An $18 million investment in fruit packing in Kerikeri is a "huge confidence boost" for local growers.
Seeka, an NZX-listed company based in Te Puke, will invest $18 million over the next three years in packing machines, a packing shed and cool stores in Kerikeri.
The investment lifts Seeka's packing and processing capacity - known as post-harvest capacity - in kiwifruit, avocado and citrus, to meet expected growth in the area.
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An announcement was made to about 20 to 25 local growers at a meeting in Kerikeri last week.