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Events  TYPES OF EVENTS                                                                                                                                           Events




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            We run a range of workshops and webinars annually.                                  REGIONAL EVENTS
            There are the nationally organised workshops which are
            Partner and DairyNZ funded and then locally organised                               These events are specific to your region and are driven
            regional events. These events differ in how they are                                by the volunteer Regional Leaders, with assistance from
            developed and planned, and together they form the                                   your Hub Leader and the Regional Leader Support
            core of our work.                                                                   Manager.

                                                                                                Regional events can take on many different forms and
            NATIONALLY ORGANISED EVENTS                                                         scale such as on-farm technical workshops, site visits,
                                                                                                wellbeing events, social dinners, guest speakers, movie
            At Leadership Forum, our annual gathering for our                                   nights, and more.
            Regional Leaders, we hold a brainstorming session to
            find out where the gaps are in farmers’ knowledge.                                  Confidence and leadership has grown in teams that
            This helps us to decide on the topics and learning                                  deliver events that they have total ownership over, which
            outcomes of our workshops, keeping them real and                                    are in response to their assessment of their region’s
            relevant.                                                                           needs.

            Partner workshops                                                                   The challenge of bringing together a creative, well-
            We work closely with our partners to deliver workshops                              planned, fully promoted and professionally delivered
            which supports their strategic and business focus with                              event leads to strengthening a regional team, building
            alignment to our strategic focus.                                                   better relationships through connection and growth of
                                                                                                the Regional Leaders.
            DairyNZ workshops
            In collaboration with DairyNZ, we develop workshops                                 Regional events are an ideal way to build strong
            to meet the needs of the dairy industry.                                            relationships with commercial and industry partners in
                                                                                                your region.
            Webinars
            We offer many diverse and engaging Webinars to our                                  Small social events
            members. Our sessions cover a wide range of topics                                  Never under-estimate the importance of a catch up over
            designed to inform, inspire, and connect, accessible                                a coffee at a local café or Farm Source store, building
            from anywhere.                                                                      connections on a monthly or regular basis.
            There is a library of webinar resources available on our
            website at any time of the year.







                    View the webinars on our website                                                        Workshops vs Regional Events
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