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Primary Industries Minister, Nathan Guy has approved the application for NZ KiwiBerry Growers Inc (NZKBG) to join the GIA partnership.

Despite a record breaking 2015-16 season for kiwifruit, there is room for improvement and greater growth, says Zespri chairman Peter McBride.

Gold kiwifruit has transformed the industry in the last 15 years, says Zespri chief operating officer Simon Limmer.

Three or four years ago Zespri found the business environment in China challenging.

The 2015/16 kiwifruit season has broken records for the industry and Zespri.

Orchard values are going through the roof compared even with pre-Psa levels, says Zespri chief operating officer Simon Limmer.

Kiwifruit growers are throwing their support behind dairy farmers suffering from two successive years of low payout.

Vine disease (Psa) has had a positive impact on the kiwifruit industry, given where it is today, says Zespri International chief operating office Simon Limmer.

Farmers facing the industry's lowest milk price in years will this month hear lessons learnt by the kiwifruit industry when Psa struck in 2010.

At a forestry event last year a speaker talking about forest owners' spending on science asked, "How much does the kiwifruit industry commit to research?"