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Labour shortage for Northland fruit growers starting to bite
22 Feb, 2021 05:00 PM
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Kumara pickers Shalia Leaf, left, her fiance Chedyn Burton, and her granddad Daryle Ferguson are helping alleviate labour shortage in Northland.
Photo / Michael Cunningham
Kumara pickers Shalia Leaf, left, her fiance Chedyn Burton, and her granddad Daryle Ferguson are helping alleviate labour shortage in Northland.
Photo / Michael Cunningham
Imran Ali is a reporter for the Northern Advocateimran.ali@nzme.co.nznorthernadvocat
Fruit growers across Northland struggling with labour shortages fear a lack of locals and international backpackers due to border closures will exacerbate the already difficult situation on farms.
“A completely inflexible Immigration New Zealand seems hell-bent on disrupting New Zealand’s food supply chain,” says ACT Immigration spokesperson Dr James McDowall and ACT Primary Industries spokesperson Mark Cameron. “The Government .
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