Many people see New Zealand, the nation who gave rise to the Flat White, as a country of coffee-lovers, but it wasn’t always that way. In the early 20th century, New Zealanders were drinking more tea than our British counterparts, and our mates over the ditch were drinking even more than us. It comes as …
A team from Rototuna High Schools has taken out third place in a Student Product Development Challenge with a beverage made using only Waikato ingredients. The joint NZ Institute of Food Science and Technology (NZIFST) and Royal Society Creativity in Science and Technology (CREST) challenge saw 10 teams from Auckland and two from Hamilton develop …
We were proud to support the Horotiu School Fundraising Gala for another year, and thrilled to hear that they raised $27,000 for the community! Below are some of the lovely thank-you letters from students Cayden and Julius – click to enlarge.
Year 12 students Liam, Connor, Ashleigh, and Gaith, along with their teacher Jenny Mangan, from Rototuna Senior High School paid us a visit to learn all about our tea production, as they will be using Zealong tea in their entry to the NZIFST/CREST Student Product Development Challenge! We are looking forward to working with them throughout the year, …
Last week we were visited by chef students from WITT – Western Institute of Technology at Taranaki, who were taken on a guided tour and “were totally amazed” at what they saw and learned at Zealong Tea Estate. Thanks for visiting, WITT!
This evening the top four student teams in the Waikato Management School 43rd Case Competition presented their business strategies for Zealong. We are so impressed with all the hard work the students have put in, and their creative ideas! The team “Settlers of Catan” took out the grand prize – congratulations to David, Bianca, Amber, …
We are proud to work together with students from AIESEC Waikato, a branch of a global youth leadership network which focusses on cultural connections. Many of the students are also part of the Zealong team, and The Pavilion was a natural choice for a recent AIESEC event!
Zealong is delighted to have been a Bronze Sponsor of the Michael Ford MS Waikato Golf Tournament, helping the organisation to raise funds to assist with the provision of education resources for clients and their families, production of newsletters and exercise classes for clients. Below is a Certificate of Sponsorship the MS Waikato Trust was …
Zealong were pleased to contribute to Horotiu School’s annual fundraising gala this year, and helped them to raise $20,500! Below is a letter of thanks we got, written by Carlos, one of the students who will benefit from the funds raised (click to enlarge).
We believe in supporting innovation and Kiwi ingenuity, which is why we have brought the classroom to our tea plantation through a partnership with the Waikato Institute of Technology (Wintec). This move has seen a group of the best and brightest young minds the region has to offer given the opportunity to put theory into …