Operational partners

Hiringa Energy is a New Zealand company specialising in green hydrogen production and distribution, operating across Australasia.

Hiringa has also established one of the world's first heavy transport hydrogen refuelling networks.

Seen as an industry leader in green hydrogen, Hiringa has a dedicated focus on creating a sustainable and prosperous future. Through its comprehensive approach to hydrogen production, infrastructure development, and market facilitation, the company aims to make a significant contribution to the global effort to combat climate change and promote clean energy solutions.

DMS Group is a locally owned kiwifruit and avocado orchard management and post-harvest operator. Established in 1989, it currently leases and manages over 500 hectares of kiwifruit orchards in Bay of Plenty, making it one of the largest kiwifruit management companies in New Zealand. 

The company’s focus is on assisting orchards to increase productivity and grower profits. DMS is based in Tauranga and has two pack-houses at Te Puna and Te Puke.

EastPack is New Zealand’s largest kiwifruit packhouse operator, processing 25% of New Zealand’s kiwifruit crop and employing over 3700 people during the season. The grower-owned cooperative has invested heavily in automation and robotics and is single-mindedly focused on efficiency to drive value for growers across its six sites in Bay of Plenty

EastPack’s orchard management subsidiary, Prospa, currently manages around 1300 hectares of kiwifruit orchards.

Seeka is one of New Zealand’s largest kiwifruit and avocado growers, packers, and exporters. Founded in 1987, the company operates across multiple regions, including the Bay of Plenty, Northland, and Waikato. Seeka provides a range of services, from orchard management to post-harvest operations, for the MyFarm KiwiFruit orchards based in Northland. Seeka is listed on the NZX and also has operations and investments in other crops and regions, including Australia.

Misty Cove started in 2008 and has grown at a rapid pace to become a top 20 New Zealand wine group by revenue, with 10 unique brands exported to over 40 countries.

Its major markets are in continental Europe, with a fast-growing presence in North America and Asia. To meet growing demand and ensure certainty of future grape supply without tying up capital, Misty Cove has partnered with MyFarm to purchase suitable vineyards and lease them back from syndicates.

Vinlink is a New Zealand-based wine processing and winemaking company specializing in contract winemaking services and focusing on single variety Sauvignon Blanc. VinLink works with a close network of growers throughout the Marlborough region, as well as its own leased land.

Hortus is a viticulture and horticulture management company and one of the leading providers of contract labour in Marlborough. Its reputation for looking after the pastoral needs of workers means the company consistently attracts the cream of the RSE labour crop. 

The company operates nationwide. Its core business is the provision of vineyard labour, machinery, qualified machinery operators and viticulture management to complete key tasks such as planting, winter pruning, hand harvesting and other such tasks. 

In addition to vineyards the businesses share their workers with other RSE employers in the kiwifruit and apple sectors in the Bay of Plenty, Hawke's Bay and top of the South Island.

Tegel was established in 1961 and is New Zealand’s market-leading poultry producer. In 2016, the major firms in the poultry industry were Tegel, Inghams, Brinks and Turks. More recently, Tegel and Inghams represent and control 90% of the poultry production market in New Zealand.

Tegel has a vertically integrated economic model that starts with quarantine breeding units through to processing, marketing, sales and distribution of poultry products across New Zealand and to select international markets. Products include frozen chicken, a range of fresh chicken products, prepared foods and small goods. Tegel was acquired by Bounty Fresh Foods in 2018 and ‘taken private’.

Tegel Foods farms are independently audited to ensure that they meet or exceed the requirements of the New Zealand Animal Code of Welfare.

Rockit Global is a Hawkes Bay-based exporter and marketer of Rockit™ – the world’s first commercially successful miniature apple.

Rockit™ apples most iconic packaging is in a tube, with Rockit apples sold globally into high value markets where they are positioned as a premium priced snack food.

Rockit Global retains full control over planting volumes, distribution channels, and volume allocations to specific markets. It approves all growers, distributors, importers and retailers, and retains a tight rein on quality control. The company’s priority is to continue building supply relationships with high end international retailers and expand the supply chain back to licensed Rockit™ growers.

Comvita is New Zealand’s only listed natural healthcare company whose core business is the export of high-value Manuka honey products, mainly to China, North America and the UK. 

The company is a founding member of the Unique Manuka Factor Honey Association and now accounts for around 50% of all honey carrying the UMF trademark. It is also New Zealand’s largest beekeeper. Comvita is a pioneer in the development and application of medical grade Manuka honey in wound dressings, which it markets in New Zealand and overseas under the Medihoney brand.

New Zealand Carbon Farming(Now Nateva) is one of New Zealand’s leading experts in permanent carbon forestry, with over 100,000 ha of forestry assets either owned or leased by the group. Their ethos is to support the regeneration of permanent forests to native species as well as making a positive impact on the climate.

Primary Partners is an asset management and advisory firm specialising in large-scale New Zealand primary sector assets. It was established in 2013 in response to investor and institutional demand for independent expertise in sourcing and fully managing large scale New Zealand sheep and beef farms.

Primary Partners has built a strong reputation for robust investment strategies and taking an analytical approach to managing and extracting value from farm assets. Over time its portfolio of assets under management has expanded to include dairy and forestry and the firm is regularly engaged to provide strategic guidance to external parties.

Afforestation Partners is the forestry management and advisory subsidiary of Primary Partners. The team currently manages approximately 5,200 hectares of production forestry for high-net-worth investors.

Hop Revolution is a New Zealand-based company specializing in growing and supplying premium hops for the brewing industry.

The company was established in 2014 by plant scientist, Dr Susan Wheeler. Two years later, Susan was joined by the late Terry McCashin, founder of McCashin’s Breweries.