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The movement of plant material, including budwood, to orchards where Psa is not detected, and to the South Island, is strictly prohibited or restricted.

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14 May 2025

Nominations for KVH Director

The KVH Board is calling for nominations for a grower director for a term of three years. Dermott Malley’s term as grower elected representative ends in August and he will be re-standing for this vacancy. Nomination forms are available here and must be returned to KVH at [email protected] along with a list of all interests in the kiwifruit industry by 5pm, Friday 4 July 2025. Grower members will be asked to vote for their preferred nominees and the successful candidate will be announced following this year’s AGM, Thursday 21 August.

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23 Apr 2025

Stopping our most unwanted

A reminder the latest fruit fly and Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) risk updates are always available on the KVH website. These updates include the latest detection and surveillance information, including our industry-led activities, and are produced every month.

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23 Apr 2025

Listen to the latest news

We have a new Snapshot podcast online, where we chat with Ryan, Chief Quarantine Officer for the Ministry for Primary Industries, about the work his teams do across biosecurity. Ryan manages the Tauranga, Hamilton, and Northland regions – there are biosecurity teams in all three regions – and in the chat we focus on the way they manage cruise ships, transitional facilities, and various partnerships that they have with KVH and the kiwifruit industry. The Snapshot podcasts are free and available now on SoundCloud and Apple iTunes.

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The KVH portal is now the Zespri Weather & Disease Portal. Access all the weather tools you're familiar with.

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