Over 300 workers converged at the Blake Park in Mount Maunganui to participate in the first-ever sports festival, jointly organised by the Bay of Plenty Rugby and the New Zealand Kiwifruit Growers Incorporated. Photo: RNZ Pacific / Iliesa Tora
Pasifika church and community leaders in the Bay of Plenty are urging Pacific governments sending their citizens to participate in New Zealand's Recognised Seasonal Employer scheme to appoint spiritual leaders and liason officers to accompany them overeas.
Last week the first ever sports festival for Pacific RSE workers in the region was held at Mt Mauganui with hundreds of workers from a number of Pacific Island countries taking part.
RNZ Pacific senior sports journalist Iliesa Tora attended the event and spoke to stakeholders about some of the ongoing issues with the labour mobility scheme.
