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Hawke's Bay orchards upgrade packhouses after storms
Agricultural Technology

Hawke's Bay orchards upgrade packhouses after storms

Storm-hit growers in Hawke's Bay are spending on automation and cool stores to protect exports, cut bottlenecks and lift throughput.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • Fri, 26th Jun 2026
High tech operation attracts graduates to the packing shed
Robotics

High tech operation attracts graduates to the packing shed

Automation in New Zealand packhouses is opening up graduate careers and strengthening the horticulture sector's resilience against global shocks.

By Staff Writer • 6 min read • Sat, 16th May 2026
Providing career qualifications for a specialist industry
Agricultural Technology

Providing career qualifications for a specialist industry

A new qualification could ease labour shortages in hydraulics and pneumatics by giving workers a recognised career path in New Zealand.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Wed, 6th Nov 2024
Logistics sector 18,000 workers short by 2028
Robotics

Logistics sector 18,000 workers short by 2028

New research warns freight delays and higher consumer prices loom as New Zealand’s logistics worker gap is projected to quadruple by 2028.

By Staff Writer • 6 min read • Wed, 28th Jun 2023
Agritech receives $29.9m injection in recent budget
Agricultural Technology

Agritech receives $29.9m injection in recent budget

The recent Government Wellbeing Budget provides much needed support that will drive higher paying jobs and new export revenues in the horticulture sector.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 26th May 2023
RMA reform must not hinder critical water infrastructure
Agricultural Technology

RMA reform must not hinder critical water infrastructure

New Zealand growers could face higher food costs and poorer water security if reform leaves storage projects harder to finance, IrrigationNZ says.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Mon, 6th Feb 2023
CCNZ names incoming Chief Executive
Sustainability

CCNZ names incoming Chief Executive

The civil construction lobby will have a new voice on training, immigration and safety when Alan Pollard takes over as Chief Executive in January.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Sun, 5th Dec 2021
Should the Government implement the Climate Change Commission’s advice?
University of Canterbury

Should the Government implement the Climate Change Commission’s advice?

The Government has until 31 December to decide whether to adopt a plan that could cut GDP by 1.2% in 2050, or do less.

By Staff Writer • 5 min read • Thu, 17th Jun 2021
Partnership to develop platform for New Zealand agritech AI research
Agricultural Technology

Partnership to develop platform for New Zealand agritech AI research

New scientific partnership accelerates research in New Zealand's agritech sector by removing computer processing bottlenecks.

By Shannon Williams • 5 min read • Thu, 11th Feb 2021
Land-based industries resilient during NZ’s lockdown
Agricultural Technology

Land-based industries resilient during NZ’s lockdown

Strong Asian demand kept dairy, meat and horticulture afloat, lifting New Zealand's land-based exports by nearly GBP £500 million year-to-date.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Tue, 8th Sep 2020
Northland rail receives $109.7 million cash injection
Agricultural Technology

Northland rail receives $109.7 million cash injection

Freight in Northland will move by rail for the first time, after a NZD $109.7 million boost to reopen lines and build a terminal.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Wed, 5th Feb 2020
Processing food waste saves money, the environment and boosts production
Agricultural Technology

Processing food waste saves money, the environment and boosts production

Businesses are cutting landfill charges and transport costs as a Sydney plant turns commercial food waste into fertiliser and green energy.

By Staff Writer • 5 min read • Sun, 26th May 2019
How a fruit fly outbreak could devastate New Zealand’s horticulture industry
Agricultural Technology

How a fruit fly outbreak could devastate New Zealand’s horticulture industry

Two exotic fruit fly detections in Auckland have raised alarm over possible trade losses, with apples, citrus and berries most exposed.

By Staff Writer • 8 min read • Tue, 5th Mar 2019
Early action needed to achieve a low-emissions future
Clean technologies

Early action needed to achieve a low-emissions future

Delaying climate reform could make New Zealand’s shift to a low-emissions economy costlier, more abrupt and far harder to manage.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Fri, 7th Sep 2018
Vivid pointers for a brighter future
Māori

Vivid pointers for a brighter future

New Zealand could hit net zero only by changing land use, as the report says a clean power grid and more electric transport are not enough.

By Staff Writer • 5 min read • Sun, 7th May 2017
Kiwifruit growers give mandate, total grower control still some way off
Kiwfruit Industry Strategy Project

Kiwifruit growers give mandate, total grower control still some way off

Interim results show more than 90 percent of New Zealand kiwifruit growers support a new blueprint for the industry though one grower, who this month.

By Pattrick Smellie • 5 min read • Tue, 24th Mar 2015

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