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19 November 2020
Eight months ago, New Zealand went into Covid Level 4 lockdown, and our world changed.
5 November 2020
The 10-year anniversary of the kiwifruit Psa outbreak reminds us that we must not cut back on biosecurity preparation and funding. We always need to be ready for biosecurity threats.
4 November 2020
This week 10 years ago, the kiwifruit industry found out that it had a bacterium called Psa that rapidly killed kiwifruit vines.
30 October 2020
"My definition of sustainability is not a passive dictionary definition. When it comes to the environment, it is each of us on our land proactively making positive environmental changes," says HortNZ.
29 October 2020
"My definition of sustainability is not a passive dictionary definition. When it comes to the environment, it is each of us on our land proactively making positive environmental changes," says Mike.
24 October 2020
The government has two paths to choose from: prescribe rules and regulation, or empower landowners to make changes that will lead to greater environmental sustainability.
23 October 2020
Freshwater quality and climate change mitigation are inexplicably linked to the whole country creating a sustainable environment.
21 October 2020
If NZ is going to get out of this recession, we need productivity. It is crucial to support business so they can grow by reducing bureaucracy and providing access to labour to meet seasonal needs.
17 October 2020
The Government might change, but the challenges facing it will not. As Europe goes back into full on Covid lockdown, our first flight to Australia without quarantine requirements has taken off.
12 October 2020
For NZ to recover, we need to protect our productive capacity. This means getting New Zealanders into horticulture, as well as people from the Pacific to fill immediate needs for harvest.
