New Zealand to celebrate first Matariki public holiday
The first public holiday to celebrate Matariki – the Māori New Year – will be on Friday 24 June 2022. There are now 12 public holidays in the New Zealand calendar.
Agroecology project ramps up
We have now completed the SummerGreen meetings in Havelock North, Blenheim and Alexandra. One of the items discussed was a progress report on the A Lighter Touch agroecology understory planting...
Safety and Wellbeing in Horticulture Survey
Reducing injuries and preventing deaths in our industry is the objective of an ACC-funded project that HortNZ is leading.
Kate’s update
I’m looking forward to seeing many of you this week at the various events taking place in Central Otago.
Notice of the 28th Annual General Meeting of Summerfruit New Zealand
The 28th Annual General Meeting of Summerfruit New Zealand will be held on at 1.00pm, Friday 5 August 2022.
Aotearoa Horticulture 2030 – horticulture industry action plan consultation – last opportunity to join a zoom meeting
Consultation on the horticulture industry action plan being developed by industry and government is progressing, with the last planned zoom group sessions coming up.
Central Otago Young Grower on this Friday
The Central Otago competition will be held on Friday 10 June at the Otago Polytechnic Campus, 25 Bannockburn Road, Cromwell.
Teviot Valley grower shed meeting
The staff and Chairman of Summerfruit NZ invite you to take part in a group discussion and debrief on the last season; its challenges on and off orchard and learnings...
A Lighter Touch webinars
A Lighter Touch (ALT), the pan-industry project to reduce agrichemical use, is running a series of webinars about enhancing agroecosystems. Dr Charles Merfield (“Merf”), head of the BHU Future Farming...
Kate’s update
On Monday 23 May, the Summerfruit NZ team held a SummerGreen meeting in Blenheim. Thank you to all the growers who attended, it was great to see you all there.