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Inaugural Drum Operator’s Course

September 21, 2023 | Admin LASRA

This 3-day event took place between 19 Sept-21 Sept at LASRA where 6 keen fellmongery operators were put through their paces. It can be said that we probably learned as much from their collective...Read More

Sole long!

September 15, 2023 | Admin LASRA

Our Senior Technical Officer and 'footwear guru', Peter Roy is retiring after 46 years in the physical testing Laboratory. The breadth of knowledge and experience Peter brings to footwear testing...Read More

Endeavour funding success

September 14, 2023 | Admin LASRA

A LASRA innovative research project in collaboration with AgResearch will receive investment funding totalling $1 million over three years through the Ministry of Business, Innovation and...Read More

NZ exports point to market recovery

August 17, 2022 | Admin LASRA

New Zealand exports dollar value to the year ending June 2022 is up 30% on the previous year. This is a welcome sign of an economic recovery that will soon be back to pre-pandemic levels.Read More

AICLST

July 28, 2022 | geoff

News Release from the IULTCS                                                                     26 July 2022  Registration...Read More

Modern Leather Making

February 17, 2022 | geoff

Are you a designer, artisan, craft person, student, new in the leather industry, working in retail or you just want to refresh your knowledge about how leather is made today, download the guide to...Read More

Christmas New Year Shutdown

December 10, 2021 | geoff

To our valued Members and clients. Thank you all for your support in 2021! Just a reminder to let you know about the LASRA Christmas/ New Year closedown: Last day of the year for us:...Read More

LASRA Conference 2021 Cancelled

July 18, 2021 | Admin LASRA

We regret to advise that LASRA has reluctantly decided to cancel the 2021 Conference that was scheduled to take place on 12-13 August 2021 in Wellington. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.Read More

LASRA hosts first NZ Collagen Symposium

April 1, 2021 | Admin LASRA

The inaugural NZ Collagen Symposium  that took place on the 24th and 25th March 2021 at the James Cook, Wellington was well attended by both industry and research groups. The Symposium was...Read More

IRANZ briefing to incoming government minister

November 17, 2020 | Admin LASRA

IRANZ (Independent Research Association, NZ) has issued a timely reminder to Hon Dr Megan Woods, incoming Minister of Research Innovation and Science on the role of IRANZ and the IROs (Independent...Read More