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Blueberry growers thrive with bumper crop
Packhouse director Patrick Malley points to exciting future for Northland horticulture.
Garden tips: The dwarf v standard fruit tree dilemma
OPINION: Kem Ormond on the benefits of both varieties and which is best for your garden.
T&G Global posts 128% profit growth despite $9.9m net loss
Apples the 'engine room for growth' for T&G Global.
'All bananas are not created equal': Northland growers embrace variety
Bananas from Northland's Tippu Farm include Misi Luki and Hua Moa varieties.
'Strawberries just disintegrate': Some HB growers are loving the rain, others not so much
Summer had started very well – now a couple are losing thousands of dollars every day.
Zespri fires up expanded offshore growing plans
Overseas growers are lining up to produce SunGold for Zespri.
Kiwifruit season set for success with 'fantastic' spring conditions
'Our season is currently tracking seven to 10 days ahead of [the] average,'
Fruit and veges get cheaper but domestic airfares go up
Those flying overseas had it better than domestic travellers.
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.
Zespri to expand offshore gold kiwifruit growing after affirmative producer vote
Vote goes Zespri's way this time.
Getting Through: New Farmstrong resources for farmers after severe weather
Hawke’s Bay farmers share recovery stories in book and website launch.
'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.'
The problem with New Zealand's new red kiwifruit export offering
Retaining a premium price in the future could be a problem, Zespri warns.
This cider was an 'act of desperation' - now it's NZ's best
Paul Paynter’s plum orchards fell into a 'watery grave and died' so he had to pivot.
No longer 'a ripper of a season' for kiwifruit
Kiwifruit growers' enthusiasm for a terrific fruit-producing season has been tempered.
Yummy Fruit Company turns 50 amid cyclone recovery
John Paynter reflects on 50 years, noting 'I wouldn’t have changed too much'.
Zespri to hold new vote on expanding overseas kiwifruit production
It didn't work last time - but the global marketer claims significant support now.
NZ apple and pear revenue hits $2 billion
Future growth dependent on supportive economic and regulatory conditions.
Exports up, imports down as fruit trade with Europe booms
A leap in kiwifruit and apple exports helps narrow the trade deficit.
Behind the scenes at the Kiwifruit Breeding Centre
'It can take us 20 years to develop a concept.'
Zespri’s case against illegal gold kiwifruit planting goes to new court
'Pirated plantings' in global kiwifruit marketer's case.
'Good opportunities': NZ blueberry growers get access to South Korea
South Korean consumers will have to pay a premium for the New Zealand fruit.
'Perfectly imperfect' fruit and vegetables provide a recipe for business success
Collaboration with restaurant Embra turned misfit pears into fine dining delight.
Generation after generation – 90 years of Wattie's in Hawke's Bay celebrated
'Who else loves their job like this after 22 years?'
HortNZ calls on Kiwis to support local growers
Horticulture NZ has launched an awareness campaign called "Taste the Yakka".
Orange juice shortage hitting nationwide
Struggling to find your favourite chilled orange juice? You're not the only one.