Government plans to plug critical worker holes created by Covid-19 are falling well short of the mark.
Plans were announced last year to let 300 international teachers into the country, but fewer than 10 have arrived.
Meanwhile, a scheme to create special MIQ spaces to help fill vacancies in the health workforce has also struggled to attract demand.
That's got principals and nurses alike crying out for some changes at the border.
Nick Truebridge has the story.