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Client Satisfaction Survey

June 26, 2026 | geoff

Help Shape the Future of LASRA At LASRA, we are committed to continually improving the services we provide to New Zealand's hide, skin and leather processing industries, together with...Read More

World Leather Day is 29th April 2026

April 27, 2026 | Admin LASRA

April 29th 2026 is #WorldLeatherDay – a moment to recognise leather as a material defined by longevity, versatility, and craftsmanship. This year’s theme, Make It Leather, is a call to make...Read More

Science That Stays With the Problem

April 17, 2026 | geoff

Science That Stays With the Problem We often describe science as a pipeline: Discovery. Translation. Commercialisation. Impact. It is a useful structure. It helps organise...Read More

From Observation to Intervention

April 3, 2026 | geoff

From Observation to Intervention What Control Actually Looks Like In the last post, we explored an uncomfortable truth: the drum can mislead...Read More

When the Drum Lies

April 3, 2026 | geoff

When the Drum Lies Failure Modes We’ve Been Missing In leather processing, we tend to trust the signals we can see: a clear float, a clean...Read More

The Technician’s Toolkit

April 2, 2026 | geoff

The Technician’s Toolkit: Insights from the Great Leather Reset Reflections on the ILM Conference At the recent ILM Great Leather Reset, I spoke about a shift that is already underway: the...Read More

Traceability Builder

March 24, 2026 | geoff

Beyond the 'Geolocation Gap': A Digital Blueprint for NZ Leather Bridging the EUDR Data Divide with the LASRA Traceability Builder. The EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR 2023/1115) is often...Read More

Bridging Science & Practice

March 24, 2026 | geoff

The Missing Link in Research Commercialisation body { font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Geneva, Verdana, sans-serif; line-height: 1.6; ...Read More

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