Kiwifruit pioneer dies
PA Tauranga The pioneer of New Zealand’s export kiwifruit industry, Mr Eugene James MacLoughlin, has died. He was 84. Mr MacLoughlin moved to Te Puke with his wife in 1933, and later grew kiwifruit. During World War II he found that the fruit was popular with American troops stationed in New Zealand. Mr MacLoughlin’s first move to export fruit was in 1952 when he arranged a consignment to Covent Garden, London. A former chairman of the New Zealand Kiwifruit Authority, Mr Roly Earp, of Te Puna, said that Mr MacLoughlin was recognised in New Zealand and beyond as the father of the kiwifruit industry. Mr MacLoughlin had been in indifferent health for some time. He is survived by his wife, two sons, and two daughters.
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