Media Releases
Young Canterbury Vegetable Grower competes to be New Zealand’s best
20 Apr 2016
Canterbury’s young vegetable Lincoln Roper will be pushing his barrow against New Zealand’s best young vegetable growers to be crowned the winner of the annual New Zealand You...
Report Shows Strong Future for Organic Products
07 Apr 2016There’s good news for New Zealand’s organic fruit and vegetable growers in the report released today showing Kiwis are buying more organic product from their local supermarket...
Horticulture Welcomes TPP Signing
04 Feb 2016
New Zealand’s peak body for commercial fruit and vegetable growers, Horticulture New Zealand, has welcomed the official New Zealand signing of the Trans Pacific Partnership ag...
HortNZ Watches Tau Fly Detection Closely
22 Jan 2016Horticulture New Zealand is closely monitoring the response to the detection of a single male Tau Fly in Manurewa, Auckland. This fly is not considered to be as economically t...
Strawberries On Pav Or Roasted Potatoes For You This Christmas?
18 Dec 2015
A quick unscientific survey of Horticulture New Zealand’s family and friends has revealed strawberries on a pavlova is the favourite use of a fresh fruit or vegetable for Chri...
Growers door knocking to thank Grey Lynn residents
17 Dec 2015
Fruit and vegetable grower representatives will beat the feet across Grey Lynn today to thank more than 300 households for helping save New Zealand’s $6 billion industry from ...
HortNZ Congratulates MPI On Successful Eradication
04 Dec 2015Horticulture New Zealand is pleased to be able to congratulate the Ministry for Primary Industries on its successful eradication of the Queensland fruit fly from the Auckland ...
HortNZ Warns Government Not to ‘Cherry Pick’ LWF Recommendations
27 Nov 2015
Horticulture New Zealand supports the 60 recommendations made in the report released today by the Land and Water Forum. But it does so with stern words of caution for the Go...
Horticulture New Zealand welcomes new border levy
14 Oct 2015A border clearance levy for all visitors arriving in New Zealand has been welcomed by Horticulture New Zealand. The levy, to help pay for increased biosecurity checks at the b...
Good Result Gives Horticulture Room to Grow
06 Oct 2015The overnight signing of the Trans Pacific Partnership trade deal ushers in a new era of trade for New Zealand’s horticulture industry. “We want to congratulate the government...