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Read Vegetables NZ's submission on the resource management reforms

16 February 2026

Vegetables NZ has made a submission on the Government's resource management reform proposals.

Resource management reform draft submission

3 February 2026

Vegetables NZ is submitting on the Government’s resource management reform proposals and will appear in front of a select committee to talk to its submission.

Fruit Fly response: controls on produce movement in place

8 January 2026

Update: no other flies have been found as at 26 January 2026

Rules are now in place which prohibit the movement of fruit and vegetables out of a controlled area in…

Response underway after single male Queensland fruit fly found in Mt Roskill

7 January 2026

A single male Queensland fruit fly has been identified this morning in the Auckland suburb of Mt Roskill, as part of Biosecurity New Zealand’s national surveillance programme.

Info for growers on the Government's resource management reform

6 January 2026

Before Christmas, the Government pushed ahead with its resource management reforms.

HortNZ has analysed the decisions and proposals and provided two summaries.

Merry Christmas from Vegetables NZ

19 December 2025

While brussels sprouts may not be your thing, Vegetables NZ would like to wish growers and others involved in the industry a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

Christmas vegetables don’t just happen by accident

16 December 2025

As New Zealanders head into the busiest supermarket week of the year, Vegetables NZ is reminding shoppers that Christmas staples like new potatoes, lettuce and tomatoes don’t appear on the…

Vegetable industry pays tribute to stalwart, Stuart Davis

15 December 2025

New Zealand’s horticulture sector has paid tribute to industry leader Dr Stuart Davis, who passed away in early December.

Add One More Vegetable vision

14 November 2025

The New Zealand vegetable industry’s vision for the Add One More Vegetable concept is that it becomes a government, industry and retail behaviour change programme to increase vegetable consumption and…

Vegetables NZ continues calls for bi-partisan approach to commercial vegetable production

5 November 2025

Vegetables NZ has been busy in Wellington this week, continuing to push for a bipartisan approach to commercial vegetable production.