The Kiwifruit vine-killing disease Psa-V is continuing to spread throughout the Western Bay and further afield.
Forty three new cases of Psa-V have been discovered this week _ 21 in Te Puke, seven in Katikati, five in Tauranga east, four in Tauranga west, two in Waikato, two in Franklin, one in Opotiki and one in the Hawkes Bay.
This brings the total number of infected orchards to 1,669.
These figures were released today by Kiwifruit Vine Health (KVH), the organisation established to lead the fight against Psa for the kiwifruit industry.
Since the first case of Psa-V was identified in the Hawkes Bay last Friday, no other orchards near the affected Taradale Hort16A orchard have reported symptoms of Psa-V.