Vintage 2026 yielded excellent fruit for most New Zealand wine regions.

New Zealand's wine industry lost a beloved winemaker, mentor, colleague and friend earlier this year. Five decades after James Healy was lured into the wine world by food and wine gatherings at university, his daughter Sophie McGill pays homage to an extraordinary life and enduring legacy.

OPINION: A bumper season all around.

According to the 2024 Marlborough Vineyard Monitoring Report, one third of surveyed grape growers had either started long spur pruning of Sauvignon Blanc vines or planned on trialling it over winter 2024, citing cost savings as motivation.

Fifty years after Hermann and Agnes Seifried picked their first grapes in Nelson, their eldest daughter, Heidi Seifried-Houghton, reflects on the enduring legacy of this “wild dream”.

OPINION: As the fourth generation of my family working in horticulture, I’m proud to be continuing the legacy and honoured to do so carrying the current title of the Young Grower of the Year 2024.

A post settlement treaty organisation in Wairoa is banking on horticulture to boost employment and income for its people.

A year ago, Cyclone Gabrielle wreaked havoc at family-owned Taylors orchard and packhouse in Hawke's Bay.

When a biosecurity incursion is identified, many things need to be done very quickly in order to stop the spread and eradicate a new invasive pest or disease before populations grow to a level where eradication is no longer a feasible option.

The past year has been one of extremes in almost every way; from weather to costs - it appears as if everything that has happened in 2023 has been big. However, while there have been extreme hindrances, there have also been notable victories for farmers during the year. Leo Argent looks back on 2023 and highlights the moments - big and small.