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Kiwifruit Growers Show Outstanding Support For Advocacy Group
Wednesday, 5 April 2023, 8:46 pm | NZKGI
Referendum results strongest ever for advocacy organization 91% of growers participating in referendum vote to continue levy for NZKGI New Zealand Kiwifruit Growers Inc. (NZKGI) have been given a strong mandate by kiwifruit growers to work on their behalf ... More >>
New Zealand’s 2023 Kiwifruit Harvest Begins With Very Rough Start
Thursday, 16 February 2023, 11:44 am | NZKGI
New Zealand’s 2023 kiwifruit harvest has kicked off with the first crop picked this morning in Pukehina, outside Tauranga, and more kiwifruit to be picked around New Zealand over the coming months. This was grower Robert MacKenzie's first harvest ... More >>
Hi-Cane Remains Safe For People And The Environment
Thursday, 16 February 2023, 10:01 am | NZKGI
This week NZKGI responded to the Environmental Protection Authority’s (EPA) Social Impact Assessment (SIA) report on the effects of their proposed hydrogen cyanamide ban, a spray used by kiwifruit growers commonly known as Hi-Cane. More >>
Laura Schultz Is 2022 Bay Of Plenty Young Grower Of The Year
Thursday, 21 July 2022, 8:14 pm | NZKGI
Three outstanding women have taken out first, second and third place with Laura Schultz from Trevelyans named Bay of Plenty’s Young Grower for 2022 at an awards dinner in Tauranga last night. The competition took place yesterday, 20 July, at ... More >>
Kiwifruit Harvest Taster Day: Registrations Open
Thursday, 25 February 2021, 6:40 am | NZKGI
An initiative giving people an insight into working in the kiwifruit industry over harvest is about to kick off. The initiative – led by New Zealand Kiwifruit Growers Inc. (NZKGI) and funded by the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) – sets its ... More >>
Kiwifruit recruitment strategy wins gold award
Friday, 12 June 2020, 3:58 pm | NZKGI
A kiwifruit labour attraction strategy implemented by New Zealand Kiwifruit Growers Inc. (NZKGI) and Wright Communications received a gold prize at the 2020 Public Relations Institute of New Zealand (PRINZ) Awards. More >>
Kiwifruit Industry Wants More Kiwi Pickers And Packers
Wednesday, 18 March 2020, 8:21 am | NZKGI
Workers from COVID-19-impacted hospitality, tourism and forestry industries invited to join harvest More than 20,000 seasonal workers needed Kiwis a first priority to pick and pack kiwifruit Attraction strategy to get information out to potential workers ... More >>
Seasonal labour shortage declared for BOP kiwifruit industry
Saturday, 6 April 2019, 12:20 pm | NZKGI
New Zealand Kiwifruit Growers Incorporated (NZKGI) supports the Ministry of Social Development’s (MSD) declaration of a labour shortage for the kiwifruit industry in the Bay of Plenty and the extension of the labour shortage in the Hawkes Bay. ... More >>
Kiwifruit seasonal labour guide published
Thursday, 28 February 2019, 2:44 pm | NZKGI
New Zealand Kiwifruit Growers Inc. (NZKGI) has published a comprehensive guide to working in the kiwifruit industry as it prepares for the 2019 harvest. More >>
Kiwifruit sector front-foots campaign to find pickers
Wednesday, 20 February 2019, 9:10 am | NZKGI
The kiwifruit industry is pulling out all the stops to make sure the 2019 harvest, which starts mid-March, isn’t short of workers – ensuring that quality Zespri kiwifruit is sent to overseas customers in premium condition. More >>
Zespri’s Subsidiary Company Sentenced by Chinese Court
Saturday, 23 March 2013, 11:25 am | NZKGI
NZ Kiwifruit Growers Incorporated (NZKGI) has been advised that Zespri’s Chinese Subsidiary Company, Zespri Management Consulting Corporation, has been found guilty of smuggling. One of Zespri Management Consulting Corporation’s employees has also ... More >>
