Hill Labs Explained

Hill Labs is a privately-owned analytical laboratory in New Zealand, which provides testing services for the domestic and agricultural, environmental and food sectors.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

Services

Hill Labs is New Zealand's largest privately owned analytical laboratory. Hill Labs provides testing for the agricultural, environmental and food sectors in domestic New Zealand and overseas markets.[6] [7] [8] [9] Hill Labs has facilities in Hamilton, Christchurch, Blenheim, Auckland, Wellington and Tauranga.

Testing by Hill Labs has been used for a wide variety purposes, such as testing for Legionella in water samples,[10] quantifying heavy metals in yellow-eyed penguin necropsy samples[11] and testing alcohol contents in organic kombucha.[12] Hill Labs has published quality guidelines for agricultural soil nutrient statuses[13] and co-developed national standards in New Zealand for discrete water quality sampling.[14] During the COVID-19 pandemic, Hill Labs in Hamilton provided covid testing services for the Waikato District Health Board.[15] Their laboratory in Tauranga provides kiwifruit maturity testing services for Zespri. Hills Labs also provides 'Manuka5' tests, which use four chemical markers and a DNA marker to scientifically authenticate New Zealand mānuka honey against standards set by the Ministry for Primary Industries.[16]

History

Hill Labs was founded by Roger and Anne Hill in 1984. In 2018, their son Jonno Hill became CEO.[17]

Between 2019 and 2022, former laboratories owned by Hill Labs in Hamilton were converted into residential apartments.[18] [19]

In 2020, Hill Labs opened a laboratory in Tauranga to provide kiwifruit maturity and collection services for Zespri.

References

  1. Web site: About Us . Hill Labs . 2024 . 13 March 2024 .
  2. News: Hamilton's Hill Laboratories moves into high-quality food safety auditing for export . 21 February 2023 . NZ Herald (Waikato Herald). 8 March 2024.
  3. News: Hill Laboratories signs contract with Zespri to make sure kiwifruit stays tasty . 16 October 2020 . New Zealand Herald (Bay of Plenty Times). 8 March 2024.
  4. News: Wine-testing lab first of its kind in NZ . Berry . Michael . 21 February 2012 . stuff.co.nz . 8 March 2024.
  5. News: New tests confirm New Zealand manuka honey is for real . Deavoll . Pat . 17 May 2017 . stuff.co.nz . 19 March 2024.
  6. The characteristics and impacts of landfill leachate from Horotiu, New Zealand and Maseru, Lesotho: A comparative study . The University of Waikato . 2008 . MSc . en . Thabiso . Mohobane .
  7. Restoration of three indigenous forest types in Tauranga City, New Zealand . The University of Waikato . 2013 . MSc . en . Hamish Alston . Dean . 10289/7898.
  8. 10.1002/2015JC011350 . Tilt-induced biases in sediment trap functioning . 2015 . Chiswell. Stephen M. . Nodder. Scott D. . Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans . 120 . 12 . 8381–8391 . 2015JGRC..120.8381C .
  9. Nutrient leaching under intensive sheep grazing . Massey University . 2023 . PhD . en . Sarmini . Maheswaran . 10179/18210.
  10. 10.1017/S0950268812000994 . Epidemiological investigation of a Legionnaires' disease outbreak in Christchurch, New Zealand: the value of spatial methods for practical public health . 2012 . White. P.S. . Graham. F.F. . Harte. D.J.G. . Baker. M.G. . Ambrose. C.D. . Humphrey. A.R.G. . Epidemiology and Infection . 141 . 4 . 789–799 . 22697112 .
  11. 10.1080/00480169.2014.906332 . Investigation of an outbreak of craniofacial deformity in yellow-eyed penguin (Megadyptes antipodes) chicks . 2014 . Buckle. K.N. . Young. M.J. . Alley. M.R. . New Zealand Veterinary Journal . 62 . 5 . 250–257 . 24841759 .
  12. News: This non-alcoholic kombucha has nearly 3 times the legal alcohol limit . 16 November 2022 . 1 News. 8 March 2024.
  13. 10.1016/j.geodrs.2014.08.002 . Thyme invasion and soil properties in the Central Otago region of New Zealand . 2014 . Neilsen. J.A. . Frew. R.D. . Whigham. P.A. . Callaway. R.M. . Dickinson. K.J.M. . Geoderma Regional . 1 . 48–58 . 2014GeodR...1...48N .
  14. Web site: National standards for discrete water quality sampling released . NIWA . 2019 . 13 March 2024 .
  15. News: Coronavirus: Hamilton's private lab helping test for Covid-19 . Lines-MacKenzie . Jo . 24 May 2020 . stuff.co.nz. 8 March 2024.
  16. Web site: Mānuka honey. Ministry of Primary Industry. 5 February 2018. 19 March 2024. 25 January 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200125064535/https://www.mpi.govt.nz/growing-and-harvesting/honey-and-bees/manuka-honey/. dead.
  17. News: New Hill Labs CEO continues family association . Baker. Glenn . 15 March 2018 . NZ Business. 8 March 2024.
  18. Web site: Construction Updates. 2021-10-16. Hills Village. en-US.
  19. News: From labs to luxury - swanky Hamilton apartments ready for residents . Franke-Bowell. Jonah . 22 October 2022 . stuff.co.nz (Waikato Times). 8 March 2024.

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