Robin, Our People, Careers, Media
Robin Oakley ........Managing Director/ Company Owner
TV PROMOTIONS, CTV AND WHAT NOW
In the past two years Robin Oakley and Oakleys Premium Fresh Vegetables have been the topic of MANY different (CTV) Canterbury TV shows with Rob Cote Williams, about vegetables and production. And he was interviewed on the RD 1 TV show in 2010.
Keep an eye out for CTV for Robin's updates on our farming news and the ever changing world of VEGETABLES.
Robin participated in an International Year of the Potato event twice on ''What Now'', for TVNZ, showing the children how to grow potatoes and cooking for the audience.
Robin Oakley has achieved personel success in the academic farming arena.
In 2001 Robin and Shirleen were awarded the FMG RURAL EXCELLENCE AWARD, they were the Tasman Regional Winners, and NZ finalists.
Robin received a $5000.00 Lincoln University travel grant to travel to Europe to study vegetable farming procedures in UK and Europe.
In 2001 Robin Oakley was presented the Vegfed Yound Achievers in Horticulture Award at the Annual NZ Vegfed Conference.
Robin Oakley attended the Monash University Rabobank Executive Development Programe for Primary Producers in Australia in 2001, 2002, and 2005.
In 2002 Robin Oakley was placed 2nd in the Lincoln University Foundation (Horticulture) Farmer of the Year Competition.
Robin Oakley was an invited guest to the 2002 Rabobank International GLobal Fresh Conference in Holland.
In 2009 Robin was invited a a member of the NZ POTATO BOARD and committee.
Robin and Shirleen Oakley were awarded the first Selwyn District Business of the Year Award for Oakleys Premium Fresh Vegetables.
Robin Oakley was selected to attend the NZ Horticulture Industry Leadership Programme at Lincoln University in 2005.
Robin has been voted a member of the Vegfed Brassica Group since 2003 with Vegfed NZ until the present day.
In 2009 Robin was voted on as a member of the Potatoes Product Group. This allows Robin to continue an active role in the Industry affairs.
In June 2009 Robin was invited on the advisory panel for a Christchurch City Council and Business Development Group initiative, advising Grower's in their business affairs.
Annually Robin is invited to speak to the Agribusiness students at Lincoln University.
COAST TO COAST
Robin has successfully completed in the Speights Coast to Coast Multisport competition five times , sponsored of course by Oakley's!!!! Once as a team with brother Michael Oakley, other times as an individual one and two day entrant.
For the first time Robin entered in 2010 in the one day coast to coast indivdual event.
During the year he enjoys other multi sport events to train for the Coast to Coast, ie the jet ski endurance races around the South Island, Peak to Peak multi sport race in Queenstown, etc.
Watch out for him as he bikes past you while out training !!!!! See the Adventure Vegetables page on this site.
Robin races on the Waimak Gorge , left and at the end of the 2010 Coast to Coast., right.
PROMOTIONS
New World produced a series of their weekly mailouts with the idea of advertising the grower in the field for customers to personalise their product with the grower, this photo was used of the Oakley family.
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