New Zealand needs to make sure that it continues to focus on its own food security, according to HortNZ board member and blueberry grower Dermott Malley. He says NZ cannot just rely on international freight delivering canned food from other countries to us and says the importance of our vegetable sector cannot be overestimated. Also, New Zealand needs to look at the distribution of value along the food chain to make sure growers remain financially sustainable. Water and Māori Land Access in NorthlandHe says there are also other issues in Northland where his orchard is based. "One of the issues is making sure we have enough water, and the other one is releasing some of the Māori land so that it can be more productive.