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Industry asks why do essential workers from Covid-free nations face quarantine when Australian tourists do not?
Industry asks why do essential workers from Covid-free nations face quarantine when Australian tourists do not?
If it s good enough for the Aussies then why not RSE workers from Samoa?
That s the question New Zealand Apples & Pears business development manager Gary Jones wants people to keep asking.
Jones gave a briefing on the pipfruit industry on Thursday to Hastings District Council s Operations and Monitoring Committee.
He highlighted the inconsistency of allowing Australian tourists into New Zealand, when there are community cases of Covid in Australia, while limiting the arrival of much-needed Pacific Island workers who come from Covid-free nations.
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However, Air New Zealand has exempted Five Eyes countries from some of these restrictions, according to documents obtained under the Official Information Act.
The company came under fire in February after TVNZ reported its gas turbines unit was carrying out repair work on planes for the Royal Saudi Navy. The revelations fuelled concerns New Zealand may have assisted with Saudi Arabia s controversial military intervention in Yemen.
Air New Zealand terminated its contracts with the navy and commissioned a review, which was completed in April but has not been publicly released.
A letter Air New Zealand board chairperson Dame Therese Walsh wrote to Finance Minister Grant Robertson reveals the interim measures it rolled out in February.
Source:Â Volunteer Service Abroad
Staff at two of Vanuatuâs key hospitals await the arrival of two medical staff through a programme with Volunteer Service Abroad (VSA) this month. Doctors Mandy and Jonathan Masters depart Auckland mid-May as the first VSA volunteers to leave New Zealand for 15 months.
The high need for medical volunteers in Vanuatu has led to New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs approval for the deployment. Stephen Goodman, Chief Executive Officer, Volunteer Service Aboard says âThis is a critical need that can save lives in Vanuatu. Building local medical capacity works towards a sustained professional health sector in Vanuatu. Our VSA Programme Manager, Trevor Johnston, located in Vanuatu, worked with local hospitals to scope the work, and staff in Wellington matched these with the skills Mandy and Jonathan offer. Sending this highly skilled couple into the Pacific will have a major impact for Vanuatuâs healthcare system.â