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![Meet Leo Mangos: Kiwifruit champion and change merchant](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Meet Leo Mangos: Kiwifruit champion and change merchant
“If Leo gets involved, there will be change.”
![Mixed news for growers in Zespri's new returns forecast](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Mixed news for growers in Zespri's new returns forecast
Record crop size, record per hectare returns for one variety, but per tray forecast dips.
![How big exporter Zespri plans to boost kiwifruit grower profits](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
How big exporter Zespri plans to boost kiwifruit grower profits
A record harvest this season is a good start in supplying the world more of our fruit.
![Markets with Madison: Zespri’s future](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Markets with Madison: Zespri’s future
The kiwifruit exporter just had a record harvest and is set to pay growers a better yield. Its outgoing CEO explains the seeds it’s now planting for future growth.
!['Disappointed': Northlanders not impressed with EPA decision on continued use of Hi-Cane](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
'Disappointed': Northlanders not impressed with EPA decision on continued use of Hi-Cane
Northlanders respond to EPA decision to allow Hi-Cane spray in kiwifruit orchards.
![Record harvest: Local growers can claim the 'best-tasting kiwifruit in the country'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Record harvest: Local growers can claim the 'best-tasting kiwifruit in the country'
Gisborne kiwifruit part of a record national season and they were the tastiest
![Record 2024 kiwifruit harvest follows meagre 2023](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Record 2024 kiwifruit harvest follows meagre 2023
Good weather and labour availability major contributors to record crop
!['My life changed in one second': Kiwifruit worker hit by forklift loses lower leg](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
'My life changed in one second': Kiwifruit worker hit by forklift loses lower leg
'Everyday tasks like dressing, showering, and walking have become challenging.'
!['A new and most attractive fruit' in 1928](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
'A new and most attractive fruit' in 1928
"The Chinese gooseberry could very easily be cultivated commercially."
![EPA says hydrogen cyanamide 'safe to use' but growers face new rules](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
EPA says hydrogen cyanamide 'safe to use' but growers face new rules
Kiwifruit growers are relieved they can keep using the controversial agri-chemical.
![Kiwifruit growers paid record prices despite Zespri profit dip](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Kiwifruit growers paid record prices despite Zespri profit dip
Green kiwifruit growers paid $9.55 a tray, up from $5.78 for the 2022-23 season.
![Zespri net profit has hard landing](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Zespri net profit has hard landing
It was a tough growing season, but better fruit quality has created some optimism.
![Exports up, imports down in March - so should we be happy?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Exports up, imports down in March - so should we be happy?
Imports take a tumble, kiwifruit and apples get country out of deficit.
![Mice cause havoc on ship carrying 1.2m trays of kiwifruit to Europe](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Mice cause havoc on ship carrying 1.2m trays of kiwifruit to Europe
It's the first time in two decades that Zespri has encountered the issue.
![Seeing red: RubyRed kiwifruit reaches million-tray milestone](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Seeing red: RubyRed kiwifruit reaches million-tray milestone
Zespri's RubyRed kiwifruit variety is in its third year of commercial production.
![700,000 trays of kiwifruit heading to China](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
700,000 trays of kiwifruit heading to China
The Kowhai, and the Solent Star, are expected to reach Shanghai at the end of March.
![Five orchardists fined nearly $200k for illegal water take](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Five orchardists fined nearly $200k for illegal water take
All pleaded guilty to the charges relating to the unlawful takes at their orchard.
![Zespri battles fake kiwifruit packaging in China](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Zespri battles fake kiwifruit packaging in China
China’s Public Prosecutor’s Office told Zespri it would prosecute the crimes.
![Zespri brand rides high in US, faces more rivals in Europe](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Zespri brand rides high in US, faces more rivals in Europe
Big potential in both markets as sales top $1 billion last season.
![Seeka feels lash of 2023 weather with $14.5m net loss](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Seeka feels lash of 2023 weather with $14.5m net loss
Prospects now look brighter as improved growing conditions signal record kiwifruit crops.
![Kiwifruit industry ticks Zespri plans to boost growers' shares investment](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Kiwifruit industry ticks Zespri plans to boost growers' shares investment
Industry alignment of growers and shareholders seen as major challenge ahead.