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
Ohariu, New Zealand Alf Kirby's 100 acre (41 ha) sheep farm, and moved 25 cows from Feilding to his "Catewell Farm". He was joined by a dozen more dairy farmers. Ohariu Valley has an article from 1896 in "The Cyclopedia of New Zealand". Ohariu, New Zealand Ohariu (or Ohariu Valley) is a suburb of Wellington, New Zealand. It is a rural area, located from Khandallah. The name is a corruption of Owhariu, where, according to Māori mythology, Kupe dried the sails of his canoe. The area is governed by the Makara / Ohariu Community Board. The name of the locality has given its