Kiwifruit Orchards
Southern Cross Horticulture (SCH) is a highly regarded kiwifruit developer and investor. Rangatira has, to date, invested in three of their partnerships:
- Oaklands (2019) – a 36-ha Zespri SunGold development near Waiuku (first crop 2022).
- Eastern Rise (2020) – a 114-ha SunGold development near Whakatane (first crop 2023)
- Aurora Gold (2023) – has acquired two existing Zespri Green orchards (total 30-ha) to convert to SunGold.
All three partnerships have shares in Zespri (the grower owned marketer and exporter of NZ kiwifruit that develop and own the IP of the varieties). Rangatira’s total effective ownership is now 31 canopy hectares in physical orchards and 652,181 Zespri shares.
Investment Date 2019
Ownership Interest Oaklands 29%, Eastern Rise 15%, Aurora Gold 15%
Primary Contact Mark Dossor
