HortNews - Rubicon To Enter Alliance With HortResearch
New Fletcher Challenge company Rubicon and Crown Research Institute, HortResearch, entered an alliance today. WELLINGTON 16/2/2001 - New Fletcher Challenge company Rubicon and Crown Research Institute, HortResearch, entered an alliance ... [... more]
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HortNews - Turners Goes Global With Enza Purchase
Turners & Growers shareholders have confirmed they have bought apple marketer Enza. AUCKLAND 9/12/2002 - Turners & Growers shareholders have confirmed they have bought apple marketer Enza. Guinness Peat Group (GPG) owned all of the former ... [... more]
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Govt Announces Further Spread Of Broadband Internet
The Government roll-out of its Project Probe plan to launch high-speed Internet access for rural schools is about to move into four new regions. WELLINGTON 14/10/2003 - The Government roll-out of its Project Probe plan to launch high-speed ... [... more]
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HortNews - Kiwifruit Growers Switch From Helicopters To ...
Kiwifruit growers say fewer helicopters may overfly Katikati and Te Puke this spring now that many orchards have installed more permanent frost protection systems. TAURANGA 16/08/2004 - Kiwifruit growers say fewer helicopters may overfly Katikati ... [... more]
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HortNews - Italian Frosts Set To Send $1m Chill Down ...
The speculative underwriter floated to backstop Zespri International's drive to year-round sales in northern hemisphere markets is about to be asked to make up a million-dollar shortfall. WELLINGTON 9/03/2004 - The speculative underwriter floated ... [... more]
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HortNews - A Kiwifruit A Day Keeps A Cold At Bay
The good old kiwifruit may be a natural Kiwi preventative for the cold and flu sweeping the country this winter. WELLINGTON 13/8/2001 - The good old kiwifruit may be a natural Kiwi preventative for the cold and flu sweeping the country this ... [... more]
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HortNews - NZ's Opportunities In EU Apple Markets Waning
New Zealand apples are losing their reputation for quality in the European market, says an expert. HASTINGS 30/01/2004 - New Zealand apples are losing their reputation for quality in the European market, says an expert. Chris White, the editor of ... [... more]
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HortNews - MAF Investigates Illegal Grape Smuggling Claims
The alleged smuggling into New Zealand of cloned rootstocks by a winemaker has potentially exposed the entire wine industry to new pests and diseases, grapegrowers warned today. WELLINGTON 7/3/2002 - The alleged smuggling into New Zealand of ... [... more]
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HortNews - City Council To Stop Tagging LIM Reports
It's the news 5000 Auckland residents have been waiting to hear for nearly two months - the city council has agreed to stop recording soil contamination information on property reports. AUCKLAND , 23/12/2004 - It's the news 5000 Auckland ... [... more]
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Moth Breeder Could Have Destroyed NZ Fruit Industry
An Auckland man has admitted breaching stringent biosecurity laws by importing eggs of a foreign moth with the potential to ravage the country's horticulture and forests. WELLINGTON 22/01/2003 - An Auckland man has admitted breaching stringent ... [... more]
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HortNews - New Zealand Scientists Get The Pip
New Zealand plant geneticists appear to have beaten conventional breeders in an international search for a seedless apple that could become a commercial success. WELLINGTON 9/2/2001 - New Zealand plant geneticists appear to have beaten ... [... more]
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HortNews - Anthocyanins In Red-Fleshed Kiwifruit Mainly ...
New Zealand and Italian researchers have found that red-fleshed forms of the two main kiwifruit species on sale at supermarkets have potent antioxidants thought to provide protection against heart disease and cancer. WELLINGTON 14/11/2005 - New ... [... more]
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