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Horticulture News
GP finds his 'happy place' in avocado orchard
Tauranga GP Dr Andrew Corin balances work with avocado farming and creative writing.
Kiwifruit legacy: Te Puke’s drive for heritage hub continues
Te Puke plans a heritage hub to celebrate local history and is seeking more funding.
Kiwifruit season set for success with 'fantastic' spring conditions
'Our season is currently tracking seven to 10 days ahead of [the] average,'
Report reveals the sectors driving rise in Bay's economic ranking
There's evidence some are bucking national trends.
Hawke's Bay's economic future relies heavily on six industries (and tourism isn't one): Report
Tourism has been left off a top-six list of industries to drive Hawke's Bay's economy.
Return to growth: MPI sees big lift in exports in 2025
MPI expects to see a rebound in New Zealand's primary sector exports in 2025.
'Great to see': Farmer confidence highest since mid-2017
Rabobank finds improved sentiment largely attributable to improved commodity pricing.
Businesses rally for Te Puke High's innovative garden project
Te Puke High School thanks supporters with engraved chopping boards.
Girls who Grow supporting young women in ag
'Now is the time to grow the next generation of female change-makers.'
'Black Christmas': Devastated orchard owners count cost of fire
'It’s so sad because Christmas is coming and suddenly we have this. It’s unbelievable.'
'Deeply saddened': Golf club fined for removal of 500 native trees
'Recklessness will not be tolerated'; the club must replant 250 pōhutukawa over 10 years.
Napier keeps controversial site in strategy plan, Hastings votes no to building on fertile land
Two proposed residential development sites in Havelock North were removed from the FDS.
Opinion: Why finger limes are worth the splurge
OPINION: These are the most gorgeous fruits I have tried in a long while.
Voting on Zespri’s offshore growing expansion plan off to a strong start
Two major industry organisations support growing more SunGold overseas.
The vegetable Kiwis find very a-peeling
New Zealanders chomped through over $1 billion worth of this humble vegetable last year.
Kiwis' creative cooking good news for fresh herb producer
Tasman Bay Herbs will invest in more greenhouses and automation over the coming year.
'US market is a disaster': Why one Hawke's Bay exporter doesn't fear Trump's tariffs
'His strategy is to talk like an unhinged madman and then do a deal while you cower.'
'They built it together': Son selling iconic winery eight years after dad's death
'Since my father died, my mother, she comes over here more to cry than anything else.'
The problem with New Zealand's new red kiwifruit export offering
Retaining a premium price in the future could be a problem, Zespri warns.
No longer 'a ripper of a season' for kiwifruit
Kiwifruit growers' enthusiasm for a terrific fruit-producing season has been tempered.
Could this plant be the next coffee alternative?
If everything goes to plan Zoffee should be on the shelves within 18 to 24 months.
SunGold export outlook juicy but yellow kiwifruit competition looms: Zespri
A 'proliferation of brands' are increasingly expanding their kiwifruit offerings.
Broccoli $9 a head? Growers' freshwater reform warning
Govt urged to prioritise commercial vegetable production in new freshwater regulations.
'Walking wounded': Bus crash victims arrive for work, with support
'Obviously we will be treading very carefully in that space.'
Wonky Box gives new life to waste produce: 'It might look a little funny but it’s still perfectly fresh'
Angus Simms on how he's tackling NZ's food waste.
Zespri's grim warning over rogue Chinese production of NZ gold kiwifruit
Pirate kiwifruit: Zespri challenged in identifying where the fruit is going.
New plan to get most of Northland's land use and manufacturing sector
Northland’s land use and manufacturing potential under spotlight in new initiative.
More than $1m to be invested in battle against bronze beetle
Native beetle chews through growing fruitlets leaving apples unsuitable for harvesting.
Hort NZ chief executive Kate Scott on The Country
Phil Duncan, Kate Scott, Greg Menzies, Kyle Miller, Mark de Lautour, Adam Thompson.
NZ kiwifruit industry marks three milestones with major celebration
NZKGI chairman stresses unity: "Growers must stay united to protect our industry."
Yummy Fruit Company turns 50 amid cyclone recovery
John Paynter reflects on 50 years, noting 'I wouldn’t have changed too much'.
Kiwi-made autonomous horticulture vehicle showcased in the US
Prospr is designed to carry out orchard and vineyard crop tasks more efficiently.
Growers ponder ways to make mushrooms more appealing
Mushroom delegates meet in Auckland this week to tackle the shrinking sector's issues.
Hawke's Bay's $1-billion-a-year industry: First study in a decade reveals growing impact
All it takes is a bit of sun to make a lot of industries in Hawke's Bay happy.
Zespri to hold new vote on expanding overseas kiwifruit production
It didn't work last time - but the global marketer claims significant support now.