Seasonal workers face heightened insecurity as cyclone batters Pacific
Seasonal orchard workers from Vanuatu and other Pacific Island nations on work visas on the South Island are facing uncertainty after Cyclone Harold, one of the strongest storms on record, hit the region.Vanuatans make up the majority of the 1,000 Pacific Islanders working on orc...
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Franchise Association: Landlords need to be reasonable
While most businesses and landlords are able to agree an equitable split of commercial lease costs during the covid-19 lockdown, some landlords are reportedly refusing to budge on leases.The Franchise Association of New Zealand, whose members operate largely in the retail, food r...
Pork industry works with MPI to solve pig surplus issue
It took several conference calls on Friday and some work to sort the logistics over the weekend, but the pork industry and Ministry for Primary Industries are confident they have averted a looming animal welfare issue.Last week the pork industry said its farmers would be forced t...
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Queues grow for meat processing space
Meat companies Silver Fern Farms and Alliance Group are reporting a “dramatic lift" in livestock numbers waiting to be processed as their plants are down to half capacity under covid-19 rules.In a note to its suppliers yesterday, Silver Fern Farms said queue times at its 14 plant...
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