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There's gold for New Zealand growers in Zespri’s SunGold kiwifruit.

The next push for Zespri will be further creating demand ahead of supply and getting the best value out of the company’s global structure, says the new chief executive Dan Mathieson.

Long-serving Zespri executive Dan Mathieson has been appointed the company’s new chief executive.

Move over celebrities, here come the two ‘Kiwifruit Brothers’.

Zespri has officially opened its regional office in Orange County, California to manage growing sales across Northern, Central and Southern America.

About 8% of total kiwifruit production comes from Maori orchards, and now there is an ambitious goal to get up to 20%, says Maori Kiwifruit Growers Forum chairman Tiaki Hunia.

The kiwifruit industry initially lost a billion dollars -- about one-third of its capital value -- to Psa, says Zespri chief executive Lain Jager.

Kiwifruit is heading towards being a major force in the New Zealand economy, a Waikato University report predicts.

Zespri's results are positive for everybody -- Gold, Green or organic growers and Zespri shareholders -- but you should never become complacent, says chairman Peter McBride.

Zespri chief executive Lain Jager is the Ravensdown Agricultural Communicator of the Year.