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Horticulture NZ's annual report for 2020-2021 shows it was a mixed bag for the country's growers.

The horticulture and wine grape industries in New Zealand are collecting donations to help with the recovery in Tonga, following a tsunami in the country.

Give us clarity! That's the plea from HortNZ to PM Jacinda Ardern and the Government.

Labour issues will be the top priority for HortNZ chief executive Nadine Tunley in the coming year, with environmental issues a close second.

Melissa van den Heuvel has won the Young Grower of the Year for 2021.

Melissa van den Heuvel has been named the 2021 Young Grower of the Year.

Former Horticulture New Zealand chief executive Mike Chapman says labour shortages and an avalanche of government-sponsored regulations are crippling the sector.

The horticulture sector has been praised for its "extraordinary achievements" in the face of Covid-19-related challenges.

Horticulture New Zealand says it has now been officially advised by the Ministry for Primary Industries that the settings for this Alert Level 4 are the same as those used last year in Level 4. 

Nelson grower Julian Raine says the Government's decision to allow seasonal workers from some Pacific nations, without going through the standard two-week managed isolation, is a great move.