’Sullivan chats with Rural Exchange, Dom George about the potential of wool. Listen to the show
Read moreJune 10, 2023
OPINION: Something popped up on Parliament’s select committee calendar this week: Briefing on the New Zealand Wool Industry. Surprisingly, no one in the Newshub office was keen to cover it. They were all wondering if I was genuinely serious in wanting to cover it and flabbergasted when I said I was. You see, I’m a…
Read moreMay 8, 2023
New Zealand wool had a front row seat at the King’s Coronation! This beautiful cloth used in the Anointing Screen design is made of wool from Australia and New Zealand, woven and finished in UK mills. Other materials used have been sourced sustainably from across the UK and other Commonwealth nations. The Screen has been…
Read moreMay 5, 2023
Tom O’Sullivan chats with ‘Nights with Karyn Hay’ about the coronation of King Charles III and his support of New Zealand wool. Listen to the show
Read moreApril 19, 2023
Campaign for Wool Supporters, Devold New Zealand are doing huge things for little people. Campaign for Wool New Zealand Trustee and General Manager of Devold, Craig Smith shares more about the this special gift below. Article by Annette Scott, Farmers Weekly. Merino is a natural fibre, so it lets their skin breathe unlike polar fleece,…
Read moreApril 10, 2023
Wool is cool — literally. Just ask Dan Collings, winner of the Campaign for Wool natural luxury with wool award at the recent iD Dunedin Fashion Show. He had ventured south to Dunedin for the first time, and the southern city was a long way from his home on Auckland’s buzzy Karangahape Rd. That was…
Read moreFebruary 6, 2023
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Read moreJanuary 31, 2023
At Campaign for Wool, we’re all about celebrating the wins, and sharing the incredible innovation going on in the sector. But we also know just how hard it’s been for farmers, who struggle to cover the costs of shearing while the per kilo price for wool remains low. Our General Manager – Advocacy, Tom O’Sullivan,…
Read moreDecember 23, 2022
A new strategy to get New Zealand’s strong wool back on the path to the global highs of the past has been launched by the Hawke’s Bay-led New Zealand arm of the worldwide Campaign for Wool. The strategy of charitable trust CFWNZ, tasked with advancing the education and promotion of New Zealand wool, is linked to…
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