Apples
The team behind New Zealand's future apples and pears
We find out what it takes to produce some of New Zealand's tastiest apples by heading inside Plant & Food Research where they help Prevar create new apple and pear varieties Audio
How About Them Apples ?
We find out what it takes to produce some of New Zealand's tastiest apples by heading inside Plant & Food Research where they help Prevar create new apple and pear varieties Audio
Green shoots showing for grower two years after Cyclone Gabriel
When Cyclone Gabrielle hit two years ago, 4th generation orchardist Cameron Taylor sprang into action rescuing people from rooftops in his Taylor Corporation helicopter. Since then it's been non-stop… Audio
Overseas investment helping grow Hawke's Bay's horticulture
Shane Flynn from Craigmore Sustainables shows off a new orchard the investment agency is developing and explains why they see a bright future for Hawke's Bay's horticulture sector. Audio
Growing future growers in Wairoa
Tatau Tatau o Te Wairoa celebrates its first commercial apple harvest and the first of its horticulture cadets graduating. Along with Ohuia Incorporation, the trust has planted 28-hectares of… Audio
Young fruit growers climb the hort ladder
Kaahu Birdling and Jordan Popata are supervisors at Thomas Brothers Orchard in Riwaka. They manage their own teams and are embracing every opportunity to learn about leadership and orchard management.
…A year after Gabrielle, "a little bit of a miracle"
A year ago the Wilson family's apple trees were bowled like nine pins when logs came crashing through stop banks and silt drowned many areas. Did the trees come good? Audio
Clean-up a pleasant surprise for Hawkes Bay apple grower
Clean-up a pleasant surprise for Hawkes Bay apple grower. Audio
Future still uncertain for apple grower post Gabrielle
Lesley Wilson lost her home and most of the apple crop just before harvest when floodwaters filled with logs and other debris swept through the orchard in Puketapu. Nearly three months on, the… Audio
The week in Detail: Volcanoes, elections, shipping and apples
Every weekday, The Detail makes sense of the big news stories. Catch up on any episodes you might have missed. Audio
The complex costs of stopping exports to Russia
It's not illegal to send food products to Russia under New Zealand's sanctions regime, but many exporters are boycotting the market in response to the invasion of Ukraine. The Detail talks to one… Audio
Roxy - Sweet, pink and heading to Asia
The new Roxy apple has taken 20 years to develop, is currently being picked and has customers waiting for it in China, Vietnam, Taiwan and Hong Kong. Audio
Summer Science: Voices - To spray or not to spray
Summer science continues with a play of a science related episode from RNZ's Voices podcast. In 'To spray or not to spray' we meet Tim Vandervoet as he investigates ways to reduce insecticide use in… Audio
Markets grow for tiny Rockit apples
The Covid pandemic has lead to a lift in sales for the tiny Rockit apple. The apples are exported in a tube and consumers like that the fruit is not touched by a human hand after it leaves New… Audio
Migrant workers allowed in to New Zealand for horticultural work
The Government has announced that about 2400 more migrant workers will be allowed into New Zealand for seasonal horticultural work. Audio
Nicola Galloway with recipes for the autumnal produce
Autumn brings an exciting array of produce in the garden that will be ripe for the picking. Nicola Galloway is a food writer and author of Homegrown Kitchen. Seasonal produce is at the heart of her… Audio
Former FBI agent now tracking down missing heritage apples
For 24 years, David Benscoter tracked down bank robbers and flushed out political corruption as an FBI agent and investigator. Now he spends his time on the trial of something that can be just as… Audio
An apple harvest no one will ever forget
Apple growers have filled our fruit bowls and bolstered our export coffers, while harvesting a bumper crop and maintaining strict social distancing for their workforce. It’s been a nightmare. Audio
Expert sees apple varieties blossom and fade over time
John Wilton starts each day with an apple. And he knows which ones to choose. John's been a horticultural consultant for 57 years and was MAF's national pipfruit and summer fruit specialist for 15… Audio
Off Like a Rockit
New Zealand's tiny Rockit apples are proving a real hit with both consumers and growers. They're returning more than any other apple variety and demand is sky-rocketing in Asia. Audio, Gallery
