Our Partners

We have a range of both national and regional partners that support the New Zealand Farm Environment Trust and Ballance Farm Environment Awards in a variety of ways.

FARMAX

Entrants in the Ballance Farm Environment Awards receive a FARMAX analysis subscription. This partnership with FARMAX helps us to ensure that participants get good quality feedback and added value from their experience in the awards.
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Goldpine

Goldpine is proud to partner with the New Zealand Farm Environment Trust in celebrating excellence in sustainable farming practices. At the core of this collaboration is the profound synergy between Goldpine’s values for environmental products and the remarkable initiatives undertaken...

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Horticulture New Zealand

The mission of HorticultureNZ is to create an enduring environment where growers prosper. Horticulture New Zealand (HortNZ) is an incorporated society representing the interests of New Zealand’s 5,000 commercial fruit, vegetable and berry fruit. The organisation works for the benefit ...

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Landpro

At Landpro, we live by 3 key values: Be Collaborative, Be Honest, Be Your Best (and have fun along the way!) We bring these values into our relationships with New Zealand farmers and growers – who we’ve been working with for more than 15 years. We work with farmers nationwide to ensur...

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Lincoln University

Te Whare Wānaka o Aoraki Lincoln University is proud to partner with the New Zealand Farm Environment Trust, particularly in supporting the Farming for the Future initiative.
As a champion and exemplar of sustainable practices in the land-based sector, the Univ...
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Ministry for Primary Industries

The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) is proud to be a partner of the New Zealand Farm Environment Trust.  Our mission is to grow the primary industries, while protecting New Zealand’s natural resources.  The work of the Trust embodies this vision, and we are proud to su...

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Muka Tangata

Muka Tangata is the voice of the food and fibre sector in vocational education and training. We ensure that vocational education qualifications, programmes and delivery meet industry workforce skills needs.

Our partnership with NZFET assists Muka Tangata to engage with sector leader...

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PBB

Performance Beef Breeders (PBB) is proud to partner with the Ballance Farm Environment Awards and the New Zealand Farm Environment Trust. The Trust and the Awards align perfectly with our mission to provide leadership in innovation and services that encourage a sustainable future and ...

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UBCO Electric Utility Motorbikes

As a company deeply rooted in innovation and sustainability, partnering with the NZFE Trust was a natural choice for UBCO. Our New Zealand designed all-wheel drive, all-terrain electric utility motorbikes serve a diverse range of riders and fleets – farming, conservation, hunting, and...

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Auckland Council

Auckland councillor, Penny Webster, former president of Auckland Federated Farmers, says bringing the Ballance Farm Environment Awards to Auckland will be great for the region.

“I think it’s very important that Auckland gets involved in a competition like this.  Auckland’s...

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Bay of Plenty Regional Council

Sustainable management of our land and water is the backbone of Bay of Plenty Regional Council’s mission, which is why we have sponsored the Bay of Plenty Ballance Farm Environment Awards for the past 13 years.

These awards support and encourage the practices which will ensure we ha...

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Environment Canterbury Regional Council

Environment Canterbury is delighted to have an ongoing association with the Ballance Farm Environment Awards as a Regional Partner.

The Canterbury Regional Ballance Farm Environment Awards provide an opportunity to recognise leadership socially, environmentally, financially and sust...

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Environment Southland

Environment Southland chairman Ali Timms says the partnership between Environment Southland and the Ballance Farm Environment Awards will produce significant gains for the region.

Working together to support and celebrate leadership in Southland will result in ongoing positive outco...

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Gisborne District Council

Another great and successful competition our region has participated in the Ballance Farm Environment Awards. The region was also delighted to have had two finalists in the Ahuwhenua comptetion.

This was evident in more entries and the higher calibre of hard working farmers particip...

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Greater Wellington Regional Council

Greater Wellington Regional Council is proud to continue to support the Ballance Farm Environment Awards.

The awards celebrate excellence in sustainable land management and allow farmers to share innovative farming practices and discuss practical solutions to sustainability issues.

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Hawke's Bay Regional Council

Hawke’s Bay Regional Council and Gisborne District Council are proud to continue our partnership with the Awards.

Rex Graham – Chairman, Hawke’s Bay Regional Council

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Horizons Regional Council

Horizons Regional Council is proud to support the Ballance Farm Environment Awards and their celebration of those who have created systems enhancing the environment while maintaining profitability.

Horizons has been involved with the Ballance Farm Environment Awards since 2004. We s...

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Northland Regional Council

A decade on from helping to establish these awards in our region, Northland Regional Council is proud to remain a strong supporter of the Ballance Farm Environment Awards.

Sustainable land management is a key priority for this council and we’re continually impressed with the commitm...

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Otago Regional Council

The Otago Regional Council has supported the Ballance Farm Environment Awards for several years.  Otago Regional Council congratulates all land managers, from across Otago’s primary production sector, who have entered the awards and demonstrated that they have achieved high stand...

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Taranaki Regional Council

The caliber of our regional Ballance Farm Environment Awards winners and finalists has certainly vindicated the Taranaki Regional Council’s decision to form a partnership with the New Zealand Farm Environment Trust to bring these awards to the region.

Taranaki’s Supreme Winners...

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Waikato Regional Council

Waikato Regional Council has a long standing relationship with the New Zealand Farm Environment Trust due to our strongly aligned objectives to promote sustainable farming in our region.  The council is pleased to support the Trust both technically and financially and to play a k...

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