# New Zealand 17 Companies Research
**Date:** 2026-02-11
**Researcher:** Agent (Subagent nz-company-research)

## RESEARCH FINDINGS

### 1. Freshco - Wake's Packhouse ✅
- **Website:** freshco.co.nz
- **Location:** 76 Rangitane Road, Hastings 4172 (HQ) / 1061 Riverslea Rd S, Hastings (Wake's Packhouse)
- **Region:** Hawke's Bay
- **Contact Phone:** 06 878 8520
- **Contact Email:** enquiries@freshco.co.nz / jobs@freshco.co.nz
- **Primary Fruit:** Apples, Cherries, Squash
- **Notes:** Major NZ produce company. Wake's Packhouse is one of their facilities. Has packhouses, coolstorage, shipping operations. CEO: Glenn Pool, CFO: Simoli Patel
- **Qualified:** Yes
- **Source:** freshco.co.nz, Google Maps

### 2. Kea Apple Packhouse ✅
- **Website:** integrow.co.nz (parent company)
- **Location:** 2 Joll Road, Havelock North 4130
- **Region:** Hawke's Bay
- **Contact Phone:** +64 6 824 3333
- **Contact Email:** [email protected]
- **Contact Name:** Richard Burns
- **Primary Fruit:** Apples (Kea Fruit, Piqa brands)
- **Facility Size:** 450,000 cartons capacity first year
- **Notes:** Brand new packhouse opened Feb 11, 2022. Partnership between Kea Fruit and Integrow Marketing. Part of Integrow Marketing group which sources from Hawke's Bay, Nelson, Central Otago
- **Qualified:** Yes
- **Source:** FreshPlaza, EQM Industrial, integrow.co.nz

### 3. Port Pack & Cool Storage ✅
- **Website:** portpack.co.nz
- **Location:** 12 Mark Road, Mount Maunganui (Bay of Plenty)
- **Region:** Bay of Plenty
- **Contact:** Via website contact form
- **Primary Product:** General cold storage (frozen, chilled, dry products)
- **Facility:** MPI Transitional Facility #4938
- **Notes:** Mount Maunganui based cold store facility near Port of Tauranga. Services local and overseas companies. NZFSA registered cold storage facility
- **Qualified:** Yes
- **Source:** portpack.co.nz, coldstoragenz.org.nz

### 4. Green Planet Limited ✅
- **Website:** greenplanetapples.wixsite.com/mysite
- **Location:** 10 Hales Road, Meeanee, Napier
- **Region:** Hawke's Bay
- **Contact Phone:** +64 6 833 7004
- **Primary Fruit:** Apples
- **Notes:** Apple packhouse. Employs large seasonal staff during harvest and packing season. Basic website (Wix)
- **Qualified:** Yes
- **Source:** greenplanetapples.wixsite.com, nz.oceaniabiz.com

### 5. Maleme Coldstorage ⚠️
- **Website:** None found (property for sale 2025)
- **Location:** 10 Maleme Street, Greerton, Tauranga 3112
- **Region:** Bay of Plenty
- **Contact Phone:** +64 7-541 0772
- **Primary Product:** Cold storage
- **Notes:** Cold storage facility in Tauranga. Property was listed for sale by Bayleys in 2025 (4,088 sqm site). Strategic location near Port of Tauranga. Status uncertain (may have been sold)
- **Qualified:** No (no website)
- **Source:** Bayleys, near-place.com

### 6. NZ Cold Storage Association ❌
- **Website:** coldstoragenz.org.nz
- **Location:** Various (industry association)
- **Notes:** **NOT A FACILITY - Industry association representing cold storage operators across NZ. Should be REMOVED from facility list**
- **Qualified:** N/A (not a facility)
- **Source:** coldstoragenz.org.nz

### 7. Kelston Orchard Packhouse ✅
- **Website:** kelstonpack.com
- **Location:** 49 Ormond Road, Twyford, Hastings 4175
- **Region:** Hawke's Bay
- **Contact Phone:** +64 6-879 4301
- **Contact Email:** info@kelstonpack.com
- **Contact Name:** Tony Harington (owner)
- **Primary Fruit:** Apples, Summerfruit (stone fruit)
- **Facility:** New multi-purpose cool store and packhouse (opened 2022)
- **Notes:** Family owned 40+ years. 10 orchards on west side of Hastings. Contract packer for other orchards. MAF Roda agrobiotics technology from France. Export-focused
- **Qualified:** Yes
- **Source:** kelstonpack.com, Facebook, Te Mata Exports

### 8. Earnscleugh Orchards ⚠️
- **Website:** None (area/cooperative, not single company)
- **Location:** Earnscleugh Valley, Central Otago (multiple orchards)
- **Region:** Central Otago
- **Primary Fruit:** Stone fruit, cherries
- **Notes:** Earnscleugh is a REGION/AREA with multiple orchards (Clyde Orchards, Strode Road Orchard, Roberts Family Orchards, etc.). "Earnscleugh Orchards Co-op" exists but unclear if it's a packhouse or just farmers market vendor. NOT a single packhouse facility
- **Qualified:** No (not a single facility)
- **Source:** centralotagonz.com, otagofarmersmarket.org.nz

### 9. Jazz Apple (T&G Global) ✅
- **Website:** tandg.global
- **Location:** 22 Whakatu Road, Whakatu, Hawke's Bay (main packhouse)
- **Region:** Hawke's Bay
- **Contact:** Via website
- **Primary Fruit:** Apples (Jazz, Envy, Pacific Rose brands)
- **Facility Size:** 125 million kg capacity per season (when both phases complete), 1.7 hectares of roof space, 36,000+ sqm post-harvest operations
- **Notes:** T&G Global is one of largest apple packhouses in Southern Hemisphere. State-of-the-art automated facility commissioned 2023. Multiple sites in Hawke's Bay
- **Qualified:** Yes
- **Source:** tandg.global, LinkedIn, FreshPlaza

