20 March 2021 - Stuff.co.nz
National is calling on the Government to allow quarantine-free travel from Covid-free Pacific countries to urgently plug the labour gap in the horticultural sector.
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19 March 2021 - Media Release - New Zealand Herald
New Zealand Apples and Pears Inc is predicting up to a $100m year-on-year reduction of crop export earnings nationwide amid a shortage of labour.
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19 March 2021 - Media Release - Scoop
New Zealand Apples and Pears Inc (NZAPI), the industry association representing all apple, pear and nashi growers in New Zealand, has released an updated crop estimate for 2021.
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19 March 2021 - Stuff.co.nz
A $350,000 support package for the hard hit horticultural sector has been announced by Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor.
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19 March 2021 - Stuff.co.nz
The apple industry is feeling the full force of a chronic labour shortage, as a new forecast shows this year’s crop will be down 14 per cent on last year.
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