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Scientists from Plant & Food Research have been collecting data from apple orchards in Hawke’s Bay to better understand the impact of Cyclone Gabrielle on plant and soil health and support grower’s management decisions.

Chair of Apples and Pears NZ Richard Punter says there are different views on whether orchards that are impacted by water and silt can be repaired and apples planted in the same ground.

The 2021/22 apple season is being described as probably the most disrupted season since WWII.

Apple and pear growers around the country have slammed the Government's handling of the overseas workers who pick a substantial amount of NZ's apple crop each year.

NZ's apple sector is facing a potential $80 million loss in the coming season because of a looming labour shortage.