The champions of the 2024 Hawke’s Bay Primary Sector Awards were announced and celebrated for their outstanding success at a sell-out function for 400 people 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.
2024 Award Winners
Silver Fern Farms Hawke’s Bay Farmer of the Year
Michael & Karen Toulmin
Horticentre Trust Hawke’s Bay Horticulturalist of the Year
Ben James
Pan Pac Hawke’s Bay Farm Forester of the Year
Thomas Gordon
Heretaunga Hastings District Council Primary Sector Industry Leader of the Year
John Loughlin
Unison Hawke’s Bay Primary Sector Professional of the Year
Brent Paterson
Bayleys Hawke’s Bay Primary Sector Innovation Award
Metris
Lawson Robinson Hawke’s Bay Scholarship
Guy von Dadelszen
Laurie Dowling Memorial Award
Jacky Stafford
Craigs Investment Partners Emerging Leader Award
Jack Jensen
Rural Directions Hawke’s Bay Shepherd of the Year
Hugh Banks
