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Interview with Kono CEO Rachel Taulelei
Nov 1, 2017
Interview with Kono CEO Rachel Taulelei
Nov 1, 2017

Following our announcement about our acquisition of new greenshell mussel assets, Kono CEO Rachel Taulelei talked with Dale Husband of Radio Waatea about what this acquisition means for Kono.

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Nov 1, 2017
New mussel assets provide boost for Kono
Oct 27, 2017
New mussel assets provide boost for Kono
Oct 27, 2017

Kono, the Māori-owned top 100 New Zealand food and drinks company based at the top of the South Island, has acquired Ngāi Tahu Seafood’s greenshell mussel assets.

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Oct 27, 2017
Tohu Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2017 wins gold at 2017 New World Wine Awards
Oct 9, 2017
Tohu Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2017 wins gold at 2017 New World Wine Awards
Oct 9, 2017

Tohu Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2017, produced by Māori food and drinks company Kono, has won gold at the 2017 New World Wine Awards.

The New World Wine Awards are judged by a panel of 16 independent expert wine judges that blind taste and judge each wine using the same internationally recognised 100-point scale as other wine competitions worldwide.

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Oct 9, 2017
Kono CEO Rachel Taulelei awarded prestigious scholarship
Jul 28, 2017
Kono CEO Rachel Taulelei awarded prestigious scholarship
Jul 28, 2017

Rachel Taulelei (Ngāti Raukawa, Ngāti Rarua, Ngāti Koata), CEO of Kono, joins 13 other senior New Zealand executives and business owners as a recipient of a 2017 Prime Minister’s Business Scholarship.

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Jul 28, 2017
Tohu Single Vineyard Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2016 rated as ‘outstanding’ by prestigious wine magazine, Decanter
Jul 7, 2017
Tohu Single Vineyard Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2016 rated as ‘outstanding’ by prestigious wine magazine, Decanter
Jul 7, 2017

Our Tohu Single Vineyard Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2016 has been rated as ‘outstanding’ and given 96 points out of 100, in the August edition of specialist wine magazine Decanter.

Decanter’s panel of experts blind-tasted, and then rated, over 80 New Zealand sauvignon blancs. Only two other wines were rated as ‘outstanding’, which puts Tohu Single Vineyard Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2016 in the top five of New Zealand sauvignon blancs rated.

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Jul 7, 2017
New look for Kono
Jul 7, 2017
New look for Kono
Jul 7, 2017

We have recently launched a new look for Kono.

“We’re really proud of the new face of Kono which encapsulates the power of four - four corners of beautifully woven harakeke (flax) kono from which we take our name, four iwi to whom our owners whakapapa, and ngā wāhanga e whā o te tau, giving us our four seasons,” Rachel Taulelei, Chief Executive, Kono says.

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Jul 7, 2017
Tohu Single Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc 2016 named as one of New Zealand's finest wines for 2017
Jun 16, 2017
Tohu Single Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc 2016 named as one of New Zealand's finest wines for 2017
Jun 16, 2017

Tohu Single Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc 2016, produced by food, wine and drinks company Kono, has been named in this year’s Fine Wines of New Zealand – a compilation of the country’s most prestigious wines for 2017.

Jun 16, 2017
Kono CEO co-leads business delegation to Japan
May 12, 2017
Kono CEO co-leads business delegation to Japan
May 12, 2017

From 16-19 May 2017 Kono CEO Rachel Taulelei will be co-leading a delegation of senior business leaders as part of a New Zealand Government trade mission to Japan. Taking part in the business delegation provides Kono with the perfect opportunity to further deepen relationships and build new ones, as well as gaining a greater insight into Japanese consumers.

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May 12, 2017
Pinot Noir NZ 2017 - Tūrangawaewae
Mar 6, 2017
Pinot Noir NZ 2017 - Tūrangawaewae
Mar 6, 2017

Tūrangawaewae is one of the most well-known and powerful Māori concepts. Literally tūranga (standing place), waewae (feet), it is often translated as ‘a place to stand’. Tūrangawaewae are places where we feel especially empowered and connected. Rōpata Taylor and Rachel Taulelei discuss what Tūrangawaewae means for Kono and our people.

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Mar 6, 2017
Pinot Noir NZ 2017 attracts global wine industry leaders
Jan 13, 2017
Pinot Noir NZ 2017 attracts global wine industry leaders
Jan 13, 2017

An astounding selection of global wine imbibers and influencers will descend on the nation’s capital this month for New Zealand’s most significant wine event, Pinot Noir NZ 2017. The sold out event includes a line-up of 30 speakers from Japan, the United States, Australia, the United Kingdom, and New Zealand, who are tasked with sparking thought-provoking discussions among 600 Pinot Noir lovers from 20 different countries.

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Jan 13, 2017
Annies Wins at Munch Awards
Dec 7, 2016
Annies Wins at Munch Awards
Dec 7, 2016

Annies, a subsidiary of Kono NZ, are excited to announce that their fruit bars have been named as the Best Kids Food Product in the 2016 Munch Foods Awards. The awards, now in their fourth year, are run by Munch, an eco-friendly New Zealand company.

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Dec 7, 2016
MasterChef winning sisters Karena and Kasey Bird launch new cookbook in Nelson
Nov 28, 2016
MasterChef winning sisters Karena and Kasey Bird launch new cookbook in Nelson
Nov 28, 2016

Nelson foodies will have a chance to watch Masterchef winning sisters Kasey and Karena cook from their newest book and then sample some of the goods. Former Masterchef winners Karena and Kasey Bird are coming to Nelson on Sunday as part of a tour to launch their second cookbook Hungry.

