Opening the gateway to hundreds of new career and education opportunities in New Zealand’s booming apple and pear industry is under way with the appointment of a regional career co-ordinator in Hawke’s Bay.
Emma Boase has hit the ground running working with New Zealand Apples & Pears Incorporated (NZAPI) and Massey University to connect horticultural students with local exporters and growers.
She’s one of five being appointed in the horticultural sector throughout the country in a $1.1 million Provincial Growth Fund investment, announced recently by Minister of Regional Economic Development Shane Jones.
Photo: Emma Boase, new horticultural careers co-ordinator 
For more on this and other great Hawke’s Bay stories go to hawkesbaytoday.co.nz Posted: 21 June 2019