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Covid-19 coronavirus: Orchardists plead for Pacific Island travel bubble 6 Apr, 2021 08:46 PM 5 minutes to read Travel bubble - orchardists plead with Govt for Pacific Island bubble. Video / Hawke s Bay Today Orchardists say more than $600m is set to be lost to from regional economies like Hawke s Bay s as a result of the massive shortage of workers to pick fruit. The region s orchardists, exporters and growers reliant on seasonal work say they ve worked through the season with anxiety and desperation beyond belief . And they are calling on the Government to open a travel bubble with the Pacific islands to allow the free flow of what would normally be up to 14,410 workers arriving as part of the recognised seasonal employer scheme, in time for the 2022 season. ....
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