Working in the Kiwifruit Industry

EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST FOR PICKING 2024

We are taking applications for our Kiwi Fruit Picking Team for 2024!

Kiwi Fruit picking starts mid-March and runs through to mid-May.
Based in Te Puke, we work on various orchards in the area. We have been running our picking team since 2015, and pride ourselves on having a great team of people every year who work hard. We pay competitive rates (per bin).
Workers MUST have valid working visa, own transport, and be hardworking. Click below to apply today! Want to know more? Check out our FAQs here.

Types of work

The type of work available will depend on the season in which you work. Click the images below to find out what kind of work is involved in each season.

Vine Work Seasonal Work Te Puke — VINE WORK

From shoot-thinning, to bud-thinning, to vine-training, vine work is vital to ensure a plentiful harvest in the picking season.

Harvesting Mubwons Kiwi Work — HARVESTING

So the kiwis are finally ready to be picked! But what does that entail? Click here to find out more about our harvesting season.

Watch the below video via VIMEO to gain a good understanding of what is like to work on a Kiwi Orchard in NZ !

Zespri KiwiPointers: Orchard Basics for Orchard Workers

Clover on the tools helping out with grafting this year 🐾 🔨 🌱

If there has been anything good come out a global pandemic it’s that we get to hang on to our favourite backpackers for longer 🤩 Who would have thought that the guy we gave a job to just cos he used to work at the casino Scotty used to visit in Tahoe would end being with us for 14 months and a good mate 😆 Thanks Becky and Soren - it’s been a good time! 👊