Flower exporters' anxiety growing as fuel crisis continuesJILL HERON The peony harvest is about to begin in the South Island. The airline fuel crisis couldn't have come at a more nail-biting time for North Canterbury peony flower grower Andrew Gallagher. He is also chairman of the Flower Exporters Association. Meanwhile, manufacturers and exporters of less perishable products were less affected, according to Dieter Adam the chief executive of NZMEA. The chief executive of the NZ Rock Lobster Industry Council, Darryl Sykes, said none of his members had reported effects yet.

Source: Stuff September 20, 2017 03:33 UTC