Kiwifruit industry in New Zealand In 1952, MacLoughlin approached the New Zealand Fruit Federation who agreed to facilitate the shipping and marketing of the fruit to United States markets, this was New Zealand’s first export of Chinese gooseberries. Due to pioneering research into the transportability of the fruit by John Pilkington Hudson and others at the agriculture department in Wellington, this was the first international export of the kiwifruit. As the local popularity of this fruit increased, New Zealanders discarded the local Chinese name for the fruit ("yáng táo") in favor of the name "Chinese gooseberry". Among the exporters was the prominent produce company Turners
1960 in New Zealand outdoor lawn bowls championships are held in Dunedin. 1960 in New Zealand The following lists events that happened during 1960 in New Zealand. The 32nd New Zealand Parliament continued. In power was the Second Labour government under Walter Nash. The general election saw the governing Labour Party defeated by a twelve-seat margin, and replaced by the Second National government. See 1960 in art, 1960 in literature, See: 1960 in music See: 1960 in New Zealand television, 1960 in television, List of TVNZ television programming, , , Public broadcasting in New Zealand See: , 1960 in film, List of New Zealand