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Kiwifruit Recommended to Boost Dietary Vitamin C
Monday, 5 November 2012, 9:24 am | Zespri
November is 5+ A Day month and scientists believe kiwifruit should be a consumer’s first choice when boosting fresh fruit and vegetable intake. New international research, just published in the Journal of Nutritional Science, shows even a recommended dietary ... More >>
World’s first compostable fruit label for Zespri Kiwifruit
Monday, 29 October 2012, 1:13 pm | Zespri
Zespri will introduce the world’s first and only fully compostable fruit labels on all Zespri® Organic Kiwifruit next season. Zespri’s Global Marketing Manager – Organic, Glen Arrowsmith, explains this initiative is part of Zespri’s leadership ... More >>
Zespri Chairman Announces Plan To Step Down
Wednesday, 24 October 2012, 11:12 am | Zespri
MEDIA RELEASE 24 October 2012 Zespri Chairman Announces Plan To Step Down Zespri Chairman John Loughlin has announced he will stand down as Chairman of the Board and as a director early next year, at a time still to be confirmed. Mr Loughlin joined ... More >>
Kiwifruit breeder honoured for $3 billion contribution
Friday, 19 October 2012, 11:37 am | Zespri
The inaugural kiwifruit industry award – the Hayward Medal – was presented last night to a kiwifruit breeder whose work has added around $3 billion to the industry and the New Zealand economy, Russell Lowe from Plant & Food Research. More >>
Over 2000 Hectares of Gold3 Released To Begin Psa Recovery
Thursday, 14 June 2012, 1:45 pm | Zespri
ZESPRI has today announced the next stage in the recovery pathway from the devastating vine-killing disease Psa with the release of 2068 hectares of Gold3, a commercialised kiwifruit variety with tolerance to the disease. More >>
Record kiwifruit volume for 2011
Friday, 25 May 2012, 11:25 am | Zespri
Record kiwifruit volume for 2011 ZESPRI’s 2011/12 financial results show a lift in global revenue of seven percent to NZ$1.62 billion, on the back of a record volume crop of 116.5 million trays of kiwifruit. The record crop volume increased total ... More >>
Leading Rural Banks Sponsor Psa R&D programme
Monday, 23 April 2012, 1:00 pm | Zespri
The global Kiwifruit Vine Health/ZESPRI Psa Research and Development Programme, has been boosted with a significant sponsorship from leading rural bank, ANZ National. More >>
Psa Recovery Pathway Launched
Wednesday, 21 March 2012, 2:54 pm | Zespri
ZESPRI has announced the start of a recovery pathway from the devastating vine-killing disease Psa involving the wide-scale release of a newly commercialised gold kiwifruit variety, known as Gold3. More >>
2012 Kiwifruit Harvest Underway
Monday, 19 March 2012, 11:42 am | Zespri
19 March 2012 The 2012 kiwifruit harvest has begun in New Zealand, with the first shipment of ZESPRI GOLD kiwifruit due to depart for Japan in early April, and arriving in market mid-April. The first kiwifruit orchards to be picked were in the Poverty ... More >>
Industry Recovery Discussion Paper
Thursday, 23 February 2012, 2:22 pm | Zespri
The world’s most successful horticulture marketer, ZESPRI Group Ltd, has announced today a possible recovery pathway from the devastating vine disease, Psa, which would see a broad-scale release of a new gold variety, known as Gold3 over the next three ... More >>
Chinese Taipei deal would deliver more to kiwifruit growers
Wednesday, 26 October 2011, 10:50 am | Zespri
ZESPRI welcomes news that steps towards the negotiation of a closer economic partnership with Chinese Taipei will begin this year. More >>
Satisfactory 2010/11 Result but Psa Challenges Ahead
Thursday, 18 August 2011, 2:16 pm | Zespri
ZESPRI's 2011 Annual Meeting delivered a realistic outlook of the impact of the vine-killing disease Psa on the kiwifruit industry, with a recap of the 2010/11 season, which delivered satisfactory returns for growers despite ongoing currency volatility ... More >>
T&G fails again in the High Court
Monday, 15 August 2011, 10:30 am | Zespri
The High Court of New Zealand has rejected the latest attempt by a one percent player in the New Zealand kiwifruit industry, Turners & Growers (T&G), to break up its successful marketing structure, managed by ZESPRI Group Ltd. More >>
World-leading technology enlisted in fight against Psa
Wednesday, 6 July 2011, 9:48 am | Zespri
As part of the global research and development programme into the kiwifruit vine killing disease Psa, ZESPRI has formed a partnership with world-leading bacteriophage producer Utah-based OmniLytics Incorporated. More >>
ZESPRI quantifies kiwifruit water footprint
Friday, 1 July 2011, 9:50 am | Zespri
In a New Zealand first, ZESPRI has undertaken a comprehensive investigation of the water footprint across the lifecycle of ZESPRI(r) GREEN kiwifruit as part of its ongoing commitment to sustainable production and sustainable future growth. More >>
ZESPRI releases new variety licences
Wednesday, 15 June 2011, 12:57 pm | Zespri
The world’s most successful horticulture marketer, ZESPRI Group Ltd, today announced the release of up to 400 hectares of new variety licences, to help meet strong future market demand for premium quality ZESPRI® Kiwifruit. More >>
ZESPRI still committed to working with T&G
Wednesday, 15 June 2011, 11:41 am | Zespri
ZESPRI's Chief Executive, Lain Jager, says the company remains willing to work constructively with Turners & Growers Ltd (T&G) on a multi-year collaborative marketing application involving new cultivars that it hopes would be capable of being approved ... More >>
Important development reached in key Psa research programme
Wednesday, 15 June 2011, 11:40 am | Zespri
An important development in delivering Psa-clean pollen to the kiwifruit industry has been reached, with research establishing a high temperature treatment can kill Psa without impacting viability of the pollen. More >>
New Zealand Kiwifruit Industry Sets New Shipping Record
Tuesday, 7 June 2011, 4:36 pm | Zespri
In a New Zealand kiwifruit industry first, 160 refrigerated containers, containing 832,000 trays of ZESPRI® Kiwifruit, have been loaded and delivered to the Port of Tauranga for export in a 12-hour period. More >>
Global Response to Psa Research and Development Programme
Tuesday, 24 May 2011, 4:08 pm | Zespri
ZESPRI, in coordination with Kiwifruit Vine Health (KVH), is spearheading a global research and development programme to protect the $1.5 billion New Zealand kiwifruit industry from the vine disease Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae (Psa). More >>
