Monthly Update - July 2016
*Conference* The TomatoesNZ conference papers, including the annual report, 2016/17 budget, and audited accounts, plus proxy voting forms, will be in...
Monthly Update - June 2016
EPA hearing held for Tamarixia application On Wed 4th May I attended and presented at the Environmental Protection Authority hearing of...
Monthly Update - April 2016
*Tomatoes New Zealand Incorporated launches!* From 1 April, the start of a new financial year, all of Tomatoes New Zealand’s business...
Monthly Update - May 2016
*More on the Emissions Trading Scheme* Latest submission round At the end of April we made a submission on the second...
Monthly Update - March 2016
Submission made on the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) review In February, Horticulture New Zealand, TomatoesNZ, and Vegetables NZ made a joint...
HortNZ Leadership Programme 2016
*Applications Now Open!* This programme is designed for potential or current leaders in the horticulture industry who want to develop their...
Monthly Update - December 2015
*Whitefly pest control issues* Whitefly, which has long been the number one pest issue for greenhouse tomato growers, proved to be...
New off label controls on key insecticides
When the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) reassessed the use of organophosphates and carbamates (OPCs) in 2013, they also reassessed the...
Survey shows many retailers don’t know they should label irradiated Australian tomatoes
A survey of independent retailers by TomatoesNZ found that more than a third of those stocking Australian tomatoes were not...
Monthly Update - October 2015
TomatoesNZ at Asiafruit Logistica For the first time, TomatoesNZ participated in the AsiaFruit Logistica exhibition, held 2-4 September in Hong Kong....