About Us

Contact us

Growsafe can be contacted on:

• freephone: 0508 GROWSAFE (0508 476 972)
• email: info@growsafe.co.nz
• mail: PO Box 10232, Wellington 6140

Please note that we are a small team and not always able to answer phone calls. Please leave a detailed message with your phone number and/or email address and we will get back to you as soon as possible. Alternatively, send us an email.

For copies of certificates, please email info@growsafe.co.nz and include your full name and date of birth.  (Note that we do not hold copies of Certified Handler certificates.)

The Growsafe team

We're a small but enthusiastic team, mainly based in the Wellington region.

The Growsafe team is made up of:

• Jane Lamb (General Manager) 027 590 8344
• Sandra Cohen (Training Manager) 027 677 5697
• Dean Bowden (Specialist Training Manager) 021 999 198
• John-Paul Praat (Technical Consultant) 07 870 2413
• Dawn (Administrator) 04 470 5861

New Zealand Agrichemical Education Trust (NZAET)

Growsafe is the brand of the New Zealand Agrichemical Education Trust, a not-for-profit organisation promoting the safe, responsible and effective use of agrichemicals.

The NZAET was formed in 1992 by the primary producer groups and aims to develop and maintain good practice standards of agrichemical use.

Strategy and objectives

The Trust's Mission Statement is 'To facilitate the approved and safe use of agrichemicals in NZ consistent with sustainable land management and environmental protection through advocacy and education.'

Our strategy and business priorities are available to download.

Trustees

The current Trustees of the Trust are:

• Erin Simpson - Chair (independent)
• Joseph Brolly (NZ Forest Owners Association)
• Clinton Carroll (Rural Contractors NZ)
• David Birkett (Federated Farmers)
• Mike Parker (FAR)
• Hugh Ritchie (HorticultureNZ)
• Hazel Thomson (SWINZ)
• Anna Lambourne (NZ Apples + Pears)
• Mel Walker (Zespri International Ltd)

Annual Reports

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