20 December 2024
As a sector, we have a responsibility to ensure our practices safeguard rivers, lakes, and streams. Now, there’s an opportunity for growers, your staff, and advisors to enhance your knowledge.
18 December 2024
Our thoughts are with the people of Vanuatu, and particularly our Recognised Seasonal Employer (RSE) workers and their families.
13 December 2024
New Zealand’s horticulture sector continues to surge, with export revenue projected to reach a record $8 billion, a 12 percent increase by 30 June 2025.
8 December 2024
As I settle into my role as chief executive of HortNZ, I want to thank growers across the country for the warm welcome I’ve received.
6 December 2024
Leadership scholar Scott Harvey grew up on a sheep and beef farm in the Wairarapa and thought that would be his career path, but instead he found a passion for producing a different kind of food.
3 December 2024
HortNZ Leadership scholar Taurion Colquhoun says the learnings from the programme have been “eye opening” for him and he’s already putting them into action.
28 November 2024
Claire Scofield is a recipient of a 2024 postgraduate scholarship. Her research investigates the effects of environmental conditions under rain covers on calcium uptake in cherries.
22 November 2024
Alex Dickson received the Horticulture New Zealand Postgraduate Scholarship for 2024 to investigate returning highly productive land to high value vegetable and fruit crop production after flooding.
18 November 2024
Horticulture New Zealand Leadership scholar Justin Wehner says he ‘fell into’ the horticulture sector by chance but soon recognised the great career opportunities it offers.
15 November 2024
Horticulture New Zealand Leadership scholar Reuben Carter says he graduated the 2024 programme equipped with more tools to deal with the challenges and opportunities in the sector.
