Kiwifruit industry in New Zealand Department of Conservation, responsible for protecting public land, classify "Actinidia deliciosa" as an environmental weed. Kiwifruit industry in New Zealand Kiwifruit or kiwi is a major horticultural export earner for New Zealand. New Zealand developed the first commercially viable kiwifruit and developed export markets, creating the demand for the fruit that exists today. Today New Zealand is the third largest kiwifruit producing country, next to China and Italy, and holds approximately 30% of the market share. In the 2008-2009 season the value of New Zealand kiwifruit exports was NZ$1.45 billion. Cultivation of the fuzzy kiwifruit spread from China in the
Kiwifruit (TV series) Kiwifruit (TV series) Kiwifruit is a New Zealand magazine style talk show series that dealt with gay and lesbian issues. It was produced by CreamTV and shown on Television New Zealand's TV2. The show was commissioned for an original 10 episode run in 2005, to find a replacement to long-time running "QueerNation", which was coming to an end. It was set to compete with "The OUTHouse". After showing both "The OutHouse" and "Kiwifruit", it was decided that "Kiwifruit" would get the 40 episode contract. When the program started airing in 2005, it was met with negative feedback from the gay