In light of the continuing labour shortage in the kiwifruit industry, the Social Development Minister says the government will raise the amount that beneficiaries can earn without their dole being cut.

Hawke's Bay's contribution to the world's ‘most competitive’ apple industry is set to grow, with more than 100,000 new plantings at just one Hastings orchard alone.

Leading fresh fruit importer IG International has entered into an association with Mr Apple, a major global apple exporter from New Zealand, to launch DIVA, a premium variety of apples into the Indian subcontinent.

US apple growers will be among the first in the world to get a dazzling taste of New Zealand’s most popular new apple variety. The USA is the first country outside of New Zealand to be licensed to grow and sell the exciting new Dazzle® apple, which was launched a year ago by Fruitcraft. Fruitcraft is a collaboration between three of New Zealand’s largest apple growers, Mr Apple, Bostock New Zealand and Freshmax. Fruitcraft has signed a license agreement with Chelan Fruit and Gebbers Farms. Chelan Fruit is a US cooperative with 325 grower members, farming 14,000 acres in Washington…

China and New Zealand have agreed to develop a reserve of kiwifruit genes in the southwestern province of Sichuan in China over the next five years, in order to strengthen cooperation in research on this fruit.

New Zealand horticulture had another record breaking year in 2017. The industry was valued at $8.8 billion, up $100 million from 2016, and the total value of exports was close to $5.12 billion, up $14 million from the year before. According to the latest Fresh Facts, an industry annual published by Plant & Food Research, horticultural produce accounted for 10.3% of New Zealand’s merchandise export income in the year to June 2017. The growth was driven by increases in the export values of fresh and processed fruit (excluding wine), from $2.78 billion to $2.82 billion, and fresh and processed vegetables,…

Hawke’s Bay juice makers The Apple Press say they don’t care about looks, just “good taste and low-waste”. Jihee Junn talks to co-founder Ross Beaton about how his innovative juice company came about.

While the business community’s response to a worker shortage in the Bay of Plenty is well known, workers who’re dealing with these issues every day have not yet had their say.

Deal highlights demand for agricultural automation technology; follows recent investment from Yamaha Motor Co. to accelerate company’s growth.

The New Zealand owned software product development company has been awarded an R&D Growth Grant by Callaghan Innovation.

Peter McBride releases an update concerning Zespri's Indicative OGR ranges for 2018/19, the forecast 2018/19 range of the Total Fruit and Service Payment and Zespri’s forecast profit range and a summary of the results of the 2018 Gold3 licence release