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Events and workshops will attract growers, exporters and suppliers.
'We think we need to double the amount of RSE workers' - PM Chris Luxon
The RSE scheme brings in workers from nine Pacific countries, including Papua New Guinea.
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Wairoa horticulture graduates a milestone in trust's plans for economic growth
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Northlanders respond to EPA decision to allow Hi-Cane spray in kiwifruit orchards.
Why apples could be in short supply
NZ Apples and Pears said the exportable crop was 11 per cent lower than estimated.
MPI reports forecast dip in primary industry export revenue
MPI released Situation and Outlook for the Primary Industries report at Fieldays.
Far North kiwifruit crop up by half to 3.3 million trays
Kerikeri kiwifruit growers produce bumper crop worth $35.5m
Trial growing of papaya in Tairāwhiti
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Record harvest: Local growers can claim the 'best-tasting kiwifruit in the country'
Gisborne kiwifruit part of a record national season and they were the tastiest
Record 2024 kiwifruit harvest follows meagre 2023
Good weather and labour availability major contributors to record crop
'My life changed in one second': Kiwifruit worker hit by forklift loses lower leg
'Everyday tasks like dressing, showering, and walking have become challenging.'
Apple doesn't fall far from the tree for Young Grower of the Year
'I grew up in horticulture on my family’s orchards.'
'Really tough': Poor avocado season puts pressure on growers
Many growers have had two seasons in a row without making any profit.
'A new and most attractive fruit' in 1928
"The Chinese gooseberry could very easily be cultivated commercially."
Bumper kiwifruit crop for 2024 season
New Zealand Kiwifruit Growers Inc says a record 193 million trays have been submitted.
What do art, charity and unusually shaped fruit have in common?
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Arohena ‘kid’ to head Zespri
Young leader from Waikato rises through the ranks to head Zespri organisation.
Grower urges others to vote on HortNZ levy referendum
'We need HortNZ to be out there advocating for and supporting our needs.'
25-year business sprouts from bathtub experiment
The McGraths started testing sprout-growing techniques in their garage bathtub.
EPA says hydrogen cyanamide 'safe to use' but growers face new rules
Kiwifruit growers are relieved they can keep using the controversial agri-chemical.
Kiwifruit growers paid record prices despite Zespri profit dip
Green kiwifruit growers paid $9.55 a tray, up from $5.78 for the 2022-23 season.
Zespri net profit has hard landing
It was a tough growing season, but better fruit quality has created some optimism.
Eye in the sky to seek out wild kiwifruit around Te Puke
Early winter, when leaves turn yellow, is the best time to detect wild kiwifruit
'Utterly inexplicable:' Prominent Kiwi winegrower fined $15k for smuggling vine cuttings
'His knowledge of the risk would have been far greater than the average New Zealander.'
'Phenomenal’ season results in cheaper broccoli
This time a year ago, fresh produce was at the mercy of extreme weather events.
‘F***ing lies’: TV star Noel Edmonds rejects claims he sacked Kiwi winery staff
UK celeb Noel Edmonds rejects claims he sacked 17 Kiwi winery staff with a day's notice.
UK TV star accused of blindsiding Kiwi vineyard staff with winter closure
One day's notice of job cuts for 17 staff at Noel Edmonds' South Island winery.
Over a million trays of kiwifruit to be destroyed after mice found on ship
Value of fruit plus costs associated with reprocessing and disposal is estimated at $34m.