A new report has found that New Zealand's rapidly expanding temporary and seasonal migrant programmes provide no obvious productivity boost either to the firms which employ them or to the horticultural sector generally. read more...

New Zealand has world-class approaches to temporary immigration, such as the Recognised Seasonal Employer programme, but they could still do with some improvements, according to a report by NZIER. read more...

A group of Canterbury teens have forgone Netflix and Xbox these school holidays — lured to Ettrick for orchard work. read more...

An Australian recruiter hopes the trans-Tasman travel bubble will help fill huge shortages of labour on Australian farms. read more...

Billions of dollars could lie waiting for exporters from the top of the South Island if they considered new markets or food products, a new report suggests. read more...