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.
28 August 2025
Research and healthcare initiatives, leadership and dedication to the sector have been recognised in the 2025 Horticulture Industry Awards.
27 August 2025
Cederman Brothers a long-standing family orchard based in Riwaka, has been named the Recognised Seasonal Employer of the Year.
26 August 2025
The Government and horticulture sector have unveiled a roadmap to double horticulture farmgate returns by 2035.
25 August 2025
Seven young horticultural workers are finalists in the 2025 national Young Grower of the Year competition - they will pitch their sills against one another in Christchurch 10-11 September.
