Television

Robin Oakley and Oakley’s Premium Fresh Vegetables have been the topic of many different Canterbury Television (CTV) shows with Rob Cope Williams about vegetables and production.

Keep an eye out on Canterbury Television for Robin’s updates on our farming news and the ever-changing world of vegetables, or see the CTV web site

Awards

Robin Oakley is on the board for United Fresh New Zealand

– United Fresh operates the 5 Plus a Day program

– United Fresh run the fruit in schools program (100,000 pieces of fruit and vege distributed to New Zealand schools each day)

Robin Oakley is on the board for Vegetables.co.nz

– Vegetables.co.nz is about promoting awareness, health and consumption of New Zealand vegetables

– Strong influence in the food service industry and secondary school cooking competitions

Robin Oakley is on the education and marketing sub committee for Potatoes New Zealand

Robin Oakley is the Chairman of the Canterbury Labour Governance group

– The group’s main focus is on horticulture in Canterbury, working in conjuction with growers,contract labour providers and government agencies to take initiatives that ensure there will be sufficient labour in the Canterbury area to grow and harvest the crops