27 Nov 2020

Government announces incentives for Kiwi fruit-pickers

From Morning Report, 8:10 am on 27 November 2020

The government is this morning announcing new incentives to attract New Zealand workers to the wine and horticulture sector.

This comes alongside the news that 2000 seasonal workers from the Pacific will be allowed into the country from early next year.

The multi-billion dollar industries are facing a harvest crisis.

Carmel Sepuloni is Minister of Social Development.