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GIA Signatories

GIA Signatories are those organisation that have signed the GIA Deed. This section provides information about Signatory organisations, including who they are and the sectors they represent.


New Zealand Apples and Pears Inc (formerly Pipfruit New Zealand) 
Sector: the pipfruit sector that grows fresh pipfruit for consumption
Signed: 3 December 2014
Deed Governance Group Member: Rachel Masters  
Website: www.applesandpears.nz

Aquaculture New Zealand
Sector: the aquaculture sector comprising the green lipped mussel, King salmon and Pacific Oyster Industries
Signed: 19 September 2019
Deed Governance Group Member: Gary Hooper, Dave Taylor

Website: www.aquaculture.org.nz

New Zealand Avocado Growers’ Association Inc
Sector: avocado growers, nurseries and processors
Signed: 25 February 2016
Deed Governance Group Member: Brad Siebert
Website: www.nzavocado.co.nz

Beef + Lamb New Zealand
Sector: sheepmeat and beef producers
Signed:  5 December 2018
Deed Governance Group Member: Dave Harrison
Website: www.beeflambnz.com

New Zealand Citrus Growers' Incorporated
Sector: citrus growers
Signed: 16 March 2016
Deed Governance Group Member: Lisa Wong 
Website: www.citrus.co.nz

Dairy Companies Association of New Zealand
Sector: dairy processing sector
Signed: 15 August 2017
Deed Governance Group Member: Kimberly Crewther
Website: www.dcanz.com

DairyNZ 
Sector: dairy farmers who produce milk from cos for supply to dairy processors
Signed:  28 November 2018
Deed Governance Group Member: Fi Roberts 
Website: www.dairynz.co.nz

Deer Industry New Zealand (DINZ) ​
Sector: farmed deer sector
Signed: 11 January 2019
Deed Governance Group Member: Emil Murphy 
Website: www.deernz.org

New Zealand Equine Health Association  
Sector: equine industry
Signed: 26 January 2015
Deed Governance Group Member: Trish Pearce
Website: www.nzeha.com

New Zealand Forest Nursery Growers Association  
Sector: forest nursery growers
Signed: 
Deed Governance Group Member: Brendan Gould
Website: www.nzfnga.co.nz

New Zealand Forest Owners Association
Sector: commercial plantation forestry sector
Signed:  5 November 2015
Deed Governance Group Member: Brendan Gould
Website: www.nzfoa.org.nz

Horticulture New Zealand Incorporated
Sector: Process Vegetable NZ Grower Members
Signed: 11 June 2018
Deed Governance Group Member: Matt Thorn
Website:  www.hortnz.co.nz

New Zealand KiwiBerry Growers Incorporated
Sector: KiwiBerry growers
Gazetted: 16 June 2016
Deed Governance Group Member: Leanne Stewart
Website: www.nzkiwiberry.com

Kiwifruit Vine Health
Sector: Kiwifruit Vine Health Incorporated and The KVH Foundation jointly represent the kiwifruit industry
Signed: 20 May 2014
Deed Governance Group Member: Leanne Stewart
Website: www.kvh.org.nz

Meat Industry Association of New Zealand Incorporated (MIA)
Sector: Commercial Red Meat Processors and the Commercial Exporters of Red meat or Red Meat Co-products
Signed: 19 September 2017
Deed Governance Group Member: Sirma Karapeeva
Website:  www.mia.co.nz

Ministry for Primary Industries
Signed: 20 May 2014
Deed Governance Group Member: John Walsh
Website: www.mpi.govt.nz

Onions New Zealand Inc  
Sector: onion growers 
Signed: 09 October 2015
Deed Governance Group Member: James Kuperus
Website: www.onionsnz.com

New Zealand Plant Producers Inc
Sector: plant producers sector comprising only the members of NZPPI
Signed: 17 February 2021
Deed Governance Group Member: Matt Dolan
Website: www.nzppi.co.nz

New Zealand Pork Industry Board
Sector: commercial pork producers
Signed: 22 July 2014
Deed Governance Group Member: Brent Kleiss
Website: www.pork.co.nz

Potatoes New Zealand Inc
Sector: commercial potato sector
Signed: 9 December 2016
Deed Governance Group Member: Kate Trufitt 
Website: www.potatoesnz.co.nz

The Poultry Industry Association of New Zealand 
Sector: Commercial Chicken meat producer
Signed: 21 June 2023
Deed Governance Group Member: Michael Brooks
Website: www.pianz.co.nz 

Seed and Grain Readiness and Response Incorporated
Sector: Commercial Arable Sector
Signed: 23 March 2020
Deed Governance Group Member: Ivan Lawrie 
Website:  n/a

Summerfruit New Zealand Incorporated
Sector: Commercial Summerfruit Growers Sector
Signed: 14 September 2017
Deed Governance Group Member: Kate Hellstrom
Website:  www.summerfruitnz.co.nz

Tomatoes New Zealand Inc
Sector: commercial fresh tomato growers
Signed: 7 September 2016
Deed Governance Group Member: James Kuperus 
Website: www.tomatoesnz.co.nz

Vegetables New Zealand Inc
Sector: commercial fresh vegetable growers (other than potatoes, onions, tomatoes, asparagus and buttercup squash)
Signed: 8 November 2016
Deed Governance Group Member: Antony Heywood
Website: www.freshvegetables.co.nz

New Zealand Winegrowers Inc
Sector: commercial grape growing and grape wine sector
Signed: 30 May 2017
Deed Governance Group Member: Dr Edwin Massey
Website:  www.nzwine.com

 

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