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The first shipment of the 2023 New Zealand kiwifruit season departed the Port of Tauranga yesterday, carrying approximately 2,500 tonnes (over 600,000 trays) of Zespri SunGold Kiwifruit to Japan.

Kiwifruit growers have been told they will be getting a lot less money for their fruit this season.

The old adage of 'an apple a day keeps the doctor away' may now have to be changed to 'a kiwifruit or two helps you to snooze'.

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

Zespri chief executive Dan Mathieson says Zespri is looking at ways to help growers who are facing severe financial pressure as a result of two bad seasons.

Picking kiwifruit on orchards may be about to get easier.

Hort NZ chair Barry O'Neil has been growing kiwifruit since 1984 and says this is one of the worst year he's had.

Kiwifruit and Avocado packhouse, EastPack has announced its intentions to raise $30 million via an issue of five-year subordinated notes to New Zealand investors.

One long time kiwifruit business person is describing this and probably next year as the worst they can remember.

Many kiwifruit growers in Bay of Plenty face an uncertain future as they wait to see the final effects of last month’s disastrous frost.