Cuttings of prized SunGold kiwifruits were smuggled to China and NZ growers are divided over what to do about it

Kiwifruits are native to China but it was New Zealand that perfected the golden variety found on supermarket shelves today.

It costs New Zealand farmers a sizable amount of money to license the SunGold kiwifruit and sell it across the world.

New Zealand even has a kiwifruit regulator that makes…