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New Zealand Kiwifruit Growers Incorporated (NZKGI) will appeal a recent High Court decision that will allow a licence to grow SunGold Kiwifruit to be included in the value of land, and, therefore, growers’ property rates.

With almost all 2,900 orchards picked, the country's kiwifruit harvest is now largely complete, according to the New Zealand Kiwifruit Growers Incorporated (NZKGI).

Growers are mucking in and helping staff to pick this year's kiwifruit crop.

New Zealand's borders are opening again and kiwifruit grower organisation NZKGI wants backpackers coming into the country to help with this year's harvest.

NZKGI chief executive Colin Bond believes the NZ kiwifruit sector has a good proposition to offer employees, with both inside and outdoor work and pay rates that are good relative to the primary sector.

The kiwifruit industry needs to automate to protect growers from the labour challenges the industry faces.

Who'll replace the backpackers? That's the dilemma facing the kiwifruit industry this season, which is looking at a shortage of 6,500 workers.

The labour shortage in the kiwifruit industry is crying out for a solution, according to the organisation that represents New Zealand kiwifruit growers.

In a matter of days, kiwifruit growers organisation (NZKGI) chief executive Nikki Johnson will leave her role at NZKGI.

Kiwifruit is just too valuable not to be picked and despite the challenges of labour and weather, it will be picked.