Apata packhouse

So you think avocado packing is easy?

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October 8th 2011
I am nearing the end of my job as an avocado packer/grader at Apata Ltd. in Whangarei. So far, I have done three type of work at Apata, tray prepper, avocado packer and grader. I think I suck the most as a grader as I have not been asked to grade for a long time. I think I only did grading for one week out of my entire time there. Grading is divided into three types, Tag 1 for export, Tag ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Whangarei

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The Polynesian Maori reached New Zealand in about A.D. 800. In 1840, their chieftains entered into a compact with Britain, the Treaty of Waitangi, in which they ceded sovereignty to Queen Victoria while retaining territorial rights. In that same year... ... read more