NZ Hemp Industries Association Inc

Happy Holidays from the NZHIA 💚✨ As we wrap up 2024, we want to express our gratitude to all our members, sponsors, and followers for your support throughout the year. A special thank you goes to our Executive Board and volunteers for their dedication and hard work—your efforts continue to drive the iHemp community forward. 🙌 Together, we’ve achieved so much, and we’re excited for a bright and prosperous 2025. Let’s keep building new opportunities and growing stronger as a community to achieve our shared goals! 🚀 Wishing you and your loved ones a joyful holiday season and a wonderful start to the new year.

INDUSTRY SHARE: Save the Date 📆 The Australian Hemp Council (AHC) invites you to the Hemp-Connect Forum, an enlightening two-day event at the AgriBio Building, La Trobe University, Melbourne, from 25-27 June 2025. Connect and learn from investment-ready hemp building businesses working with high-performance, carbon-negative hemp building materials for modern construction. https://buff.ly/4gkruv3

📢 The NZ Industrial Hemp industry is being held back by outdated 2006 regulations! It’s time to move iHemp regulation from the Ministry of Health to create certainty for farmers and investors. Now, it’s your turn, as part of the Hemp Army, to take action. Let’s push for change and ensure that our government hears the voice of reason. We've created a campaign to support you in your contact with the government. Use our letter template or support the NZHIA and get a personalized letter with your company info and a detailed description of why you support the industry and want a move for regulatory change. ➡️ See our campaign here: https://buff.ly/4fmFxzu Send to reviews@regulation.govt.nz and your local MP (find them here: https://buff.ly/2JTIE57) to get your voice heard! Help us be a hemp army and make change 🌿 #HempIndustry #RegulatoryChange #NZiHemp

Outdated iHemp regulations are stifling our economic growth. 👩👩👧👦 Join the Hemp Army and demand updated iHemp regulations! Let's contact government and tell them WHY we need to make change - it’s time for iHemp to thrive without the red tape. Use our template or create your own letter: https://buff.ly/4fmFxzu Send to reviews@regulation.govt.nz and your local MP (find them here: https://buff.ly/2JTIE57) to get your voice heard! 💬 #HempAdvocacy #TakeAction #NZHemp

💚 NZHIA SPONSOR SHARE: The Brothers Green Black Friday Sale:

🌱🚫 iHemp can double NZ's export value by 2030, but restrictive regulations are stopping growth. To thrive, we need fit-for-purpose rules that encourage growth and innovation. Let’s JOIN together as a Hemp Army, to take action. We need to push for change and make sure our government hears the voice of reason. Use your voice to send your own letter or use our template here: https://buff.ly/4fmFxzu Send to reviews@regulation.govt.nz and your local MP (find them here: https://buff.ly/2JTIE57) to get your voice heard! Help us make change💪 #HempArmy #NZGrowth

📹 MEDIA SHARE: "Hempcrete house with horse manure render proves possibilities of sustainable living". Recently featured on Grand Designs Australia, Dan Rawlins and his partner Chloe Meyer set themselves an ambitious target when they decided to build an off-grid house made from hempcrete. Watch more via ABC Australia:

❓ Did you know? Under the UN Single Convention Article 28.2, low-THC industrial hemp is completely allowed for industrial and horticultural use! iHemp is NOT a drug crop but is currently tested as a drug crop and restricted in Aotearoa. ❗ ACT NOW and tell the Ministry of Regulations or your local MP it’s time to remove iHemp from the Misuse of Drugs Act. Learn more about our marketing campaign: iHemp is NOT a drug: https://buff.ly/486HIos where you can create your own letter or use our template. Together, we can unite and become a hemp army for positive change. #hemparmy #HempReform #SustainableFuture #HempForNZ

Cheers to Hemp NZ! It's great to see Members of Parliament actively participating and enhancing their understanding of this industry. https://buff.ly/40rZr8a

Imagine a New Zealand where iHemp drives sustainability, economic growth, and environmental protection. Hemp holds NO risk, only benefits! 🌿 It’s a no-brainer. ACT NOW and tell the Ministry of Regulations or your local MP it’s time to remove iHemp from the Misuse of Drugs Act. Learn more about our marketing campaign: iHemp is NOT a drug: https://buff.ly/486HIos where you can create your own letter or use our template. Together, ACTION can make change. #hemparmy #HempReform #SustainableFuture #HempForNZ