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Al is back with designer Gary Stewart to pitch the final bottle designs to the Constellation Brands team. How will they go with the informal approach? Kaitahi As One are an Iwi owned business that blends native superfoods like kawakawa and puuhaa into innovative smoothie drops. The team at Kaitahi As One shares with Al the responsibilities, and structure of an Iwi business and the importance placed on the long-term beneficial effect for people and land, while keeping your values intact. Al’s field research for Tipping Point comes to a halt with an outbreak of Covid-19 Delta variant. A virtual meeting with Haeleigh Turner from Wilding Free Mackenzie, brings Al up to speed on the wilding pine problem in the Mackenzie Basin. Haeleigh talks about the great work they do to engage the community and how they combat the wilding pine problem before it becomes too late. The final Tipping Point bottles arrive at Al's place during lockdown. The launch party isn’t quite as planned, but Al reminisces with the team at Constellation Brands on the journey and the excitement of having the finished product in his hands. Cheers to that. If you are interested to find out more about Wilding Free Mackenzie and the work they do, visit: https://www.mackenziewildingtrust.org To find out more about Tipping Point Wines and to purchase you can visit www.tippingpointwines.co.nz