The champions of the 2026 Hawke’s Bay Primary Sector Awards were announced and celebrated for their outstanding success at the prestigious awards dinner held at Toitoi Hawke's Bay Arts & Events Centre.
Entrants across all categories represent the finest and most innovative primary producers in the country who produce some of the highest quality food and fibre to be found anywhere in the world.
2026 Award Winners
Silver Fern Farms Hawke’s Bay Farmer of the Year
Charles & Mandy Yule - Whakamarumaru Station
Horticentre Trust Hawke’s Bay Horticulturalist of the Year
Ngati Pahauwera Commercial Development Limited
Pan Pac Hawke’s Bay Farm Forester of the Year
Humphries Farming Ltd - Omakere
Heretaunga Hastings District Council Primary Sector Industry Leader of the Year
John Bostock
Unison Hawke’s Bay Primary Sector Professional of the Year
Chris Herries
Bayleys Hawke’s Bay Primary Sector Innovation Award
Rachael Markman - Hex-Loc
Gifford Devine Hawke’s Bay Primary Sector Scholarship
Cameron Brans
Laurie Dowling Memorial Award
Pete Tod
Craigs Investment Partners Hawke's Bay Primary Sector Emerging Leader Award
Emma Ratcliffe
Rural Directions Hawke’s Bay Primary Sector Shepherd of the Year
Connor Thorman