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LABOUR'S JUST announced immigration policy will heavily penalise growing businesses say New Zealand's horticulture and viticulture industry organisations.

HORTICULTURE NEW Zealand says it is unbelievable and unexpected that the country is faced with another Queensland fruit fly detection, so soon after the last one in January.

UP TO 1000 visitors are expected to a premier conference and trade show for the fresh fruit, vegetable, and floral supply chains in the Australasian region to be held in Auckland in June.

WANGANUI GARDEN CENTRE assistant Kelly Jean Kerr (pictured) wins 2013 Young Horticulturist of the Year and second place getter Wellington collections specialist Eliza Whalley also wins the AGMARDT Market Innovation Project.

HORTICULTURE NEW ZEALAND believes this country's ability to control regional biosecurity risk is woeful and there are few signs of any willingness to improve.

EVERY MOVE to slow the reform of the Resource Management Act makes business more uncertain for commercial fruit and vegetable growers.

Figures just released show New Zealand's border protection is good, but still does not measure up to the standard the New Zealand horticulture industry, and the Government, expect.

Fruit and berry grower Julian Raine has been elected president of Horticulture New Zealand.

Andrew Fenton, the president and chair of Horticulture New Zealand since it was established in 2005, will not seek reappointment as president following HortNZ's annual general meeting in late July.

THE HOT dry summer is a boost for horticulture, but growers too need rain in the next few weeks.