Something rotten in our kiwifruit exports

Kiwifruit giant Zespri has been fingered in a scandal which has seen its Chinese agent jailed for avoiding

Suitcases of cash changed hands as a businessman paid kiwifruit marketing company Zespri millions of dollars in a scam to avoid duty in China, a Fairfax Media investigation has found. Zespri, far from being an innocent party as it has claimed, knew ...

New Zealand Kiwifruit is rich in vitamins and minerals per gram and per calorie compared to 27 of the most popular fruits. It has twice the Vitamin C content compared to oranges and five times more nutrient content compared to Apples making it a ...

WELLINGTON, May 14 (Xinhua) -- New Zealand kiwifruit exports are to be taxed to help pay for the effort to combat the vine- killing virus that has devastated the industry over the last three years. Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy said Tuesday ...

Zespri kiwifruit boxes - Source: ONE News Watch Video A Chinese man sentenced to 13 years in prison last year for smuggling kiwifruit is appealing his conviction, stating New Zealand company Zespri is to blame. Liu Xiongjie pleaded guilty to ...

Topics: business, kiwifruit Have your say » From left, EastPack operations manager Western BOP and Northland Kerry McCree, EastPack chairman Ray Sharp, EastPack chief executive Tony Hawken and EastPack director Hendrik Pieters at the Te Puke ...

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