New Zealand Major Hide, Skin and Leather Export Markets for 2023
April 28, 2024 | Admin LASRA
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World Leather Day 26 April 2024
April 23, 2024 | Admin LASRA
World Leather Day, operated in collaboration by Leather Naturally and Leather Working Group, returns for 2024 on April 26. The theme for this year’s celebration is “Repair, Reuse,...Read More
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
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
Top student on the intro course receives her award
October 28, 2021 | Admin LASRA
Moana Beach of Progressive Leathers has finally been presented with the Azelis Award for top student on the Introductory Course - Ovine, 2020. Moana is pictured receiving the award from Dave...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