At NZKGI, we aim to keep our grower community up-to-date with relevant industry news and key event information. See below for all of our latest industry news announcements and the details you need to know for our upcoming events.
The Bay of Plenty Young Fruit Grower competition (BOPYFG) is a full day event which features a series of theoretical and practical events designed to test contestant’s knowledge and skills in a competitive and fast-paced environment. The competition is held in conjunction with the Te Puke A&P Show held at the Te Puke Showgrounds. The BOPYFG […]
The Gala Dinner and Awards Ceremony follows the Bay of Plenty Fruit Grower Competition day event and is where contestants complete the final challenge, a speech competition, with the overall winner announced thereafter. The highly anticipated Gala Dinner is attended by people from the horticulture industry and the associated businesses, however all are welcome to […]
Cultivate your career is the opportunity to showcase the horticulture industry to students studying business, technology, science or horticulture. This year is targeted at the multi-faceted innovation within the horticulture industry. Presentations will include: Marketing Innovation Presenter: Zespri Zespri will present on the innovative ways they market G3 and follow this up with a […]
Cultivate your career is the opportunity to showcase the horticulture industry to students studying business, technology, science or horticulture. This year is targeted at the multi-faceted innovation within the horticulture industry. Presentations will include: Product Innovation Presenter: NZ Manuka, Opotiki NZ Manuka will provide a tour of their processing plant in Opotiki where they […]
The Bay of Plenty Young Fruit Grower competition (BOPYFG) is a full day event which features a series of theoretical and practical events designed to test contestant’s knowledge and skills in a competitive and fast-paced environment. The competition is held in conjunction with the Te Puke A&P Show held at the Te Puke Showgrounds. The BOPYFG […]
The Gala Dinner and Awards Ceremony follows the Bay of Plenty Fruit Grower Competition day event and is where contestants complete the final challenge, a speech competition, with the overall winner announced thereafter. The highly anticipated Gala Dinner is attended by people from the horticulture industry and the associated businesses, however all are welcome to […]
The 2021 BOP Young Grower Competition will take place from 9.00 am on Thursday, 22 July. Spectators are invited to the Mount Maunganui College grounds to watch a series of theoretical and practical events designed to test contestant’s knowledge and skills in a competitive and fast-paced environment. We thank you for your continuing support for […]
The (sold out) Gala Dinner and Awards Ceremony follows the Bay of Plenty Young Grower Competition day event and is where contestants complete the final challenge, a speech competition, with the overall winner announced thereafter. The original events, planned to be held on 18 February were postponed due to uncertainty created by changes to COVID-19 […]