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Kōrero: Kiwifruit

Hayward Wright

Hayward Wright

In the 1930s pioneer horticulturalist Hayward Wright selected and propagated a kiwifruit vine that produced large flavoursome fruits with excellent keeping qualities. It became popular with growers, and selections from this cultivar now form the basis of the kiwifruit industry.

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Hugh Campbell rāua ko Julia Haggerty, Kiwifruit – Early history, names and varieties, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/17722/hayward-wright (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Hugh Campbell rāua ko Julia Haggerty, i tāngia i te 1 March 2009.

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william wright
18 July 2012
jane was married to then captain john matland madras horse artillery latter lt general rolay artillery major jh wright dso
william wright
18 July 2012
his uncle was sir arthur hammond vc dso col corps of guides northwest fronter his first cousin was brigder general vernan hammond ww2 his grand father was major jh wright madras native infantry he was a cousin of pm chamberlain though his grand fathers sister jane