Wairoa Mayor: Road upgrades between Napier and Wairoa will boost safety and accessibility
The road between Napier and Wairoa is on the mend.
The chair of New Zealand's biggest grower, packer and exporter of apples says it's been a bumper season.
Mike Peterson is the chair of Scales Corporation, which owns Mr Apple along with several other operations within the horticultural sector. Mr Apple has 1,250 hectares of apples in Hawke's Bay, their only growing region.
Peterson says immediately after Cyclone Gabrielle, his company took action to get back up and running which is why things are so good today. He says some companies didn't do this and are struggling for a variety of reasons.
Peterson says capital is precious right now in Hawke's Bay and he feels for some of the smaller orchardists who are having hard times two years on from the cyclone.
"We are going well and continuing to invest in premium products. We understand exactly what we need to do to grow with our varieties; it is really a solid growing platform. We haven't gone down the fully automated track, but we're sort of in the band of fast followers but not leading the pack," he says.
Peterson says Mr Apple is introducing technology where it's needed and says it's about being smart in business and having a good balance sheet. So far, he says it's been a cracker of a season and things are looking good.
"This season is one out of the bag, but I have learned over the years you never to jinx the crop. We could get a hailstorm tomorrow and the whole thing is gone. So, fingers crossed for this year's harvest," he says.
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A technical lab manager for Apata, Phoebe Scherer, has won the Bay of Plenty 2025 Young Grower regional title.
Following heavy rain which caused flooding in parts of Nelson-Tasman and sewerage overflows in Marlborough, the Insurance & Financial Services Ombudsman Scheme (IFSO Scheme) is urging homeowners and tenants to be cautious when cleaning up and to take the right steps to support claims.
Newly elected Federated Farmers meat and wool group chair Richard Dawkins says he will continue the great work done his predecessor Toby Williams.
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