Articles & Updates Archives - New Zealand Hemp Industries Association

Hemp Industrial Materials Supply Chain Workshop – Oregon State University’s Global Hemp Innovation Center, NZHIA and NZ Product Accelerator

September 13, 2024September 11, 2024 by NZHIA Comms

IntroductionResources Introduction: 12-16 August 2024 Hemp Industrial Materials Supply Chain Workshop The workshop is focused on 4 large economic sectors: • Building materials• Biopolymers/composites• Paper/packaging, and• Carbon products industries The workshop’s purpose was to fundamentally work on the question: ‘What would it take for you to incorporate hemp into your manufactured products?’ Around 100 attendees …

Act Now: The NZ Animal Food Regulations are under Review

August 30, 2024 by NZHIA Comms

The New Zealand animal foods regulations are under review The agricultural and horticultural industries are on the brink of a transformative change, and we need your voice to make it happen! The Agricultural and Horticultural Products Regulatory Review is currently underway, offering a golden opportunity to push for the legalization of hemp seed co-products as …

Ministry of Business Innovation & Employment (MBIE) Reports

November 9, 2023 by NZHIA Comms

The Ministry of Business Innovation & Employment (MBIE) have been working on a Circular Economy and Bioeconomy Strategy – Enabling a low emissions circular economy with a sustainable bioeconomy for Aotearoa New Zealand. New Zealand’s Emissions Reduction Plan includes an action to develop a Circular Economy and Bioeconomy Strategy. In 2023 the focus was on research and …

Hemp Industry Strategic Proposal for Regulatory Change

September 13, 2024September 11, 2023 by NZHIA Comms

IntroductionHemp Industry Strategic Proposal for Regulatory Change Introduction New Zealand Hemp Industries Association (NZHIA), Aotearoa Hemp Alliance (AHA) and, the New Zealand Medicinal Cannabis Council (NZMCC) who collectively represent more than 95% of the New Zealand Industrial Hemp (iHemp) industry, have come together on a “Hemp industry strategic proposal for regulatory change.” On behalf of …

Think Different. An awareness campaign

November 9, 2023April 20, 2023 by NZHIA Comms

Make iHemp a part of the fabric of every day life. We need YOU..and your creative minds! Enter your design for our iHemp bags In both its cultivation and uses, industrial hemp (iHemp) is considered an exceptionally environmentally friendly crop. We want you to think of this principle and get creative – take classic kiwiana, …

New Zealand iHemp Regulatory Environment

March 16, 2023March 16, 2023 by NZHIA Comms

Introduction Administration of the iHemp Regulations is changing From the 1st of April 2023, the administration of the iHemp regulations will move from Medicines Control, Protection Regulation and Assurance to Regulatory Practice and Analysis. This will mean we are moving away from Michael Haynes and his team and will be working with a new manager …

The Therapeutic Products Bill

April 11, 2023December 1, 2022 by admin

IntroductionUpdate February 2023Update March 2023 Therapeutic Products Bill introduced to Parliament As of 30 November 2022, the Therapeutic Products Bill was introduced to Parliament. The Therapeutic Products Bill replaces the Medicines Act 1981 and Dietary Supplements Regulations 1985 with a comprehensive regulatory regime that Health Minister Andrew Little claims is fit for the future. The …

Build with Hemp

May 4, 2022 by NZHIA Comms

The US Hemp Building Association is working hard to take part in regional and national conversations about the developing hemp construction industry. IRC Appendix AY Hemp-Lime (Hempcrete) Construction Proposal RB316-22 proposes to add Appendix AY to the 2024 IRC. It was submitted to the International Code Council (ICC) in January 2022, and will be heard …

NZHIA Blog: iHemp in the Clothing Industry

June 29, 2022January 20, 2022 by NZHIA Comms

What are you wearing? Is it comfortable? Great. Do you know what it is made of? Or where it comes from and what will happen to it once you discard it? Perhaps it’s time to have a rethink on HOW we wear clothing. Our clothing consumer decisions support the industries who produce these items – …

NZHIA Blog: The iHemp Ethos

June 29, 2022November 22, 2021 by NZHIA Comms

How have you incorporated the iHemp ethos in your business practices? Growing iHemp is great for the environment – demand will rise as the industry grows, further benefitting the planet. iHemp products are praised for the benefits nature offers – are we respecting nature with the packaging and delivery choices too? Are there alternative options …