4 November 2025
HortNZ Leadership scholar Aimee Lister applied for the programme because she is keen to extend her career beyond management.
3 November 2025
Aaron Hewson is passionate about pushing the boundaries for horticulture and agriculture to future-proof growing food for communities, and his master’s research holds exciting potential for commercial
Applications have opened for HortNZ's 2026 scholarship programme, with 20 funding opportunities available.
Liam Porter’s Masters research offers exciting potential for the kiwifruit sector and he’s glad that a Horticulture postgraduate scholarship is enabling him to really focus on that.
16 October 2025
As countries around the globe celebrate World Food Day today (16 October), HortNZ is redoubling its calls for vegetable growing to become a permitted activity.
15 October 2025
International Day of Rural Women is about community, celebrating one another and highlighting the opportunities and giving confidence to other women to step up.
Manpreet Kaur says one of the best parts of her job as an assistant orchard manager is being able to motivate, encourage and uplift other women and pass on her skills.
For 2025 national Young Grower of the Year winner Phoebe Scherer, being a rural woman is about ‘getting in there, getting amongst it all’ – and supporting one another.
13 September 2025
More likely than not, you buy your broccoli at the supermarket. Unlike fruit, it doesn’t have a sticker or really any way of knowing where it came from.
12 September 2025
Bay of Plenty technical lab manager Phoebe Scherer has won the coveted 2025 Young Grower national title.
