Jonathan Bates, a 28-year-old orchard Block Supervisor at Birdhurst Ltd, has won the 2021 Nelson Young Grower competition. read more...

Saffron Wilson thought she wanted to be a hairdresser, but soon realised that working outdoors was her passion and now the 22-year-old is blazing a trail for women in orchards. read more...

Regan Judd, a 25-year-old orchard foreman at T&G Global, has won the 2021 Hawke's Bay Young Fruitgrower of the Year competition for the second time. read more...

Horticulture New Zealand has welcomed the Government’s decision to extend Supplementary Seasonal Employment (SSE) and Working Holiday visas by six months. read more...

The man at the centre of the near-trebling of New Zealand apple and pear exports in less than a decade, and a dream to double that again over the next few years, is stepping down from the job at the end of this year. read more...