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Nov 28, 2016
Annies donates to North Canterbury
Nov 22, 2016
Annies donates to North Canterbury
Nov 22, 2016

Annies, a subsidiary of Kono NZ, have donated a pallet of Annies Apples Rings following the large earthquake on the 14th of November. "We’re delighted to be able to help the people of Canterbury, and our thoughts are with them at this unsettling time.” Mel Chambers, GM Foods.

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Nov 22, 2016
Kono Beverages and Bouchon Wines & Spirits Announce Queensland Partnership
Nov 18, 2016
Kono Beverages and Bouchon Wines & Spirits Announce Queensland Partnership
Nov 18, 2016

Kono Beverages of New Zealand and Bouchon Wines and Spirits of Australia are pleased to announce a distribution partnership with immediate effect. Bouchon will exclusively promote the Tohu and Aronui brands in the State of Queensland.

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Nov 18, 2016
Tutū Cider wins Trophy at NZ Cider Awards
Nov 17, 2016
Tutū Cider wins Trophy at NZ Cider Awards
Nov 17, 2016

Tutū Cider, produced by Kono NZ, has been awarded the Trophy for Best New World Cider at the NZ Cider Awards 2016. The increasing popularity of cider saw a record number of entries in the 2016 awards. 

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Nov 17, 2016
New hub to boost Māori innovation
Oct 20, 2016
New hub to boost Māori innovation
Oct 20, 2016

Māori business innovators in the Lower Hutt region are set to benefit from a new innovation hub launched this week by Callaghan Innovation. Te Whare a Māui - The Maori Innovation Hub, is a shared working space with tools to assist collaboration and innovation.

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Oct 20, 2016
The Block - Tohu Vineyard
Sep 15, 2016
The Block - Tohu Vineyard
Sep 15, 2016

There's a spot at the edge of Tohu vineyard, where the Awatere River flows belo, Mt Tapuae-o-Uenuku looms above, and the rest of the world pales to insignificance. It's a spot you can imagine Mugwi Macdonald standing on in 2000, and deciding this was where the Wakatū should plant vines.  

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Sep 15, 2016
Mussel shells used in the brown beetle battle
Sep 15, 2016
Mussel shells used in the brown beetle battle
Sep 15, 2016

For the past three years, PhD student Mauricio González-Chang and Steve Wratten have been working with Kono Beverages to develop a range of "agro-ecological" techniques to disrupt the brown beetles' lifecycle and behaviour, and reduce their impact. 

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Sep 15, 2016
Local wines recognised 2016 Romeo Bragato Wine Awards
Aug 29, 2016
Local wines recognised 2016 Romeo Bragato Wine Awards
Aug 29, 2016

Nelson's reputation as a top all-round producer of wine varieties was enhanced with a syrah and a pinot gris claiming two of the top prizes at a national awards ceremony last week. 

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Aug 29, 2016
Wahine Toa: Rachel Taulelei
Aug 23, 2016
Wahine Toa: Rachel Taulelei
Aug 23, 2016

Business savvy, and an innate gift for innovation have led to extraordinary success —first as an entrepreneur founding Yellow Brick Road (a wholesale seafood company), and most recently as the first female CEO of one of the country’s largest food and beverage exporters, Kono. 

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Aug 23, 2016
A Taste of Nelson
Aug 16, 2016
A Taste of Nelson
Aug 16, 2016

Jonny Hiscox is rightfully very proud of his workplace, the Whenua Matua vineyards that are home to Aronui Wines. The name Whenua Matua means significant land – and significant it is. The Whenua Matua vineyard land in the Moutere Hills has special significance to iwi in the region. It is part of tenths reserve lands and can never be sold.

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Aug 16, 2016
Past, Present & Future
Feb 29, 2016
Past, Present & Future
Feb 29, 2016

In her first public speech as CEO, Rachel Taulelei told a chartered accountants conference in Nelson, that where the company has come from is just, if not more important than where it is going.

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Feb 29, 2016
Kono Rides to Victory in Texas
Dec 12, 2015
Kono Rides to Victory in Texas
Dec 12, 2015

The Rodeo Uncorked International Wine Competition in Texas attracted nearly 2,500 entries from 20 different countries, including Chile, Croatia, France, New Zealand and Portugal. Tohu Single Vineyard Marlborough Pinot Noir 2013 emerged as a winner, being awarded a Double Gold Medal and Reserve Class Champion. 

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Dec 12, 2015
Tutū Cider from Ancestral Lands in Nelson
Dec 2, 2015
Tutū Cider from Ancestral Lands in Nelson
Dec 2, 2015

Having already garnered an excellent national and international reputation for our Tohu and Aronui Wines, we knew that we had the skill and knowledge to present a unique offering to a growing segment of the beverage market. We are proud to release our very first cider – Tutū.

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Dec 2, 2015
Kono NZ Strikes Gold in Australia
Nov 10, 2015
Kono NZ Strikes Gold in Australia
Nov 10, 2015

Four trophies in one week at the Sydney International Wine Competition and Australia Alternative Varieties Wine Show is a huge nod to our commitment to excellence in both our Nelson and Marlborough vineyards and in the winery where we are dedicated to sustainable best practice.

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Nov 10, 2015
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