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HortNZ welcomes Government moves to improve supermarket sector performance

31 May 2022

Media Release: Horticulture New Zealand has welcomed the Government’s decisions following the Commerce Commission’s supermarket review recommendations.

Maatu Akonga wins 2022 Hawke’s Bay Young Fruit Grower competition

28 May 2022

Maatu Akonga, assistant manager at T&G Global, took out the title of 2022 Hawke’s Bay Young Fruit Grower of the Year on Friday night.

Flexible working conditions enhance industry’s appeal

25 May 2022

More flexible working conditions implemented by many in the horticultural industry during the Covid-19 pandemic are helping make the sector even more attractive to women, says Shayna Ward.

A guide to New Zealand’s biosecurity system

25 May 2022

Part 1: All layers of the system are required to provide maximum protection. New Zealand’s biosecurity system is made up of many layers.

Sarah Dobson wins 2022 Pukekohe Young Grower competition

20 May 2022

Sarah Dobson, a 25-year-old environment and sustainability technician at A.S. Wilcox, has won the 2022 Pukekohe Young Grower competition.

Heat on greenhouse growers

18 May 2022

Large commercial greenhouse growers – reliant on heat and carbon dioxide – are searching for viable alternatives to gas and coal, as prices soar and growers seek to reduce their carbon emissions.

Gisborne growers hit by trio of massive rain events

11 May 2022

It rained, it rained again, and then it rained some more. Gisborne growers are counting the cost of one weather bomb after another.

Citrus project aims to lighten spraying impact

11 May 2022

Helping citrus growers increase their stock of beneficial insects, therefore decreasing the need to spray, is the focus of one of a range of projects that aim to help achieve a ‘lighter touch.’

Is fluorescence an answer to diagnosing plant stress?

4 May 2022

Kiwifruit vines in Bay of Plenty are under intense scrutiny from above and below as scientists gather information to discover how fluorescence emitted by their leaves can indicate plant stress.

Preventing injuries in the horticulture industry

4 May 2022

HortNZ has received funding from the ACC for a project to look at how we can decrease injuries and deaths in the industry through tools that reflect what happens out in the orchard & vegetable garden.