New Zealand Hemp Industries Association
Promoting the Economic, Environmental, Health and Social Benefits of the NZ Hemp Industry
NZHIA Comms The virtual hemp webinar series is an industrial hemp digital resource that includes knowledge and guidance from industry leaders, government officials, researchers, growers and manufacturers. The series is a collection of 11 episodes, with each webinar hosted by NZHIA Chairman Richard Barge. The panel of guest speakers present and the webinar concludes with a summary …
“Out of the ashes of the Christchurch earthquake rebuild rose a desire in me to change the inefficiencies in the building industry,” says Antoine Tane from Kohu Hemp, a builder with 10 years experience, whose father is an architect. “We have a program called Educate to Regenerate (www.kohuhemp.nz). Where we plan to teach people everything …
Hemp pioneers Dave & Anne Jordan, founders of the HempFarm brand and grower program have taken industrial hemp to new highs in the quest to normalize the crop and all products made from it. Read about the addition of a decortication machine to their factory – the first and only one of its kind in …
Laura and John reside in Eastern Bay of Plenty in a small town called Ōpōtiki. They are borderline obsessed with hempcrete and growing a flourishing hemp industry. Two years ago, Laura attended New Zealand’s first hemp summit. She was eager to meet like minded hemp lovers and learn more about building with hemp. Unfortunately, hemp …
Aussie is further down the hemp construction track than NZ. This shouldn’t be so, considering we had the same 2006 starting point. Klara Marosszeky (Managing Director of the Australian Hemp Masonry Company) recounts: “I first became interested in hemp in 1999. At that time the NSW Department of Primary Industries position on hemp was “It’s …
Toby Ricketts is a keen DIY’er, he and his wife purchased some land in Mangonui, Northland, and decided to live on it, while they figured out how and where they were going to build their house. (He normally works in radio in a recording studio environment.) “Due to the lay of the land, the sunniest …
“People really appreciate being inside our Hemp Studio, because it’s like being in a cocoon really. Due to the dense walls, there is no echo and an absence of outside noise” explains Barbara, the proud owner of the first NZ hempcrete house built by a building firm. “It was a big leap for me being …
Find out more about this incredible commodity and how it can help the New Zealand construction industry in the latest iHemp Magazine – Fibre Construction. # 1 Impact of the global climate crisis on NZ The construction industry globally is responsible for 25% of all carbon emissions. To address this statistic and the impact it …
Community invited to join the Hemp revolution The countdown is on for the organisers of the iHemp Summit and Expo as they prepare to put the industry on display for the general public for the first time in Rotorua this May. The Summit, which will see industry members come together for a two day conference, …
“Hempcrete can help to build a home that has a very low carbon foot print, and maybe even a negative one” so says Keith Stubbs from Hawea Grove, a finalist in the 2020 Sustainable Business Awards. We are sure that the pioneering group of New Zealanders who along with Keith, have built with iHemp would …
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