Te Puna Hunting and Fishing Club members are taking a new approach to pest control with a competition to collect the tails of dead vermin. Members are currently... Read More

New Zealand kiwifruit growers have received the highest-ever average per-hectare return for supplying Zespri Green Kiwifruit, Zespri's 2013/14 annual results show. ... Read More

Five contestants, including the first woman to take part in four years, are set to go head-to head for the title of 2014 Bay of Plenty Young Fruit Grower of the... Read More

MP Todd McClay says improvements in the kiwifruit market is positive news for Te Puke growers. Zespri's annual report for 2013/2014 released this week shows the... Read More

Land values of Bay of Plenty kiwifruit orchards are returning to pre-Psa-V levels with some properties gaining higher selling prices than when the disease was first... Read More

The kiwifruit industry, so hard hit by the vine disease Psa-V, is the country's first to sign a partnership agreement with the Government on how to respond to future... Read More

Nearly four years since kiwifruit vine disease Psa-V was first detected in New Zealand - bringing devastating effects - the industry is back in growth mode and optimism... Read More

Boosting production to meet growing local demand is the reason behind Heilala Vanilla's expansion to its premises. The company was one of the first to move to Tauranga's... Read More

A group of Pacific Island kiwifruit workers will pass on knowledge of how to keep teeth clean when they return to their communities next month, after visiting an... Read More

The Government has announced its 2014 Budget focusing on supporting families and returning to surplus. Finance Minister Bill English announced a forecast $372m surplus... Read More

Tests are underway to establish if the new Zespri kiwifruit called SunGold, widely grown in the Bay of Plenty, has the same bowel health attributes as Zespri Green. Love... Read More

It's a long way from Durban, South Africa, and a career in IT to dairy farming in Rerewhakaaitu. A little serendipity brought about the dramatic change in life direction... Read More