Terick Lele News Today

For  Vernon, this past seasons been his hardest ever. "Ive had fruit that Ive left behind because we couldnt go back and pick the last pick," he explained. Orchardists say the various Government efforts to encourage Kiwi workers into the industry - like the $5000 to Work scheme - were "a miserable failure". "The $5000 hasnt paid off at all in my view," he said, "and they didnt last." The Governments now freeing up 300 managed isolation spots a month for recognised seasonal workers, which costs...