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The amazing recovery of the kiwifruit industry from the ravages of PSa was celebrated recently at Parliament in Wellington.

Sir Brian Elwood has been awarded the prestigious Hayward Medal for services to the kiwifruit industry.

Sir Brian Elwood has been awarded the prestigious Hayward Medal for services to the kiwifruit industry.

Zespri's inaugural Kiwifruit Innovation Symposium in Mount Maunganui today will showcase leading science underway across the industry to a sold-out crowd.

A cold winter and wet, windy spring has seen a resurgence of Psa in kiwifruit vines in all affected areas.

The TPP will generate significant value for the New Zealand kiwifruit industry, says marketer Zespri.

Kiwifruit industry regulator Kiwifruit New Zealand (KNZ) has announced the appointment of Kristy McDonald QC as its new board chair.

The strength of the kiwifruit industry was a key factor behind MyFarm’s second kiwifruit venture, a proposed $9 million orchard development in the Franklin district, just south of Auckland.

When Chinese gooseberries were introduced into New Zealand in 1904 they were a novelty crop. Today kiwifruit is a billion-dollar export earner – and still rising, due, in part, to the work of plant breeders such as Dr Bryan Parkes.

The Fresh Carriers Hayward Medal judging panel is once again calling on the kiwifruit industry to nominate their finest leaders for the 2015 award.