Business
Primary Sector
Fruit and wine worker cap to stay the same, but more Kiwis needed
The government has scrapped a planned increase to the cap on the recognised seasonal employer scheme, instead holding the number of migrant workers at 14,400 for the coming harvest in the hope that Kiwi workers might make up the shortfall. After announcing adjustments to work...
Primary Sector
Too soon to say whether rising dairy prices will flow to farmgate - Fonterra
The overnight lift in dairy prices may have wiped out all pandemic-related falls, but Fonterra Cooperative Group is demurring on whether farmers can expect a higher payout. The average price across all products climbed 8.3 percent in the overnight Global Dairy Trade auction - ...
Policy
Govt offers $761m to help fund 3-waters – with strings attached
The government will spend $761 million to help bring New Zealand’s ageing three-waters infrastructure up to scratch, but only in areas where councils create regional water entities. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Local Government Minister Nanaia Mahuta today said the govern...
Services
MediaWorks says stay tuned for TV sale as CEO Anderson set to depart
MediaWorks chief executive Michael Anderson will leave the free-to-air broadcaster at the end of the year, but should still have his feet under the desk when the TV business is sold. Anderson took over the reins of the radio and TV network in 2016, replacing former NZX boss Ma...
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