Displaying items by tag: HORTICULTURE NEW ZEALAND

Setbacks or buffer strips between growing land and housing subdivisions are essential in any council plans and must be enforced, says Horticulture New Zealand (HortNZ) chief executive Mike Chapman.

Fewer tyre kickers than previously and people there to do real business was one of the observations made at Asia Fruit Logistica, says Horticulture NZ acting chief executive Richard Palmer.

Horticulture NZ is welcoming the Tasman District Council’s U-turn on the Waimea Community Dam project.

Horticulture NZ chief executive Mike Chapman says urbanisation poses an enormous threat to Pukekohe, an important commercial growing region. 

Aucklanders face a $1.1 billion economic hit unless they curb their voracious appetite for building houses on top-quality, horticultural land.

Coming changes in labour relations law represent “a real crisis point” for all New Zealand businesses, says Horticulture NZ chief executive Mike Chapman.

Matt Gomm has been named as the first ever Gisborne Young Fruit Grower of the Year.

Dillon Peterson has been named Nelson Young Fruit Grower 2018.

Confusion reigns in the horticulture sector after Labour passed its Regional Fuel Tax (RFT) law this week.

Fruit and vegetable growers say the regional fuel tax legislation, as it stands, is likely to add costs for consumer.