Wellbeing workshops planned for grape growers and winemakers
8 Feb, 2021 10:30 PM
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New Zealand Winegrowers leadership and communities manager Nicky Grandorge. Photo / Supplied
The Country
The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) is supporting a series of wellbeing workshops for the wine industry.
It had been a challenging 12 months for the industry, with weather events, and labour supply issues and market uncertainty caused by Covid-19, MPI s director of Rural Communities and Farming Support Nick Story said. 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.
Press Release – Ministry of Primary Industries
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.
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