Harvest

Hops

Seasons

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Hops

Harvest involves stripping the flowers from vines to be dried and then packaged for wholesale. This is a peak time for labour, with growers needing to take on extra people to fill roles.

What you’ll need to bring to the role

The hop industry involves mostly physical work (indoors and outdoors) and is busy during the peak times with long days at work.  The harvest involves picking, drying, and packing hops and you also may help with tractor driving and forklift operation. The gardens are located outside of town centres, so you will generally need to have reliable transport.

What you’ll get out of it

Being a part of a growing industry can be exciting and stand out employees may be offered a pathway into longer term roles with the possibility to earn good money as you become more competent.

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Bine Training

Hops

Seasons

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Hops

During hop training the hop bines (the stem of the plant) are wound onto lines to encourage them to grow upwards. This is a peak time for labour, with growers needing to take on extra people to fill roles.

What you’ll need to bring to the role

The hop industry involves mostly physical work (including bending) and is busy during the peak times with long days at work. You’ll be working outdoors and may help with tractor driving and forklift operation. The gardens are located outside of town centres, so you will generally need to have reliable transport.

What you’ll get out of it

Being a part of a growing industry can be exciting and stand out employees may be offered a pathway into longer term roles. As you get faster you can earn good money as most employers pay contract rates once you get past minimum wage.

What are your training options

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Hops

Locations

Nelson / Tasman

Hops are the flower of plants that make beer, a growing industry as craft beer becomes more popular. Nelson/Tasman is the hop growing centre of New Zealand as the warm summers and regular rainfall provide perfect growing conditions. Around 20 hop varieties are grown locally with unique qualities and flavours.

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Locations

Hop gardens are in small regional towns around Motueka, such as Riwaka, Tapawera and the Moutere Valley.

Learn more about the roles

Harvest

Harvest involves stripping the flowers from vines to be dried and then packaged for wholesale. This is a peak time for labour, with growers needing to take on extra people to fill roles.

Bine Training

During hop training the hop bines (the stem of the plant) are wound onto lines to encourage them to grow upwards. This is a peak time for labour, with growers needing to take on extra people to fill roles.

Plan Your Next Step

Come and see what our industry has to offer and plan an employment and training path.

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For Employers

If your work is coming to an end and you are interested in seasonal workforce redeployment please contact:

Top of the South Early Response Team: totsearlyresponse@msd.govt.nz