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their bios on the NZWHC website shortly, in the meantime pre tour in the North Island includes 7 studs and a visit to Te
refer to the speakers’ tab on the website to see the detailed Puia in Rotorua, which offers a cultural experience that combines
programme and titles. You will have the opportunity to hear Dr dramatic performance, singing, dancing, haka and a hangi dinner.
Jason Rowntree from America, who having been involved in two If you sign up for the post tour you will attend 9 studs and have
massive hurricanes devastating agriculture in Louisiana, studied a chance to visit Erewhon Station, a 35000-acre sheep & beef
the economic, environmental and social complexity in agriculture property which also includes a working Clydesdale horse stud
and beef farming. His topics include ‘Beef Cattle Carbon and the and is nestled right amongst the Southern Alps.
Environment’ and ‘Regenerative Grazing Management’. For those of you who can be away from home a little longer, have
Prior to the conference and after there are extensive tours a look at the Bay of Islands ‘Get Over Your Jetlag Tour’ and also
planned. Please refer to the NZWHC website for more detail. The the ‘Kaikoura Extension’. You won’t be disappointed!

WHC Sponsors
Registration Tips:
NZHA would like to do a big shout out to all our sponsors to
• Early bird discount ends 31st October. After that the date who are supporting the event of a lifetime.
gala dinner price increases along with the conference This includes our loyal naming rights supporter Boehringer
fee. Ingelheim. BI bring so much to the table, along with their generous
• To register begin by creating a user account, login financial contribution. They kindly supported the Hereford Youth
to the registration site. You must complete your team and their trip to Australia, and are currently working closely
registration and press ‘submit’ at the end of the with Christine to organise helpers’ uniforms, and an incredible
process for your information to be saved. ‘welcome bag’ full of goodies, as well as working with Posy on a
• Keep your registration log in details as you will need marketing plan. Thank you Boehringer Ingelheim.
those to log into the Rabobank App closer to the time. NZHA’s premier sponsor PGG Wrightson are a fantastic Gold
• The conference registration fee covers the cost of the sponsor, and Neogen, Allflex and Rabobank are all contributing
registering person attending the Rabobank reception, at a high level. Gallagher have also donated an amazing package
farm visits (Locharburn and Earnscleugh), Allflex BBQ to be sold, with 100% of the profit going back into to the
lunch and the Wanaka A & P Show. Conference. Refer to page 11. We look forward to having PBB
• If you are travelling as a couple, but only one person and Ravensdown sponsored morning teas.
will be attending the Conference, only one registration In addition to the Conference sponsors we welcome Lake
fee needs to be paid, and tickets for social events for Station as a major sponsor of the Young Breeder competition.
the accompanying person can be purchased. They have very generously got behind the competition and we are
• A deferred payment option is available for the tours extremely grateful for their support.
only, with the full payment required by December 9th. The NZ Hereford team have been busy bringing additional
• If you wish to attend a tour and are happy to share sponsors to the table, to make a contribution for their week in
a room with a fellow breeder to reduce the costs, Otago. A big thank you to Rural Livestock, Xcell, Thistle Building
please let Christine know, so she can match you with Company and studs Colraine, Kairuru and Kane Farms for all
someone suitable (you will have the option to say ‘yes/ agreeing to sponsor a class at the Wanaka show as well as Blue
no’). Wing Honda (NZHA premier sponsor) for being Champion Male
• Rooms vary on the tours in standard – ‘first in best sponsor.
dressed’ will be the allocation room policy. Please contact the office if you would like to sponsor a Hereford
• Tours include accommodation, meals, and tourist class at Wanaka show – there are still few available. PLEASE thank
activities – please check the website for more details. anyone connected to the businesses listed above – their support
makes a real difference to the financial success of the event.

World Hereford

Conference 2020
Queenstown NZ

NZHA will email the Main Events link for online entries to Studs which may not be in attendance due to distance, are
Wanaka Show in early January. NZHA Council encourages invited to sponsor a class at the Wanaka Show – valued at
NI and SI members to enter cattle and make it a spectacle $300.00. Please contact the NZHA office if you are interested
for our overseas visitors. There will be a travel subsidy for in this opportunity.
all NI breeders of up to (but not exceeding) $500 per stud.

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