8 March 2023
At 8am the morning after the cyclone, when everything had gone quiet, Brydon Nisbet called his tenant in Puketapu to check on the state of his apple block.
7 March 2023
(Pictured is Arjune Dahya, HortNZ Regional Extension Officer, at the stand) Growers visiting the horticulture industry stand at the Northland Fieldays last week reflected on Cyclone Gabrielle and the future of…
2 March 2023
It is a testing and stressful time for many in our industry, particularly those in the Hawke’s Bay, Gisborne and Northland regions.
1 March 2023
While some growers lost their land, their crops and their homes, others remained untouched.
28 February 2023
Hastings nurseryman Lawrence E. Cooke, who founded one of the oldest surviving fruit tree nurseries still in operation, passed away on 15 October 2022 at the age of 91.
16 February 2023
After 43 years of growing pipfruit, stonefruit and then kiwifruit at Kumeu, northwest of Auckland, Richard and Sheila Mandeno have hung up their boots.
14 February 2023
A National State of Emergency has been declared for all of New Zealand.
10 February 2023
Farmers, growers and rural communities are being urged to take precautions and get prepared for the arrival of Cyclone Gabrielle.
8 February 2023
Creating efficiencies is the strategy ahead for feijoa, capsicum and chilli grower Southern Belle. GEOFF LEWIS reports.
3 February 2023
The future of Hawke's Bay's horticulture industry was on display at the Hawke's Bay Fruitgrowers' Association Industry Awards last night Kurt Livingston (left) was this year's recipient of the Emerging Achiever…