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Moving our business to electric vehicles

Moving our business to electric vehicles

Forest Lodge Orchard now runs on 100% electricity following the purchase of two electric Hyundai Kona's earlier this month. We believe this is one...

Moving our business to electric vehicles

Forest Lodge Orchard now runs on 100% electricity following the purchase of two electric Hyundai Kona's earlier this month. We believe this is one...

New Zealand's first driverless electric tractor.

New Zealand's first driverless electric tractor.

Forest Lodge is thrilled to announce that we have recently been approved for a second grant from the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority...

New Zealand's first driverless electric tractor.

Forest Lodge is thrilled to announce that we have recently been approved for a second grant from the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority...

Finalist in the Sustainable Business Awards for 2021

Finalist in the Sustainable Business Awards for...

Forest Lodge is thrilled to be a finalist in the 2021 Sustainable Business Awards in the Climate Action Leader category.

Finalist in the Sustainable Business Awards for...

Forest Lodge is thrilled to be a finalist in the 2021 Sustainable Business Awards in the Climate Action Leader category.

NZ's electricity crisis. Doing our bit and the need for Distributed Energy Resources (DER)

NZ's electricity crisis. Doing our bit and the ...

On the night of the 9th of August 2021, New Zealand did not generate enough power to keep the lights on for all its citizens. Our National Grid...

NZ's electricity crisis. Doing our bit and the ...

On the night of the 9th of August 2021, New Zealand did not generate enough power to keep the lights on for all its citizens. Our National Grid...

Forest Lodge in Kia Ora Magazine

Forest Lodge in Kia Ora Magazine

Air New Zealand carries approximately 17 million passengers a year, so it's pretty we were delighted when BNZ supported us to get a feature in...

Forest Lodge in Kia Ora Magazine

Air New Zealand carries approximately 17 million passengers a year, so it's pretty we were delighted when BNZ supported us to get a feature in...

Data sampling and crop assessment in a UFO Orchard.

Data sampling and crop assessment in a UFO Orch...

In May we undertook a crop assessment on our cherry trees - essentially an estimate of how many cherries we would produce this coming season. We...

Data sampling and crop assessment in a UFO Orch...

In May we undertook a crop assessment on our cherry trees - essentially an estimate of how many cherries we would produce this coming season. We...