NZ forest nursery under new management

NZ forest nursery under new management

Friday 1 Mar 2019

One of New Zealand’s largest forest nursery operations is now under new management. The founder of Rotorua Nursery, Grant Hastings, has sold the business to a new company led by Peter Harington. Grant has built the business over 12 years, outgrowing two sites. The new business will trade under the name of Rotorua Forest Nursery. The nursery is based in Rotorua and grows approximately 10% of New Zealand’s forest planting stock.

Peter Harington told Friday Offcuts, “The nursery had built a reputation for excellent plant quality. With the same key staff and site, our goal is to maintain that standard. With the help of a great growing season, our first cuttings and seedlings are looking on track for a bumper crop.”

Peter has been involved with managing forest nurseries for 30 years. He has in recent years managed the Scion research nursery and also led the project to set up Minginui Nursery for Ngati Whare. With a forest management background, he originally started nursery work at Tokoroa Nursery with Carter Holt before moving to Rotorua to set up Te Ngae Nursery for Forestry Corp, now Timberlands.

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