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
The Breeze (New Zealand radio station) The Breeze (New Zealand radio station) The Breeze is a New Zealand radio network playing an adult contemporary format owned by MediaWorks New Zealand, playing music from the 70s, 80s, 90s and also current hits. Its target audience is 40 to 59 year olds. The Breeze network broadcasts to 20 markets throughout New Zealand, with each station presenting a mixture of local and network shows. The Breeze first started in Auckland, Waikato and Wellington in 1993, when owner Independent Broadcasting Company rebranded local stations 91FM (Auckland), Kiwi 898FM (Waikato) and Windy FM (Wellington) to The Breeze. The Auckland and Waikato