Covid 19 and Boysenberries New Zealand

On 26th March 2020, New Zealand went into lockdown and all Boysenberries New Zealand staff worked from home for the next 8 weeks. This was achieved with a minimum amount of fuss and worked very well. All shipments left New Zealand as planned and new orders were...

Update on 2019-20 Season

We had a late start to the harvest this year – first fruit picked was 16th December by one of our smaller growers. The Tasman District experienced significant rainfall on 18th and 19th December which held back the start of the harvest, for Waimea Plains’...

Update on 2017-18 Season

The 2017/18 harvest was completed in early-mid January. The season was exceptionally early with the first fruit commercially harvested on December 6th, a new record. Fruit quality was outstanding and sweet due to the lovely hot, dry weather period from October to...

Update on 2015-16 Season

The 2015/16 harvest generally went to plan. It started slightly earlier than last year on the Waimea Plains and Motueka and Moutere were similar timing to last year. We harvested higher amounts of IQF in the Moutere area than usual as some areas on the Waimea Plains...