15th September 2023 Hemp / RegulationThree organisations representing 95% of the New Zealand’s industrial hemp industry have come together to call on the government to make regulatory changes in support of the industry.
8th February 2022 Hemp / InvestmentA multi-million-dollar investment is to look at how hemp can be made into food packaging and other innovations.
19th November 2021 Hemp / Tāpapa NZTāpapa NZ has stopped producing its flagship Hempy Bar in a pivot to functional foods as consumer awareness accelerates.
18th November 2021 Hemp / Hemp ConnectThe pilot project aims to enable locally grown hemp food products to compete with imported goods.
14th October 2021 Greenfern / HempThe Taranaki-based medicinal cannabis and hemp producer’s shares start trading on the exchange from 11am Thursday 21 October.
9th September 2021 HempThe business will mainly become a supplier of the superfood crop after finding it “really tough” getting traction with supermarkets.
27th May 2021 Hemp / Plant-basedSustainable Foods is planning to have Plan*t products in Australia and Asia by the end of the year.
14th May 2021 Greenfern / HempGreenfern Industries has been named New Zealand’s first Toitū carbonzero certified medicinal cannabis and industrial hemp company.
4th March 2021 Exports / HempThe Ministry for Primary Industries has identified hemp as having export market opportunities.
