Apples

The World Apple Report has ranked New Zealand's apple industry as the world's most competitive for the second year in a row. Audio

The apple producer, Scales, has upgraded its full year bottom line profit guidance by as much as 77 percent, with all divisions delivering well ahead of the prospectus forecast. Audio

A greenhouse that is also a strict containment facility allows scientists to experimentally add apple genes to apple trees to speed up the breeding of new varieties Audio

Charlie Owen's fruit is ready a few weeks ahead of most other Hawkes Bay orchards, He grows apples, nectarines, apricots, peaches and plums for the domestic market in a micro-climate a few kilometres… Audio

Blocks of new apple trees have been planted in the Wairoa region...but none of the locals or even people overseas will get to crunch on them. The plantings are part of a new venture for fruit and… Audio

Mark Christensen of the Heritage Food Crops Research Trust is rediscovering healthier fruit and vegetables among heirloom varieties forgotten by the modern food production system. Audio

Its apple harvest and cider sales are booming, so busy times to be a cider-maker. The British beer writer Pete Brown gives us the drink's long and fascinating history. Then we pay a visit to local… Audio

Guhan Ramachandran is exporting New Zealand apples to India and selling them to a commercial market trader in Chennai. Audio

The Māori word of the week is: āporo - apple. Tapatapahia ngā āporo. Slice the apples. Audio

Caroline and Alex Peckham are traditional cider makers. Their English-style ciders are made from heritage cider apples grown on the family orchard in the Moutere Valley, Nelson. Recipes for pumpkin… Audio