+ Labour and employment
- Horticulture Viticulture Seasonal Labour Strategy 2005.pdf
- Changes to TRSE
- The TRSE Application Process
- Email Newsletter Special Edition 1 February 2008
- The Department of Labour's Employment Relations Service website contains plenty of useful information for employers, including information on employment agreements, kiwisaver, leave entitlements, minimum wages, paid parental leave and more ...
- HortNZ members can also request sample employment contracts direct from HortNZ from info@hortnz.co.nz or call the Grower freephone 0508 467 869.
+ Resource management advocacy
- Oral Sub Select Committee Review of RMA 2009 draft
- Rangiora and Kaiapoi Clean Air Zone Outdoor Burning
- Submission on the proposed National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management January 2009
- Proposed Review of the Resource Management Act 1991 on Issues Related to Process and National Guidance 2008 - 2009
- HortNZ RM Advocacy Update June 23 2008
- Northland Regional Council Outdoor burning evidence 17 Dec 07
- Environment Canterbury Air Chapter of the NRRP - Appeal 19 Nov 07
- Horizons Proposed One Plan submission 17 September 2007
- Horizons One Plan - Summary of Issues for Growers
- Resource Management Act (RMA)
- An Everyday Guide to the RMA
+ Industry profile
- From the 2009 Horticulture New Zealand Annual Report:
- NZ Produce Availability Calendar Chinese
- NZ Produce Availability Calendar Korean
- Ministerial Briefing Paper 2008
+ Environment
- The Buzz About Bee Week
- Select Committee Review of RMA 2009
- ETS Review Submission February 12, 2009
- Final Submission on NES Ecological Flows and Water Levels
- Primary Sector Water Partnerhip Leadership Document
- Emissions Trading Scheme Submission - March 2008
- HortNZ Strategic Response to Sustainable Water Programme of Action
- HortNZ Fresh Water Policy
- Climate Change, the 'NZETS' and you
- Submission to MAF on Climate Change March 30 2007
- Submission to MED on Energy Efficiency (Transitional Measures) and Climate Change March 30 2007
- Submission on Carbon Sequestration in Orchards Crops in New Zealand March 2007
- 'Nitrous Oxide Emissions in Horticulture' - A paper by Crop & Food for Horticulture NZ March 2007
+ Border security
- Horticulture NZ Submission on the MAF Biosecurity New Zealand Biosecurity Surveillance Strategy 2020 - 14 November 2008
- MAF Biosecurity New Zealand Update (June 24) on the New Plant Disease
- The draft MAF policy 'Policy for responding to pests and diseases (risk organisms)'
- The public discussion document 'Joint Decision-Making and Resourcing for Readiness and Incursion Responses'
- HortNZ's Submission in Response to the Above Documents, Jan 2008
+ Country of Origin Labelling
Horticulture New Zealand President Andrew Fenton at the presentation of the Green Party’s country of origin labelling petition to Parliament in December 2007.
+ Education and training
+ Leadership
+ Trade
+ Compliance
- Agricultural Vehicles Guide - this guide has been produced by Land Transport New Zealand and the New Zealand Police in collaboration with the Agricultural Transport Forum (ATF) which represents Horticulture New Zealand and other primary industry organisations.
- New requirements for commercial transport operators came into force on October 1 2007. Some of these changes have implications for growers operating heavy vehicles. Read the article by HortNZ transport consultant Michelle Rush.
- Link to the Land Transport New Zealand ‘Work time and logbooks’ publication.
- ACC and the Self Employed
+ New Zealand GAP
+ New Zealand GLOBALGAP Technical Working Group
- Trip report GLOBALGAP SC 25 and 26 June 2009
- Public comment requested for modifications and clarifications (indicated in red) of the GLOBALGAP General Regulations, due 17 July 2009.
- http://www.globalgap.org/cms/front_content.php?idcat=9&idart=876
- NZGTWG membership April 2009
- GLOBALGAP Newsletters
- GLOBALGAP Sector Committee Trip Report November 2008
+ Food safety
