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First Zespri Kiwifruit charter vessel sails for Japan

The first 4,100 tonnes (1.15 million trays) of this season’s Zespri SunGold Kiwifruit have left Port of Tauranga, bound for Kobe and Tokyo in Japan, marking the...

Zespri Red to become Zespri RubyRed™

Zespri has confirmed that its current red kiwifruit will be named Zespri RubyRed™ Kiwifruit for the first year of sales of commercial volumes in the upcoming 2022...

Bay’s primary sector enjoys strong returns at season’s mid-point

The Bay of Plenty is well-positioned to ride the wave of strong primary sector returns being enjoyed by horticultural and pastoral growers this season, with good rainfall...

New Kiwifruit Breeding Centre launches to boost innovation

Healthier, better tasting and more sustainability-focused varieties are the goals of the new 50/50 joint venture Kiwifruit Breeding Centre that opens its doors this week. The Kiwifruit Breeding...

ZESPRI marks record season in 2020-21

Increased sales, the ongoing expansion of Zespri SunGold Kiwifruit production and great quality fruit underpinned by strong international demand have delivered a record result for Zespri’s 2020/21...

Hawkins Celebrating 75 years of building New Zealand’s communities

A lot can change in 75 years, but Hawkins’ goal of helping make visions a reality has been a mainstay over the decades. In the summer of 1946...

$40m Kiwifruit Packhouse & Coolstore boost planned For Te Puke

Te Puke’s economy is heading for a $40 million cash injection as DMS Progrowers Ltd has unveiled plans to double the size of its existing local operation...

Listen: Managing China’s theft of NZ’s SunGold kiwifruit

Our Bay of Plenty Business News writer Richard Rennie recently provided his take on Zespri's novel plan to combat theft by Chinese growers in RNZ's 'the detail...

Kiwifruit looking to a record harvest for 2021

The kiwifruit sector is poised to break records this season, with an estimated crop volume of 177.5 million trays putting it ahead of estimates made only three...

Kiwifruit growers come together for foodbank drive

New Zealand Kiwifruit Growers Inc (NZKGI) is encouraging its members to pitch in and donate to the most vulnerable through The Foodbank Project, a joint partnership of...

Zespri to re-visit China fruit trial

Bay of Plenty kiwifruit growers will have an opportunity to quiz Zespri closer in coming weeks about the marketer’s proposed Chinese SunGold kiwifruit trial that was recently...

New labs for Zespri harvest test

Two Te Puke-based laboratories are among the six labs chosen to re-commence Zespri’s valuable taste profile testing on this season’s crop. Pinpoint Laboratory Services and Verified Laboratory Services...

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