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The humble feijoa might offer a tangy new tool to prevent Type 2 diabetes.
Claire Trevett: Survivor Labour - MPs face list ranking at a perilous time
Labour's list ranking is happening as Hipkins tries to stop creaks in caucus unity.
Northlanders sending winter warmth to South Island with citrus from Lions Clubs' campaign
Whangārei Lions clubs again collect tonnes of winter fruit for southern folk.
Editorial: Here’s hoping the Aussies walk away from EU trade deal
EDITORIAL: New Zealand's EU trade deal looks good compared to no deal at all.
App promotes swapping and donating of home-grown fruit and veggies
A Hawke's Bay food trading platform is doing its best to fight rising costs and go global.
Government's cyclone horticulture relief package relies on generosity of banks
Cyclone-hit growers fear the Government's loan scheme will put them further into debt.
Cost of living: The Warehouse expands fresh produce trial to five new locations
Chief executive Nick Grayston said the company is challenging NZ's grocery 'status quo'.
Lower inflation on food prices ‘a long way away’, economists say
Annual food price inflation is still close to 30-year highs.
The Herald's fruit & vege guide: This week's best value
Several root and good soup vegetables are on this week’s “best buys” list.
Cheapest fruit and veggie to buy this week
Each week, United Fresh president Jerry Prendergast shares his top produce picks.
Some kiwifruit growers in financial strife after 'catastrophic' season
'Unbelievably bad' kiwifruit season has the industry experiencing huge pressures.
Human touch still matters at T&G
To meet demand for apples, T&G have built a packhouse twice the size of their last one.
Cyclone aftermath a severe financial hit to T&G
Fruit grower T&G Global said Cyclone Gabrielle would hit its annual profit hard.
'Waiting and not knowing': Future still uncertain for fruit growers
Horticultural sector unhappy at being excluded from Government relief package.
The Weekly Fruit & Veggie Guide: Best buys as food prices continue to rise
United Fresh recommends kiwifruit, mandarins, broccoli and some leafy greens.
The Veggie Index: The best fruit & vegetables to buy this week
The lowdown on the best value veggies and fruit.
Linda Hall: I’m glad I’m not an apple
OPINION: Let's give our produce the right to be ugly, and cheaper.
Zespri's unauthorised planting headache grows in China
Smuggled variety means NZ industry leaders will head to China to investigate.
Watch: Voices Of The Pacific - Tuvalu
The last part of the Voices Of The Pacific series pays tribute to one of Tuvalu's first RSE workers to arrive in New Zealand, the late Keith Taulealea. Video / Pacific Cooperation Foundation
Cost of food surges: Growers 'battling hard' to reduce fresh produce prices
Leaderbrand chief executive says fresh produce price hikes are not positive for growers.
Now hiring: Thousands of kiwifruit workers needed for harvest
'Projected lower fruit volumes meant there is likely to be a shorter post-harvest season.'
Voices of The Pacific: Tonga
Voices of The Pacific is a five part mini-documentary series on RSE workers. The series was produced by PCF in partnership with HortNZ. These are the stories of workers from the five original RSE Pacific nations that started the scheme 16 years ago. Video / NZ Herald
Voices of the Pacific - Fiji
Fijian RSE worker Aporosa Bulinitarawereierenavula calls Hawke's Bay his second home. He knows what it's like to rebuild after a cyclone. Video / Pacific Cooperation Foundation
Kiwi apple giant's profit slips
Inflation and China lockdowns took a bite out of Scales' profit.
Cyclone damage: NZ's largest apple grower withdraws profit guidance
Owner of biggest apple grower reveals it has no insurance for Cyclone Gabrielle mayhem.
Cyclone Gabrielle: Fresh produce prices likely to rise, experts say
Consumers are likely to see fewe fruit and vegetables in supermarkets in the coming weeks.
Cyclone Gabrielle: Hawke’s Bay heartbreak, concerns some growers will quit
Terrible blow to workers, orchardists as fruit growers confront cyclone devastation.
Cyclone Gabrielle: $2b kiwifruit industry right in path of storm
Fruit quality woes could intensify as Cyclone Gabrielle hits premium growing regions.
The apricot-alypse: 90% of crop lost, fruit stalls sell out in minutes
Supermarket shelves bare, stalls sell out in minutes: "You can barely find anything."
The thump, thump, thump in the night that I'm prepared to live with
OPINION: I was trying to sleep. Orchardists were trying to save their crops. Good on them.