Tongan watermelon growers have missed the boat after their exports to New Zealand were provisionally resumed, and they are seeking answers.
New Zealand granted a provisional permit to Tongan farmers last week, lifting a two month ban due to live fruit fly that was found in a previous shipment.
However as Sela Jane Hopgood reports, the first shipment, since a pathway was re-established, was not sent.
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