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The Young Grower of the Year is an annual competition run by regional organisers and Horticulture New Zealand to select the finest young grower in the country.

Applications are now open

2025 competition applications are now open

Regional events

Young Grower of the year competition

2024 Young Grower of the Year Highlights Reel

2024 Young Grower of the Year Grand Final highlights reel

Gallery

Click through to view the photos for the 2024 Young Grower of the Year National Final

National Final

The seven regional competitions - Pukekohe, Bay of Plenty, Gisborne, Hawke's Bay, Nelson, Canterbury and Central Otago - are run independently of the National Final.

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Lydia Goodman wins 2025 Central Otago Young Grower title

19 May 2025

Lydia Goodman has won the 2025 Central Otago Young Grower Competition.

Grace Fulford from Hawke’s Bay wins 2024 Young Grower title

11 October 2024

Grace Fulford has won the 2024 Young Grower national title, competing in her hometown.

Six finalists to compete for 2024 Young Grower of the Year national title

1 October 2024

Six of the country’s top young horticulturalists will put their skills up against one another in the national Young Grower of the Year final in Hastings next week.