Early picking of apples is due to start next week in the Nelson/Motueka region, which is experiencing a hot summer.
Country Life reports there appears to be much more fruit than originally predicted.
It's also been a good season for growers in Hawke's Bay.
Cherries have all been picked, most Fortune plums are off the trees and the Black Doris harvest is underway. Golden Queen peaches are a couple of weeks away.
