Horticulture New Zealand says fruit and vegetable growers can meet new farm planning requirements, through adapting existing Good Agricultural Practice (GAP) programmes. read more...

NZ Apples and Pears Inc. (NZAPI) chairman, Richard Punter, has announced that the organisation’s chief executive Alan Pollard will step down from his role later this year. read more...

Hawke’s Bay firm Rockit Global is on track to export 100 million tiny apples this year, but that number is likely to increase to more than 400 million by 2025, after the company made a multi-million investment in a new Hastings headquarters and facilities. read more...

The site has been blessed, the ribbon cut, and an apple tree planted. Rockit Global’s new headquarters is officially open. read more...

Jordan Carrol, orchard and harvest manager at CentralPac, has won the 2021 Central Otago Young Grower of the Year competition. read more...