Media Coverage

Media coverage from Aotearoa New Zealand and across the globe RNZ https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/country/556843/industrial-hemp-should-be-an-agricultural-crop-not-a-drug-says-grower Guardian https://www.guardianonline.co.nz/news/mid-canty-the-right-place-for-hemp/ The Press https://www.thepress.co.nz/nz-news/360626079/farm-factory-tip-tight-regulations-gagging-potential-2b-hemp-industry Scoop https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/BU2503/S00480/historic-milestone-mps-and-officials-visit-aotearoas-industrial-hemp-fields.htm Farmers Weekly https://www.farmersweekly.co.nz/news/mps-tour-industrial-hemp-plants-and-plantings/ Rural News https://ruralnewsgroup.co.nz/rural-news/rural-general-news/new-zealand-hemp-canterbury-reform

Historic Milestone: MPs and Officials Visit Aotearoa’s Industrial Hemp Fields

Government Engages with Industrial Hemp Industry in Historic Canterbury Visit.  MPs and officials discuss regulatory reform, economic opportunities, and full-plant utilisation for the future of Aotearoa’s industrial hemp industry. In a landmark event, Members of Parliament and government officials have stepped into the heart of the country’s industrial hemp (iHemp) sector on March 24, 2025. This first-of-its-kind …

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Press Release – 21 February 2025: The Biggest Breakthrough in a Decade!

Let’s Get Regulations Changed to Allow a New Horticultural Industry. The NZHIA summer media campaign is getting results! A review of the 2006 Industrial Hemp (iHemp) regulations is being hailed as the most significant step forward for New Zealand’s iHemp industry in over a decade. Industry leaders and advocates welcome the Ministry of Regulation’s “review” of the …

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The NZHIA 2024 Media Campaign – Part I: iHemp is NOT a drug!

It’s Time to Grow Up and Remove Industrial Hemp (iHemp) from the Misuse of Drugs Act (1975) and Medicines Act (1981). Industrial hemp (iHemp) offers New Zealand a significant economic and environmental opportunity, but its growth is stifled by juvenile approaches to outdated regulations. This is a call to action for the Hemp Army. For …

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