Hemp New Zealand

We are so excited and honoured to announce that we have been selected as finalists in the 2019 Artisan Awards with our Kiwi Hemp Seed oil.  This fresh-tasting oil is cold-pressed from this years harvest, straight from farm to table. Sitting alongside the talented and passionate craftsmen and women on this list is truly humbling.  […]

Thank you to Carol Stiles, presenter at RNZ for taking time out to come and chat about hemp. Article Source: RNZ Radio | By Carol Stiles What can you do with hemp? A better question is what can’t you do with it, says Dave Jordan from Hemp Farm NZ. He and his wife Anne built New Zealand’s

Introducing from HempFarm’s grower group, a very special family, John and Jenny Ridd. A wonderful family, making a huge difference at grass roots level. with pioneering ideas and expert growing. We have just cold pressed the oil straight from their crop and it tastes incredible!! Fresh from farm to table!. HempFarm Growers Group In Association

A quick celebration video from Dave and Anne filmed in the HempFarm crop near Taupo. Read the blog post for more info! The Journey I’m delighted to announce that we are celebrating 10 incredible years in the hemp industry. My pioneering husband Dave was first inspired to grow hemp after witnessing the decline in the

Expect to see hemp in more food products in the coming year. A Tauranga base company Hempfarm is planning to cash in on the trend and create jobs. Just to clarify you will not be getting high on hemp products. It’s a different variety of marijuana that does not have the THC content associated with

Hemp New Zealand and iconic brand NZ Yarn Ltd announce new business partnership and shareholding. Hemp New Zealand Ltd have entered the new year feeling extremely pleased to announce a brand new business partnership with NZ Yarn Ltd. Owned by the Carr family, they are world leaders in the production of New Zealand wool yarns

New legislation, passed on November 12th 2018, now makes it legal to sell hemp seed products in NZ as food; this will create an enormous range of business opportunities, environmental improvements and health benefits for New Zealanders. Hemp seeds are safe to eat and have no psychoactive effect, in fact they are extremely nutritious, rich

If you see a cannabis crop in a paddock this summer, it is most likely to be legal and a waste of time smoking. Commercial plantings of industrial hemp, the legal and non-high inducing form of cannabis, could reach up to 1000 hectares this season after law changes that enable hemp seed to be treated as just

A Manawatu hemp farm is set to boost production as new rules around hemp seeds come into force. From Tuesday hemp seeds are allowed to be sold as food – a move which is expected to generate $10-20 million in export revenue over the next three to five years. Government declares hemp seed ‘safe to

“I have come to the conclusion it is our companion plant,” Jordan declares over the phone before he rattles off the endless possibilities of hemp: it can be used to make food, bridges, roads, clothing and medicine, amongst various other products, it has the potential to replace black oil and carbon fibre, and unlike incumbent