One-way bubble for seasonal workers from Samoa, Tonga and Vanuatu

One-way bubble for seasonal workers from Samoa, Tonga and Vanuatu
The flights will provide certainty to the horticulture industry. (Image: BusinessDesk)
Staff reporters
One-way quarantine-free travel for recognised seasonal employer workers (RSE) from Samoa, Tonga and Vanuatu kicks off in October. Several incoming flights were deferred in August and September because of New Zealand’s alert level 4 settings.Agriculture minister Damien O'Connor said: “We want to provide certainty to the horticulture industry that we are moving forward with safe quarantine-free travel for RSE workers in time for the upcoming picking season.” However, there is a new requirement for RSE workers to ha...

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