Kiwifruit growers can't sue over Psa damage, Crown's QC tells High Court

Kiwifruit growers can't sue over Psa damage, Crown's QC tells High Court
Sophie Boot
By Sophie Boot Sept. 4 (BusinessDesk) - A group of kiwifruit growers claiming that negligence by the Ministry for Primary Industries allowed the Psa virus into New Zealand in 2009 isn't legally able to make a damages claim and is wrong about where the virus began, a government lawyer has told the High Court. The case, which began in Wellington's High Court last month, involves a group of 212 growers, led by Strathboss Kiwifruit and Seeka. They claim the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) - which became part of MPI when that minist...