During our 2022/23 cherry harvest, we had the opportunity to trial an 11T electric truck and push our zero fossil fuel use past the farm gate to the packhouse and further.

Working closely with GSI, and in partnership with Vero, we were able to design and create an insurance policy for farmers to insure against income loss caused by accidental power outages.

NZ0 was one of four industry leaders speaking at the KPMG Agribusiness Agenda's opening breakfast event.

NZ0 continues to seek out, and work with organisations with similar values and goals.

Flexi House - the home of the future - is now completed and ready at Forest Lodge Orchard.

As part of our continuing commitment to zero fossil fuel food production and farming we have recently developed two vital pieces of electrified hardware for our orchards.

We are excited to announce that we have launched the NZ0 'Summer of Cherries'. Our online platform allowing New Zealand customers to purchase export grade, Central Otago cherries and have them delivered directly to their door.

NZ0 CEO Mike Casey was recently interviewed by Rachel Smalley's morning program, 'On the Land'.

NZ0 had the privilege to view and experience one of the pilot tractor vehicles we anticipate to have delivered to our orchard early 2023.

Otago Daily Times featured NZ0 & our foundation orchard, Forest Lodge

Aurora Energy’s six-monthly newsletter features our foundation orchard - Forest Lodge.

Several key topics were covered including initial exploration/learnings from Forest Lodge, NZ0 Certification, and carbon footprints in logistics.

A concise overview of NZ0, NZ0 certification and providing consumers choice that in turn rewards growers for their efforts in fighting climate change.

NZ0 are proud to announce a new partnership between STIHL New Zealand and New Zealand Zero.

Earlier this month the team from AsureQuality, providing the broadest range of food assurance services in Aotearoa, visited NZ0 and Forest Lodge Orchard.

Does a green premium exist for products and producers that are proactive about climate change?

Our first season delivering zero fossil fuel, export quality cherries to New Zealand.

After a somewhat long and deliberate build up, on the 28th December we successfully completed the partial harvest of NZ0’s first produce harvest at Forest Lodge Orchard in Central Otago.

Farro is a New Zealand owned and operated premium supermarket, founded in 2006 by Janene and James Draper with the vision to create a retail space that showcases the very best of both New Zealand and international foods.

Through the introduction of this new, zero fossil fuel standard, we are confident that consumers can trust that these growers are being held to account through regular, stringent audits and random site visits to ensure no fossil fuels are being used in the growing process.

When we started our journey into packaging exploration, we were slightly unaware of all the intricacies associated with setting up packaging – and this was only on a small scale given it was a pilot project!

The NZ0 team is proud to announce that we have been awarded an Agribusiness Innovation Grant (AIG) from AGMARDT (Agricultural and Marketing Research and Development Trust, New Zealand).

This season the electric frost fans were given their first chance to prove themselves in the field and did so with flying colours.

NZ0 is building a following on social media with our new Instagram, LinkedIn & Facebook presence.

It’s a triple win - for the growers, staff, and the environment.

From a climate point of view, the best outcome is to not produce the emissions in the first place. This is what separates NZ0 from other carbon zero brands.

But how?.. How can farmers not possibly use fossil fuels and become emission free?

When we set out with the ambition of developing the first Zero Emission Food Company, we knew the journey would not be easy.