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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.

A crowd of more than 150 people turned out at a recent field day at Ngai Tukairangi Trust’s kiwifruit orchard at Matapihi on the outskirts of Tauranga.

New Zealand's kiwifruit industry is on alert following reports of a mystery disease that is sweeping through Italian orchards.