ContainerCo consolidates container depot operations ContainerCo (NZL) Limited (ContainerCo), is set to move part of its container depot operations from Battery Road, a move that has thrilled nearby residents. ContainerCo’s managing director Ken Harris today said with the busy fruit export season now over, the company was in a better position to consolidate its container Read more…
Those cringing moments thinking about old laminate bench tops are history says New Zealand’s largest supplier of sinks Heritage Hardware. Digital technology is creating new laminates for bench tops that are changing kitchen trends and improving perception of the product. Heritage Hardware has gained exclusive rights to distribute world-leading Arborite® laminates in New Zealand, bringing fresh Read more…
A great challenge facing New Zealand’s Apple and Pear industry is job attraction not creation, according to its leaders. Pipfruit New Zealand’s new directors Cameron Taylor, Bruce Beaton and Peter Beaven, who was re-elected for another term, said the industry cannot reach its record breaking potential unless it attracts hundreds more people to join them. Read more…
Some of Hawke’s Bay’s oldest apple trees have been pulled out to make way for sweeter, high colour varieties, demanded by international markets. Fuji apple trees planted by pioneering organic grower, John Bostock more than 30 years ago have been pulled from the ground at his home orchard block near Hastings. Mr Bostock said it’s Read more…
“Pack the park” is the call from motor neurone (MND) sufferer Nathan McNabb, the Hawke’s Bay Magpies and community leaders. Nathan McNabb, who has had the debilitating disease MND for four years, has set a target of over 1000 walkers for the annual Walk 2 d’feet for MND which will be held at the Regional Read more…
Last year economic development specialist Paul Collits became living proof of being a joint council shared service. Paul was initially employed by the Napier City Council as economic development projects manager, joining another relative newcomer James Rowe. Paul had spent 25 years working in economic development in various parts of Australasia and was about to Read more…
A million more new apple trees are being planted across the country as international demand for New Zealand apples continues to soar, the industry’s leader announced today. Pipfruit New Zealand’s chief executive Alan Pollard, who is in Nelson for the Horticulture Conference said New Zealand’s world-leading apple industry is transforming into a billion dollar export Read more…
Horticultural pioneer John Paynter, whose lifetime ambition is seeing Hastings Heretaunga Plains planted in fruit trees, is this year’s recipient of the Pipfruit New Zealand Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Pipfruit Industry. Mr Paynter is the first grower in New Zealand to receive the award since it was established in 2013. He was presented Read more…
New Zealand’s $700 million apple industry has again been named the world’s most competitive performer. The World Apple Report, out this week, ranks New Zealand first over 33 major apple producing countries. Pipfruit New Zealand chief executive Alan Pollard said it is a great achievement to have a competitive edge over the world and to Read more…
New Zealand’s world leading apple industry is putting a call out to school leavers and graduates across the country to come share in its success. Pipfruit New Zealand’s new capability development manager Erin Simpson has been charged with growing and retaining young people into Zealand’s apple and pear industry. “New Zealand apples are leading the Read more…
Focus Genetic’s rising star scientist Natalie Pickering wants to help “make the boat go faster” for New Zealand’s primary sector through genetic gains in red meat. Dr Pickering, from Napier, has been announced an emerging talent finalist in the 2016 Beef + Lamb New Zealand Sheep Industry Awards. The winners will be announced on July Read more…
A seasonal labour shortage has Hawke’s Bay orchard workers calling on the region’s unemployed to give seasonal jobs a go as a way into more long-term work opportunities in the apple industry. Once all without work, the team of eight say they are “living proof” of how taking the initiative and getting a seasonal job Read more…