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New Zealand's fastest- growing vegetable – which grows at an astonishing rate of up to 17cm a day in warm weather – is now available in supermarkets.

Asparagus season is here, with the seasonal favourite set to land in kitchens across New Zealand this month.

The first of the last asparagus to be grown in NZ will be coming on the market soon.

It's unlikely any NZ-grown asparagus will be exported this season.

Driving up state highway 1 through the central North Island on your way to Mt Ruapehu, you will pass through the small township of Mangaweka - perhaps best known for its DC-3 aircraft cafe and a sign pointing you to river rafting activities. 

Asparagus picking is hard work and so is finding workers to do it.

More automated asparagus harvesting now in progress is expected to address the industry’s seasonal labour bottleneck.

An asparagus breeder sees scope for the industry making a “tremendous breakthrough” via the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).

Asparagus on supermarket shelves usually points to summer being just around the corner

Horowhenua artist Jill Brandon was among many local artists who recently exhibited their works in what could be termed an ‘agricultural space’.