### 10. Prime Produce ❌
- **Website:** None found
- **Location:** Unknown (possibly Hawke's Bay)
- **Notes:** Generic name, no specific facility found despite searches. May be part of larger operation or no longer operating. Cannot verify
- **Qualified:** No
- **Source:** None

### 11. Moffett Orchards ✅
- **Website:** lovebite.co.nz (associated brand)
- **Location:** 1723 Korokipo Road, RD3, Napier 4183
- **Region:** Hawke's Bay
- **Contact Phone:** +64 6 879 7985
- **Contact Email:** joe@moffetts.co.nz
- **Contact Name:** Jonathan Stephen Wallace Moffett (Director)
- **Primary Fruit:** Apples (Lovebite brand)
- **Notes:** One of largest family owned and operated orchards in Hawke's Bay. Founded by Jonathon Moffett (Irish, played rugby for Ireland 1961, forestry degree). Now run by family
- **Qualified:** Yes (via Lovebite brand site)
- **Source:** lovebite.co.nz, D&B, Companies Office

### 12. Golden Oak Orchard ⚠️
- **Website:** None found
- **Location:** 1027 Omahu Road, Frimley, Hastings OR 173 Ormond Road, Twyford (conflicting addresses)
- **Region:** Hawke's Bay
- **Contact Phone:** 021 228 3... (partial)
- **Primary Fruit:** Apples
- **Notes:** Golden Oak Orchard Partnership. Small local orchard. Multiple address listings suggest possible multiple sites or moved. No website found
- **Qualified:** No
- **Source:** White Pages, Companies Office

### 13. Motueka Cold Storage Ltd ✅
- **Website:** None (acquired by Lineage)
- **Location:** Old Wharf Road / Port Motueka, Motueka 7120
- **Region:** Nelson/Tasman
- **Parent Company:** Cold Storage Nelson Limited (acquired by Lineage Logistics 2022)
- **Primary Product:** Cold storage (general)
- **Notes:** Registered 1981. Likely now part of Lineage Logistics NZ network. Lineage expanded into NZ cold storage chain with acquisitions
- **Qualified:** No (no independent website; part of Lineage)
- **Source:** bizdb.co.nz, Lineage press release

### 14. Panmure Orchards ✅
- **Website:** panmureorchards.co.nz
- **Location:** 214 Strode Road, Alexandra, Central Otago
- **Region:** Central Otago
- **Contact Phone:** +64 21 999 307
- **Contact Email:** admin@panmureorchards.co.nz
- **Primary Fruit:** Cherries, Nectarines
- **Notes:** Family orchard since 1952 (founded by Murray Hiscock). 6th generation orchardists (Jeremy and Jacqui). Premium producer for domestic and export markets. Hand-selected fruit
- **Qualified:** Yes
- **Source:** panmureorchards.co.nz, Facebook, ZoomInfo

### 15. Dennys Orchard ❌
- **Website:** None found (only Denny's restaurant chain)
- **Notes:** No orchard/packhouse found with this name in NZ. Search results only show Denny's restaurant chain. Likely incorrect entry or no longer operating
- **Qualified:** No
- **Source:** None

### 16. Kathy Forrest Orchard ⚠️
- **Website:** None (now owned by others)
- **Location:** Central Otago (exact location unknown)
- **Region:** Central Otago
- **Primary Fruit:** Summer fruit
- **Notes:** Previously "Forrest Orchard" owned by Bill and Kathy Forrest. Mentioned in MG Group article as having been sold to new owners who maintained standards. Current status/name unknown. Cannot verify current operations
- **Qualified:** No
- **Source:** mggroup.co.nz article

### 17. Coxco Farming Ltd ✅
- **Website:** coxco.co.nz
- **Location:** Poverty Bay Plains, Gisborne
- **Region:** Gisborne
- **Contact Phone:** +64 6 867 4449
- **Primary Product:** Squash (kabocha pumpkins), sweetcorn, maize, seed crops
- **Facility Size:** 700 hectares (1,750 acres)
- **Notes:** Established 2006. Specializes in squash for Japanese and Korean markets. Also operates labour solutions and transport divisions. NOT primarily a fruit packhouse - mainly vegetables/squash
- **Qualified:** Yes
- **Source:** coxco.co.nz

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## SUMMARY STATISTICS

**Total Companies Researched:** 17

**Websites Found:** 10
- Freshco
- Kea Apple (Integrow)
- Port Pack & Cool Storage
- Green Planet Limited
- Kelston Orchards
- T&G Global (Jazz Apple)
- Moffett Orchards (Lovebite)
- Panmure Orchards
- Coxco Farming

**No Website / Cannot Verify:** 5
- Maleme Coldstorage (property for sale)
- Golden Oak Orchard
- Prime Produce
- Dennys Orchard
- Kathy Forrest Orchard

**Not Facilities / Should Remove:** 2
- NZ Cold Storage Association (industry association)
- Earnscleugh Orchards (region/area, not single facility)

**Acquired/Part of Larger Group:** 1
- Motueka Cold Storage (now Lineage Logistics)

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## NEXT STEPS

1. Update Google Sheet with all findings
2. Mark "Qualified = Yes" for companies with websites
3. Add detailed notes about parent companies and acquisitions
4. Consider removing/flagging non-facilities (NZCSA, Earnscleugh)
5. Flag uncertain entries (Prime Produce, Dennys, Kathy Forrest) for further verification