News & Events

Updates cover solar power at Trevelyan's, potential power purchasing agreements, our 2026 kiwifruit packing season, El Niño 2026, successful returns for our growers, sustainability cost-savings, and benchmarking of emissions across the industry!

Updates cover the recent Zespri Momentum conference, the upcoming 2026 kiwifruit season, kiwifruit in China, ensuring the success of the Zespri brand, and the addition of coolstore #45!

Updates cover how we see and solve reoccurring problems, fruit block conversions, the Government’s Gene Technology Bill, the ongoing fruit quality conversation, fleet vehicle emissions, and a fun video of our top ten 2025 wins!

Jessie came first in two modules – the avocado tree planting, and the upskilling scholarship (a $2,500 grant for further education), and Patterson placed third overall in a tightly contested event.

In the U.S., the avocado industry actively connects with the Super Bowl, and it all began in 2015, when an avocado brand was the first fresh produce company to purchase Super Bowl ad time.

Unlike apples or citrus, the exterior of an avocado offers little visual promise of what ripeness lies beneath its skin.