Kiwifruit worker exploitation only the tip of the iceberg
Migrant worker exploitation in Bay of Plenty may be worse than originally thought.
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Crackdown on kiwifruit contractors
More than half of the Bay's kiwifruit labour hire contractors failed an employment audit.
EIT head of viticulture retires
Diane Marshall has retired as head of EIT's School of Viticulture and Wine Science.
Horticulture hand-up for ex-cons growing
Partnership pilot between horticulture and Corrections being hailed as a great success.
Focus on developed markets urged
New Zealand's fruit and vegetable sector has been urged to watch consumer trends
Kiwifruit contractors shamed in damning report
More than half of Bay of Plenty kiwifruit operators have breached employment obligations.
Billion-dollar bet on the future of hemp
Hemp products have the opportunity to become big business, two businessmen say.
Call for citrus to send south
The call is out for spare citrus to send to the South Island.
Listen: Weather update - carrots and towing townies edition
Today's panel - carrot grower Ron Frew and Hawkes Bay President of Fed Farmers Will Foley.
$8.4m research institute for Tauranga
Massive benefits for Tauranga in new research institute.
Food forest tension eased with agreements
A community meeting over the Onerahi food forest reaches some middle ground.
Whanau Trust grows into big player
More than $40m has been spent buying 62ha of kiwifruit operations in Hawke's Bay
Listen: Roland Fumasi's Rabobank horticulture update
California-based senior horticulture analyst for Rabobank, Roland Fumasi.
Green gold: Avocado prices up and up
The price of avocados has nearly reached a record high and food prices continue to soar.
Kiwifruit export regulations set to change
Zespri planning a targeted share buyback and issue programme next year.
$30m Maori kiwifruit project select suppliers
The suppliers who won contracts to build 10 kiwifruit orchards on Maori land are revealed.
Rooting for harbour restoration
Years of grit, guts, money and teamwork was behind our thrilling America's Cup win.
More funding for war on weeds
A war on weeds to eradicate some of the region's worst plants will get a needed boost
Students find and name new fungi
Thirty-two Karamu High School students have found and named a new yeast fungi.
Orchard owners loving the lifestyle
Patrick and Rebecca Malley talk life in Whangarei and running their orchards.
'Olympic' win for Hawkes Bay syrah
The last time a New Zealand winery won a Champion Red Trophy was in 2013.
Kiwifruit success keeps Te Puke booming
Te Puke produces more than half of New Zealand's kiwifruit crop.
'Ghostly' trees 'depressing' Pleasant Point
Dead macrocarpa and pine trees at the former Pleasant Point Yacht Club site are unsightly
Seasonal workers scheme gets $10m boost
Numbers of workers on scheme has more than doubled in last 10 years
Myrtle rust crisis continues in the north
The myrtle rust crisis in Taranaki continued to escalate last week
Second win for young Hawke's Bay fruitgrower
Orchard worker notches up second win at HB Young Fruitgrower of the Year competition.
Selling organic? It's time to prove it
Kiwi company calls for the term "organic" to be better defined in consumer goods industry.
Kiwifruit boss bankrupt owing $200k
The company was ordered to pay $226,000 in fines and unpaid wages, but only paid $28,000.
Te Arawa business leader chosen for kiwifruit programme
Te Arawa Group Holdings CEO among those selected for industry governance programme.
Calibre of young fruitgrowers high
Thousands took to the showgrounds to attend the National Horticultural Field Day.
New forum a boost for Maori growers
The Maori Kiwifruit Growers Forum was officially launched recently in Tauranga