Monique SteeleRNZ·14 May, 2026 09:57 PM6 mins to readChief executive Jason Te Brake says around 95% of Zespri’s New Zealand fruit is exported through the Port of Tauranga. Photo / Alan GibsonChief executive Jason Te Brake says around 95% of Zespri’s New Zealand fruit is exported through the Port of Tauranga. Photo / Alan GibsonBy Monique Steele of RNZKiwifruit orchards are humming mid-harvest, but Zespri is concerned that port bottlenecks are becoming a real pressure point for its fruit exports.
The Port of Tauranga is the critical gateway for most of New Zealand’s lucrative kiwifruit from growing hub Bay
