New Broom
OPINION: The old saying 'a new broom sweeps clean' doesn't always hold up, if you ask the Hound.
Kiwifruit is just too valuable not to be picked and despite the challenges of labour and weather, it will be picked.
Zespri is looking at increasing its cool store space - both in New Zealand and overseas - as a consequence of shipping problems caused by Covid-19.
New Zealanders are being offered a ‘living wage’ of $22.10/hour to pick and pack kiwifruit this season.
Zespri is reworking a proposal to seek approval from growers to conduct a trial to grow Zespri Gold 3 in China.
Fruit and vegetable prices increased almost 9% in the year ending December 2020, boosting overall food price inflation to 2.9%, Stats NZ announced today.
A former Bay of Plenty kiwifruit labour contractor and its former owner have been ordered to pay $276,000 by the Employment Relations Authority (ERA) for exploiting six migrant workers.

OPINION: The old saying 'a new broom sweeps clean' doesn't always hold up, if you ask the Hound.
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