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We’re pleased to share that our Commercial Manager, Reece Unwin, has been accepted into the Strategic Thinking in Agrifood Management Programme (STAMP) – a three-year professional development initiative focused on enhancing strategic thinking in New Zealand’s food sector.  Led by FoodHQ, with academic support from Massey University, STAMP unites professionals from across New Zealand’s agri-food…

Join us at Kiwi Pollen’s Spring Field Day on Wednesday, October 2, 2024, from 10am to 1pm at Kairanga Orchard, 38 Mark Road, Te Puke. This is the perfect opportunity to learn how to maximise your orchard’s productivity and achieve exceptional yields this kiwifruit season. Discover our advanced solutions for effective pollination, designed to improve…

Coast & Country News – October 2023 – see original here Kiwi Pollen and Hill Labs have united their expertise and resources through a novel way of working together, aimed at overcoming industry challenges and optimising operations. Both organisations share a commitment to seeing the kiwifruit sector thrive, and their collaborative efforts are set to drive…

“Good field day, good turn out, good food, good people, good knowledge and technology – well done!” Photo credit: Owen Solomon, Zespri.

Coast & Country News – April 2023 click here Kiwi Pollen of Te Puke has appointed Monica Roach as its Chief Executive Officer.  Monica is taking over from her parents Jill Hamlyn and Graeme Crawshaw after their 34 years with New Zealand’s first commercial kiwifruit pollen company.  While Jill and Graeme remain an integral part…

Coast & Country News – October 2022 – see original here Ty Hartnett started in the kiwifruit pollination industry with Kiwi Pollen in 2003 as an industrial engineer. “Having been trained by a NZ division of the once largest private company in Great Britain, Imperial Chemical Industries, ingrained into me was the principal question: ‘Is…

Pollinating SunGold under cover – A case study: Full Pollination – no BeesSUCCESSFUL MECHANISED FULL POLLINATIONIn a Te Puke case study, Kiwi Pollen tried pollinating SunGold kiwifruit under a cover with no bees.Not a typical cover, the cloth only sat 1.2m above the canopy. It was installed post Psa in early 2012, with little knowledge…