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Hawke’s Bay and Tairawhiti horticulture industries urgently need more Government direction and support

15 May 2023

The Hawke’s Bay and Tairawhiti horticulture industries urgently need more Government direction and support if they are to recover to pre-cyclone levels of growth within the next decade.

Vegetable supplies looking good as winter approaches but weather still the wild card - Vegetables New Zealand

11 May 2023

Vegetables New Zealand says vegetable supplies are looking good as winter approaches but ongoing unsettled weather across the country is still the wild card.

Government inaction costing Hawke’s Bay horticulture more than $1m a day

9 May 2023

Failure by the Government to provide further direction in cyclone ravaged Hawke’s Bay is costing the local horticulture industry more than the equivalent of $1m a day.

Horticulture industry welcomes Free Trade Agreement with the United Kingdom

5 May 2023

The New Zealand horticulture industry is welcoming the early implementation of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the United Kingdom (UK), saying that for fruit and vegetable exporters, the agreement…

On-farm biosecurity series: People

3 May 2023

Precautionary actions can be taken to minimise any biosecurity risk associated with people coming onto your property. The movement of people and what they need to do should be included in your plan.

What's the price of risk?

2 May 2023

The price the public pays for fruit and vegetables in New Zealand may not accurately reflect the level of risk involved in growing them, says vegetable industry leader, Robin Oakley,…

Banking on an avocado bounty

2 May 2023

Swapping well-established careers in banking to take up horticulture for the first time might seem daunting, but for Maria and Andrew Watchorn going out on a limb and buying an…

Cyclone sets Hawke’s Bay horticulture back by nearly $1.5bn

21 April 2023

The cost to horticulture of Cyclone Gabrielle in the Hawke’s Bay has been estimated to be nearly $1. 5bn.

Government action overdue in cyclone ravaged communities

19 April 2023

Open letter to the New Zealand Government 

It is now more than two months since Cyclone Gabrielle struck, causing widespread devastation to commercial fruit and vegetable growing in Hawkes Bay, Tairāwhiti,…

Horticulture industry welcomes any move to improve labour supply

18 April 2023

Horticulture New Zealand says the industry welcomes any move to improve labour supply to support continued growth in commercial fruit and vegetable growing in New Zealand.