Will Newton

Kia Ora!

My name is Will Newton and am finishing my Bachelor of Agriculture at Lincoln, 2022. I grew up in Auckland and with a passion for the agricultural community I studied at Lincoln which has grown my optimism for the sector. I have gotten a lot of value from being involved in a lot of extracurricular groups/activities which have aided in growing my perspectives of New Zealand’s Food and Fibre sector. I am excited to start my journey in the sector at Fonterra in supply chain as an intern, and contribute to the progressive direction the sector is taking. I really value tuning in to different perspectives and taking on board new ideas to trial and refine. I definitely think there are a lot of opportunities for the sector to incorporate māori values as well as to emphasise consumer values in our production process. Opportunities rather than restrictions!

One policy change I’d like to see: an emphasis on valuing all farmers of all scales and their environmental appreciation.

If I could choose one superpower: click my fingers and the differing perspective of rural on urban and urban on rural be positive and neither side wanting to tear the other side down.