All New Zealand articles – Page 3
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NewsAsiafruit Knowledge Centre: Sky’s the limit in tropicals
Category experts stressed the importance of branding and varietal development as new opportunities emerge in the fast-growing tropical fruit sector
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NewsSambóa forms strategic partnerships with Blue Whale and Fruitcraft
Apple brand teams up with French and NZ companies to add new orchards, as it continues to expand production of its three licensed varieties
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NewsRockit launches Mid-Autumn Festival campaign
Online and offline marketing, premium giftboxes and a new Gold Selection range on offer during one of China’s peak consumer demand periods
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NewsNew Zealanders cut back on fresh produce as prices rise
Cost of living pressures force families to reduce spending on fruit and vegetables
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NewsZespri ready to roll out Italian red production
Kiwifruit marketer set to continue Northern Hemisphere expansion, with red variety R19 poised for commercial production in Italy and SunGold volumes expected to grow
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NewsComing soon: Produce Plus Summer
As the weather warms up, Produce Plus takes a look at summer favourites, including spotlights on the mango, stonefruit, cherry and table grape categories as they vie for attention over the holiday period. We also round up news and consumer trends from across the Australasian fresh produce ...
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NewsGreener Pastures launches NZ kiwifruit investment fund for golden visa
New Zealand group Greener Pastures has launched an investment fund allowing foreigners to buy into the country’s expanding kiwifruit sector while securing residency under relaxed ‘golden visa’ rules.
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NewsT&G Fresh and Kaikohe Berryfruit partner to expand berry operations
Venture sees Kaikohe Berryfruit lease its 10ha site for nine and a half years to grow premium blueberries and strawberries for the domestic and export markets
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NewsNew Zealand’s 26 Seasons signs Saudi strawberry partnership
26 Seasons and Qassim Strawberry & Fruit Cooperative Society sign commercial partnership
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NewsSeeka upgrades full-year earnings guidance again
Solid trading through the third quarter sees Seeka lift profit before tax forecast
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NewsPhoebe Scherer wins 2025 Young Grower national title
Bay of Plenty regional champion Scherer beat out six other finalists, including runner-up Steven Rink and third-placed Amelia Marsden
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NewsNew Zealand horticulture industry recognises excellence at annual awards
Five awards were handed out, including the Horticulture Bledisloe Cup to Andrew Fenton, current president and chair of the New Zealand Fruitgrowers Federation
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NewsVentureFruit partners with Joy Wing Mau on Tutti expansion
New agreement will see Joy Wing Mau plant 300ha of the hot climate apple
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NewsNew Zealand fruit exports surge to NZ$2.96bn in 2025
New Zealand’s fruit export value climbed significantly in the first half of 2025, with total overseas sales showing a 27 per cent increase year-on-year
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NewsMission Produce to showcase avocado programmes at Asia Fruit Logistica
The avocado specialist will present its diversified sourcing strategy and ripening expertise as supply transitions from Peru to Mexico, New Zealand and Chile
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NewsProduce Plus Spring out now
Produce Plus Spring is headlined by a keynote interview with MOYA 2025 winner Sonia Gabauer. She reveals the keys to the successful Driscoll’s Australia Sweetest Batch Strawberries campaign. Plus, a wrap up of Hort Connections and features on berries, avocados, citrus and IFPSS 2025.
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NewsIFPSS 2025: Securing a safer future for fresh produce
The second edition of the International Fresh Produce Safety Symposium explored how industry can deliver safe product in an evolving food safety landscape.
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NewsZespri to cut 135 jobs amid industry challenges
New Zealand kiwifruit marketer reportedly plans to reduce its workforce as part of a strategic restructuring to address changing market conditions
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NewsScales reports strong growth in horticulture division earnings
New Zealand’s largest apple exporter has announced significant growth in its horticulture division, with earnings up 77.4 per cent to NZ$53.2mn for the first half of the year
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NewsRockit launches premium gold selection range in China
Launch comes ahead of the peak Mid-Autumn Festival gifting season