Hail hits kiwifruit orchards

Reports are coming in of hail damage on some kiwifruit orchards in the Pongakawa and Maketu areas following last night's storm.

'So far we have logged around half-a-dozen calls reporting hail damage,” says a Zespri spokesperson.


Photo: File.

'However, growers have 72 hours to report damage and more may come in,” she says.

As the buds on the vines are so small at present, the extent of damage may be initially hard to assess.

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