- Business
- Seeka Limited provides orchard lease and management, post-harvest, and retail services to the horticulture industry in New Zealand and Australia. The company operates through Orchard Operations; Post-Harvest Operations; Retail Service Operations; All Other Segments in New Zealand; and Australian Operations segments, offering on-orchard management services for kiwifruit, avocado, citrus, and kiwiberry crops; post-harvest services for kiwifruit, avocado, citrus, persimmon, and other crops from its operations and independent owners; fruit marketing services; retail ripening and wholesale market operations for imported fruits; and production and sales of avocado, citrus, persimmon, European pears, kiwiberry, kiwifruit, nashi pears, pears, jujube dates, plums, bananas, pineapple, Kiwi Crush, Kiwi Crushies, and avocado oil to retail and institutional customers. Founded in 1987 and headquartered in Te Puke, New Zealand, Seeka maintains fully integrated orchard-to-market capabilities, with its 100% owned subsidiary Seeka Australia Pty Ltd managing orchards, packhouses, and sales in Shepparton, Victoria, focusing on Hayward kiwifruit, nashi pears, European pears, apricots, plums, and cherries across 250 hectares. In April 2025, Seeka entered a strategic tenant partnership with Warakirri Asset Management's Farmland Fund for a A$33 million, 200-hectare kiwifruit aggregation in Australia's Goulburn Valley, producing kiwifruit alongside nashi pears, corella pears, and jujubes, marking its first collaboration with the fund and supporting expanded sustainable developments; the company forecasts strong Australian growth, with NZ$17.2 million invested in new orchard developments including 64 hectares of kiwifruit, new pear varieties, and jujube expansions as noted in its 2024 annual report. Formerly Seeka Kiwifruit Industries Limited, it rebranded to Seeka Limited in October 2016 and listed on the NZX in November 2003.