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The success of some of the early Māori adopters in the kiwifruit industry is starting to catch on.

Anaru Timutimu wants to see more Māori in leadership roles in the kiwifruit industry

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

Zespri is looking at increasing its cool store space - both in New Zealand and overseas - as a consequence of shipping problems caused by Covid-19.

The first shipment from this year’s kiwifruit harvest is on its way to two key Asian markets.

New Zealanders are being offered a ‘living wage’ of $22.10/hour to pick and pack kiwifruit this season.

Zespri is reworking a proposal to seek approval from growers to conduct a trial to grow Zespri Gold 3 in China.

Fruit and vegetable prices increased almost 9% in the year ending December 2020, boosting overall food price inflation to 2.9%, Stats NZ announced today.

A former Bay of Plenty kiwifruit labour contractor and its former owner have been ordered to pay $276,000 by the Employment Relations Authority (ERA) for exploiting six migrant workers.

The last of New Zealand kiwifruit industry’s 2020 crop has been shipped overseas, capping another strong season.