Lesley Wilson: Apple and Pears Chairperson on pipfruit export growth outstripping national export growth
The Mike Hosking Breakfast - A podcast by Newstalk ZB - Mondays
New research has revealed pipfruit export growth is outstripping national export growth. The industry contributed just under $2 billion to New Zealand's economy last year. Export value increased from $347 million in 2012 to more than $892 million in 2023. Apple and Pears chairperson Lesley Wilson told Mike Hosking the regional impacts are huge. She says they're the third-highest contributor to Hawke's Bay's GDP, second in Tasman, and Gisborne is also third largest growing region. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
