One-way quarantine free travel dates guaranteed for the RSE program

Monday, September 27, 2021, 5:02 p.m.Press release – Government of New Zealand As part of a plan to reopen our borders and connect with the world, the government has announced quarantine start dates for RSE workers in Vanuatu, Samoa and Tonga, Agriculture Minister Damian O’Connor said. “We are pleased to announce that Samoan and Tongan … Read more

Circumcision of trained manpower is a rotten policy

Sunday, September 12, 2021, 4:17 p.m.Press Release – New Zealand National Party The government’s assurance that there are well-known current employers in selected countries is not enough to correct its rotten approach to labor supply, said National Garden Development spokesman David Bennett. Prior to the Delta Covide outbreak, the government announced that RSE workers were … Read more

One-way free-trip for RSE employees

Friday, September 10, 2021, 1:52 p.m.Press release – Government of New Zealand One-way neutral free trip for RSE employees since October Chris Hippkins Kovid-19 Response Minister Dear Damien O’Connor Minister of Agriculture · A one-way neutral free trip for RSE workers from Samoa, Tonga and Vanuatu will begin in October · New requirements for RSE … Read more

For workers, a quarantine-free trip has been approved by fruits and vegetables

Friday, September 10, 2021, 1:18 p.m.Press Release – Gardening NZ Vegetable New Zealand welcomes the government’s decision to start an independent freelance tour for RSE workers from the Pacific Ocean this October. Additional health measures are in place to control the risk of CVD-19, including the need for staff to be vaccinated. HortNZ CEO Nadine … Read more

When strict locking laws are in place, the industry will wither in the spring

Thursday, September 9, 2021, 1:07 p.m.Press Release – New Zealand National Party The commercial flower industry is being left cold in this recent lock. Closing the door to pay the workers is an industry that cannot receive wages. This is an ongoing process of planting, tiring and rehabilitating, said David Bennett, spokesman for the National … Read more

Simplify volumes – Prices are strong

Wednesday, August 18, 2021, 4:51 p.m.PRESS RELEASE REINZ According to the New Zealand Institute of Real Estate (REINZ) today, there were 26 additional farm sales (+ 7.8%) for the three months ending July 2021. Compared to 400 farm sales for the three months, the three months ended July 2021, June 2021 (-10.3%), and 333 farm … Read more

Several other winners were announced at the Fruit and Fruit Conference

Friday, August 6, 2021, 5:44 AMPress Release – Gardening NZ Many other people who are important to the New Zealand fruit and vegetable industry – in addition to Mike Chapman, who was awarded the Bledsloe Cup of Fruit and Fruit – will be at the Fruit and Fruit Conference Gala dinner on August 5 at … Read more

Vegetable and Fruit New Zealand welcomes labor crisis relief

Monday, August 2, 2021 at 4:38 p.m.Press Release – Gardening NZ The New Zealand Government of Horticulture accepts RSE workers who are allowed to enter New Zealand without administrative exclusion from Samoa, Tonga and Vanuatu. The decision will provide both economic relief to the Pacific Islands and ease the pressure on New Zealand’s horticultural and … Read more

New Charitable Trust for New Zealand’s Fruit and Vegetable Development Sector

Monday, August 2, 2021, 2:36 PMPress Release – MG Trust A new charitable organization was launched to support the horticultural industry. MG Marketing Charitable Trust (MG Trust) is funded by New Zealand’s leading wholesaler, MG Marketing. The cooperative, owned by the guardian, donated $ 170,000. Subsequent funding will come from the annual distribution of shares … Read more