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Things are looking really promising at this stage for the 2024 kiwifruit harvest.

For Kiwifruit growers globally, climate change is the number one issue.

The Bay of Plenty region is set to witness the talent and dedication of its young horticulturists as they gather for the Bay of Plenty Young Grower competition and Gala Dinner.

A raft of problems, including quality issues, poor pollination, and bad weather, has led to what has been described as one of the most financially unrewarding kiwifruit harvests in recent memory.

The speed of dealing with the damage to infrastructure holds the key as to how well and how quickly the kiwifruit sector will recover from the ravages of Cyclone Gabrielle.

The 2023 kiwifruit harvest season has kicked off with growers bracing for lower yield and poor quality fruit.

Kiwifruit growers are voting whether to continue a compulsory levy to fund growers’ advocacy organisation, New Zealand Kiwifruit Growers Inc.

For kiwifruit growers in parts of the upper North Island it was a case of watching small streams suddenly becoming raging rivers, with water rising two or three metres high and engulfing entire orchards.

The country's green and organic green kiwifruit growers are facing very low returns for the 2022 season and – in some cases – no income at all for the 2023 season.

It could be late next year before a proposal by the Gisborne District Council (GDC) to add the value of new SunGold licences to rating kiwifruit orchard properties is finally settled in the Court of Appeal.