The New Zealand Wool Board was established in 1944 under the Wool Industry Act.
[Julian Roche, p180, ''The International Wool Trade'', Woodhead Publishing, Cambridge, England, 1995 ] McKinsey & Company
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published a report in 2000 that sparked two years of debate for referendums and reforms to the New Zealand Wool Board. In 2001, McKinsey's recommendations were implemented and Wool Board was dissolved and was completely restructured.
Objective
Its key objective was 'to obtain, in the interests of growers, the best possible returns for New Zealand Wool'.
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Funding
It was funded by a levy on the proceeds of growers' wool sales.[
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See also
* International Wool Secretariat
:* Australian Wool Board
:* South African Wool Board
* British Wool Marketing Board
The British Wool Marketing Board (also now known as British Wool) operates the central marketing system for UK fleece wool. A farmer-run organisation, British Wool was established in 1950 with the aim of achieving the best possible net return ...
References
External links
{{Economy of New Zealand
Marketing boards
Wool organizations
Wool Board