2. TML Team – Vanessa Hayes & Rod Husband; 2 fulltime, 1 part-time & 5 seasonal staff (Torere/Gisborne)
Torere - Nursery (30,000 plant capacity) & Organic certified Orchard (3,000 tree capacity); produced 10ton Nut in Shell this year; L2 Quarantine and Variety Research Trial Block, on 11ha solely owned Maori land.
Torere - Monthly Field Days for new growers, training onsite for horticultural students & orchard managers 01

3. History of Macadamias in New Zealand
1978 – Okaihau, 14,000 Hawaiian varieties, no crops for 20 years South Head 10,000 picking varieties
NZ Mac Growers Co-Op; 114 growers = 70,000 trees
NZ Macadamia Society: 70 growers = 40,000 trees. Dropped to 12 growers = 20,000 trees in 2016
INDUSTRY IN DECLINE from 2000– 90% low producing Picking varieties
VARIETY RESEARCH by MAF, DSIR, Hort Research
1983–Papatu Rd, Manutuke, Vanessa’s variety research began
varieties trialled; 27 new imported Dropping varieties trialled alongside 15 existing varieties at Torere.
TML dropping varieties enter market – industry backlash!
2017 GROWTH INDUSTRY - 90% high producing TML Dropping varieties
The industry decline due to wrong varieties. After waiting 5 years for their 1st crop and then having to pick them before the rats did and spray for GVB or lose your crop – was not growers wanted or expected. Hundreds of trees were being chopped down and orchards abandoned when I joined the NZMS in 1997.

4. 01 Torere Macadam Macadamias Today
2017 – TML released 9 of the best dropping varieties; with 3 varieties each for Early, Mid-season or Late-season harvest: to suit different regional locations or to fit in with existing land-use options.
TML – Varieties exclusive; IP, sole rights and grower non-propagation agreements apply.
2017 – Vanessa, appointed NZMS Vice President to rebuild industry based on TML varieties
2018/19 – National Macadamia Grower Co-op & Regional Grower Cluster; plans in progress 01

5. 01 Torere Macadamias Product Development
Gisborne – Nut-in-Shell processing, product development, sales & marketing, packaging & distribution.
Napier – Kernel processing; Crack, sort, size & return kernel in 5kg vacuum sealed bags to Gisborne
All value add products are produced in Gisborne except the chocolate coating (Waikato Valley Chocs).
2020 – Tairawhiti Macadamia Capital with Processing factory powered by macadamia shells, producing range of high value products on location with café & gift outlet for tourists. 01

6. Ongoing Product Research
Kernel
Oil
Husks
Shells
Honey
Flowers

7. WHY GROW MACADAMIAS? Global & New Zealand macadamia shortage
(Stats NZ. 2016) - NZ imported 138ton & produced 55ton kernel
Abundance of suitable land available, large & small blocks viable, low cost to establish and manage.
NO SPRAYS, irrigation, picking, pruning or cool storage
High value healthy crop with multiple uses for food & oil, current research to produce milk, cosmetic and medicinal products
Environmentally safe, sustainable, no waste, great Carbon benefits
Long-term crop – no rotational planting required
Premium bee food, ideal for over-wintering hives
TML industry developer –best international varieties, grower data-base, training & support, avenue to markets, ongoing research

8. WHAT NEXT? TO PURCHASE MACADAMIA PRODUCTS
Local outlets – 79 Childers Road and Gisborne Farmers Market
Order Online -
TO PURCHASE MACADAMIA PLANTS:
Home Garden –
79 Childers Road and Gisborne Farmers Market
Commercial - Register to attend compulsory Field Day at Torere.
TO OBTAIN MORE INFO
Vanessa Hayes – Phone:
79 Childers Road, Gisborne