The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) is supporting a series of wellbeing workshops for the wine industry.
It has been a challenging 12 months for the industry, with weather events, and labour supply issues and market
uncertainty caused by Covid-19.
“The severity of these impacts has varied across regions. The workshops will give people the tools to help them tackle
the year ahead with a positive frame of mind,” says MPI’s director of Rural Communities and Farming Support Nick Story.
MPI has allocated $40,000 to New Zealand Winegrowers to deliver 12 wellbeing workshops in winemaking regions, which are
available to everyone working across the industry.
The workshops will take place in February and March in the South Island, prior to harvest, and in April and May in the
North Island post-harvest.
“The workshops are designed to help boost morale and reignite enthusiasm following last year’s challenges,” says New
Zealand Winegrowers’ leadership and communities manager Nicky Grandorge.
“They will include discussions on the importance of mental wellbeing, as well as helping people to reset for 2021.”
Funding for the initiative was provided in Budget 2020. MPI was allocated $1.1 million over three years to deliver extra
wellbeing and support services to complement those provided by Rural Support Trusts.
Wine is New Zealand’s sixth-largest export good, with exports hitting $2 billion in 2020. New Zealand wine is sold in
more than 100 countries.‘Go You!’ workshop details and registration:
South IslandNelson – 24 FebruaryMarlborough – 25 FebruaryNorth Canterbury – 26 FebruaryCromwell – 1 MarchAlexandra – 2 March
North IslandAuckland Central – 11 MarchMatakana - 28 AprilWaiheke – 29 AprilNorthland – 30 AprilGisborne – 3 MayHawke’s Bay – 4 MayWairarapa - 5 May