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Hill Labsis aprivately-ownedanalytical laboratory inNew Zealand,which provides testing services for the domestic and agricultural, environmental and food sectors.[1][2][3][4][5]

Services[edit]

Hill Labs is New Zealand's largest privately owned analytical laboratory.[1][2][6][7]Hill Labs provides testing for the agricultural, environmental and food sectors in domestic New Zealand and overseas markets.[1][3][4][5][8][9][10][11]Hill Labs has facilities inHamilton,Christchurch,Blenheim,Auckland,WellingtonandTauranga.[1][2][3][4][6]

Testing by Hill Labs has been used for a wide variety purposes, such as testing forLegionellain water samples,[12]quantifying heavy metals inyellow-eyed penguinnecropsy samples[13]and testing alcohol contents in organickombucha.[14]Hill Labs has published quality guidelines for agricultural soil nutrient statuses[15]and co-developed national standards in New Zealand for discrete water quality sampling.[16]During theCOVID-19 pandemic,Hill Labs in Hamilton provided covid testing services for theWaikato District Health Board.[7]Their laboratory in Tauranga provideskiwifruitmaturity testing services forZespri.[3]Hills Labs also provides 'Manuka5' tests, which use four chemical markers and a DNA marker to scientifically authenticate New Zealandmānuka honeyagainst standards set by theMinistry for Primary Industries.[5][17]

History[edit]

Hill Labs was founded by Roger and Anne Hill in 1984.[1][4][6]In 2018, their son Jonno Hill becameCEO.[2][3][6]

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.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^abcde"About Us".Hill Labs. 2024.Retrieved13 March2024.
  2. ^abcd"Hamilton's Hill Laboratories moves into high-quality food safety auditing for export".NZ Herald (Waikato Herald).21 February 2023.Retrieved8 March2024.
  3. ^abcdef"Hill Laboratories signs contract with Zespri to make sure kiwifruit stays tasty".New Zealand Herald (Bay of Plenty Times).16 October 2020.Retrieved8 March2024.
  4. ^abcdBerry, Michael (21 February 2012)."Wine-testing lab first of its kind in NZ".stuff.co.nz.Retrieved8 March2024.
  5. ^abcDeavoll, Pat (17 May 2017)."New tests confirm New Zealand manuka honey is for real".stuff.co.nz.Retrieved19 March2024.
  6. ^abcdBaker, Glenn (15 March 2018)."New Hill Labs CEO continues family association".NZ Business.Retrieved8 March2024.
  7. ^abLines-MacKenzie, Jo (24 May 2020)."Coronavirus: Hamilton's private lab helping test for Covid-19".stuff.co.nz.Retrieved8 March2024.
  8. ^Mohobane, Thabiso (2008).The characteristics and impacts of landfill leachate from Horotiu, New Zealand and Maseru, Lesotho: A comparative study(MSc thesis). The University of Waikato.
  9. ^Dean, Hamish Alston (2013).Restoration of three indigenous forest types in Tauranga City, New Zealand(MSc thesis). The University of Waikato.hdl:10289/7898.
  10. ^Chiswell, Stephen M.; Nodder, Scott D. (2015). "Tilt-induced biases in sediment trap functioning".Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans.120(12): 8381–8391.Bibcode:2015JGRC..120.8381C.doi:10.1002/2015JC011350.
  11. ^Maheswaran, Sarmini (2023).Nutrient leaching under intensive sheep grazing(PhD thesis). Massey University.hdl:10179/18210.
  12. ^White, P.S.; Graham, F.F.; Harte, D.J.G.; Baker, M.G.; Ambrose, C.D.; Humphrey, A.R.G. (2012). "Epidemiological investigation of a Legionnaires' disease outbreak in Christchurch, New Zealand: the value of spatial methods for practical public health".Epidemiology and Infection.141(4): 789–799.doi:10.1017/S0950268812000994.PMID22697112.
  13. ^Buckle, K.N.; Young, M.J.; Alley, M.R. (2014). "Investigation of an outbreak of craniofacial deformity in yellow-eyed penguin (Megadyptes antipodes) chicks ".New Zealand Veterinary Journal.62(5): 250–257.doi:10.1080/00480169.2014.906332.PMID24841759.
  14. ^"This non-alcoholic kombucha has nearly 3 times the legal alcohol limit".1 News.16 November 2022.Retrieved8 March2024.
  15. ^Neilsen, J.A.; Frew, R.D.; Whigham, P.A.; Callaway, R.M.; Dickinson, K.J.M. (2014). "Thyme invasion and soil properties in the Central Otago region of New Zealand".Geoderma Regional.1:48–58.Bibcode:2014GeodR...1...48N.doi:10.1016/j.geodrs.2014.08.002.
  16. ^"National standards for discrete water quality sampling released".NIWA. 2019.Retrieved13 March2024.
  17. ^"Mānuka honey".Ministry of Primary Industry. 5 February 2018.
  18. ^"Construction Updates".Hills Village.Retrieved2021-10-16.
  19. ^Franke-Bowell, Jonah (22 October 2022)."From labs to luxury - swanky Hamilton apartments ready for residents".stuff.co.nz (Waikato Times).Retrieved8 March2024.

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