NZ production was down this year on some varieties so probably a good idea to buy what you want/need as soon as you can rather than waiting for shops to try to liquidate at a discount later in the year.
Indeed. I heard that the Nelson Sauvin crop was down for the 2013 harvest so I stocked up with the 2012 harvest from YVH. Everything they sell is in vacuum packed black bags, so I wasn't worried about shelf life too much.