NZW sets 2025–26 wine and grape levy rates
On 18 June 2025, the New Zealand Winegrowers (NZW) Board set the following levy rates for the year 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2026.
TUKU, the world's first collective of Māori wine producers, celebrated its five-year anniversary in July.
Since launching in 2018, TUKU has helped members create a platform to tell stories globally about Māori wine producers.
During that time, the collective has provided insight to government strategy and free trade agreements - and it is now reaching out to indigenous winemakers in other countries, starting with Canada, to create an informal network of support.
Wines from TUKU members were served at an official Matariki dinner in Christchurch in July to recognise the milestone.
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As the second youngest of six kids, and the fourth generation on the land, Rippon's Nick Mills talks of his family's connection…