The Wrangler

The Wrangler Take the hassle out of hooves. Treat front and back hooves easily and safely in New Zealand's most popular multi-award winning dairy crush.

Great for all veterinary treatments including calving, caesarian, retagging, etc. Guaranteed for 5 years.

06/05/2026
02/05/2026

Awards are one thing. Commercialisation is another.

Winning an innovation award is exciting. Turning an idea into a viable business is the hard part.
Wilco shares why R&D alone is not enough, why market demand matters, and the lesson many inventors learn too late about commercial viability.

The full interview with Wilco Klein Ovink from The Wrangler is now live.

Listen now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube or your favourite podcast app.
Look for NZ Innovation & Export Podcast.
Or view links here: www.duoplus.nz/podcast

Look what dropped today! "How a simple idea became global" Wilco Klein Ovink, inventor and owner of The Wrangler, tells ...
30/04/2026

Look what dropped today! "How a simple idea became global" Wilco Klein Ovink, inventor and owner of The Wrangler, tells all on the NZ Innovation & Export Podcast.

1 like. "Wilco Klein Ovink - The Wrangler | The Farm Invention That Ended Up Selling Around the World | Ep 4"

30/04/2026

How this NZ Company Signed a USA Distributor

An email out of the blue during Covid. A trial pallet. Then a full 20-foot container.

Wilco shares how a cautious first conversation turned into a US distribution opportunity, and what happened when demand moved faster than expected.

The full interview with Wilco Klein Ovink from The Wrangler is now live.

Listen now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube or your favourite podcast app.
Look for NZ Innovation & Export Podcast.
Or view links here: www.duoplus.nz/podcast

19/04/2026

Farming Like Grandad tractors and implements.

Some of the tractors and implements at Farming Like Grandad this weekend.
19/04/2026

Some of the tractors and implements at Farming Like Grandad this weekend.

Daisy demonstrated an early milking machine at Farming Like Grandad near Whakatane this weekend. A great event bringing...
19/04/2026

Daisy demonstrated an early milking machine at Farming Like Grandad near Whakatane this weekend. A great event bringing the community together and showcasing our farming heritage.

A chainsaw and tractor day today after Ex-Tropical Cyclone Vaianu visited yesterday.
13/04/2026

A chainsaw and tractor day today after Ex-Tropical Cyclone Vaianu visited yesterday.

19/03/2026

Watch us make Ride Over Gate's for export to Valley Implement in the USA.

A good load of Ride Over Gate's ready for galvanising. These ROGs are going to Valley Implement next month, then onto f...
18/03/2026

A good load of Ride Over Gate's ready for galvanising. These ROGs are going to Valley Implement next month, then onto farms across USA.

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