Positive start to New Zealand export onion season
The 2021 export onion season off to an early and positive start, despite Covid-19.
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Farrands allege breach of contract
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Feds praises 'pragmatic' migrant worker visa decisions
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Migrant worker visas extended to address labour uncertainties
Working holiday and employer-assisted work visas will be pushed forward six months.
Opinion: Why banning RSE workers here won't improve wages for local agricultural workers
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Ex-kiwifruit contractor fined for 'blatant' exploitation of migrant workers
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Central Otago horticulture labour shortage not going away
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Fruit growers: Still too few Kiwi workers
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Kiwi farmers prepare to export 'best cannabis in the world'
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