31 March 2021 - Otago Daily Times
A group of Teviot Valley orchardists is calling for the Government to allow more Pacific Islanders to return to the region to fill a labour shortage before the horticulture industry "collapses".
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31 March 2021 - Stuff.co.nz
Overseas workers who have not seen home for up to 18 months are seeking assurances they can return to New Zealand if they pay family a flying visit.
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30 March 2021 - Dominion Post
More than 2600 people came off their benefits to do seasonal work, with just a fraction of them taking up incentives offered by a government work scheme.
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30 March 2021 - NZ Farmers Weekly
NZ apples are among the cargo on board vessels caught up by six days of delays in the Suez Canal blockage.
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29 March 2021 - The Gisborne Herald
Digital retoucher Mason Clarke spent the past 20 years sitting in front of a computer. He is now discovering the world of apple-picking through the Help the Harvest campaign to get multimillion-dollar crops off trees and away to market.
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