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Horticulture industry can help New Zealand reduce emissions and grow the economy

1 April 2021

Media Release: The horticulture industry is well placed to help New Zealand reduce its emissions while also enabling the economy to grow, Horticulture New Zealand says.

Sustaining Profit

30 March 2021

By Anne Hardie. This article is from the April 2021 issue of the NZGrower magazine.

Biosecurity Amendment Bill has HortNZ’s backing

26 March 2021

Media Release: Horticulture New Zealand is thrilled that the Biosecurity (Information for Incoming Passengers) Amendment Bill has been drawn from the Private Member’s Ballot.

HortNZ welcomes moves to improve housing supply – but not on highly productive land

23 March 2021

Media Release: HortNZ says the Government’s latest moves to improve housing supply are welcome but the new houses must not be built on highly productive land used for vegetable or fruit growing.

Media release: The importance of food security and people having access to fresh and healthy fruit and vegetables is being highlighted at the launch of the International Year of Fruits and Vegetables.

Boom or bust summer – focus on northern NZ

9 March 2021

A MetService weather update by Georgina Griffiths.

Feedback for HortNZ’s Climate Change Commission submission

9 March 2021

HortNZ is drafting a submission, and holding another Zoom session to provide growers with an opportunity to discuss the Climate Change Commission’s recommendations and our submission.

Tax relief for hail affected growers

2 March 2021

Inland Revenue (IR) has announced some tax relief options for growers who were affected by hail events in December 2020.

Twice the value

2 March 2021

The Pukekohe Vegetables Growers’ Association’s (PVGA) Centennial Scholarship has got off to a great start with not one but two recipients in its inaugural year. Article by Glenys Christian.

Plan for feeding New Zealanders fresh vegetables and fruit needed too

10 February 2021

Horticulture New Zealand is calling on the Government to hurry up protection for highly productive land.