Privately-owned analytical laboratory in New Zealand
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]
Testing by Hill Labs has been used for a wide variety purposes, such as testing for Legionella in water samples,[12] quantifying heavy metals in
yellow-eyed penguin necropsy samples[13] and testing alcohol contents in organic
kombucha.[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 the
COVID-19 pandemic, Hill Labs in Hamilton provided covid testing services for the
Waikato District Health Board.[7] Their laboratory in Tauranga provides
kiwifruit maturity testing services for
Zespri.[3] 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.[5][17]
History
Hill Labs was founded by Roger and Anne Hill in 1984.[1][4][6] In 2018, their son Jonno Hill became
CEO.[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
^
abcde"About Us". Hill Labs. 2024. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
^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.
^Dean, Hamish Alston (2013). Restoration of three indigenous forest types in Tauranga City, New Zealand (MSc thesis). The University of Waikato.
hdl:
10289/7898.
^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.
^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.
^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.
^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.