Plant-based bubble bursts
OPINION: Talking about plant-based food: “Chicken-free chicken” start-up Sunfed has had its valuation slashed to zero by major investor Blackbird Ventures, and its products are no longer available in supermarkets.
OPINION: You can't blame young Kiwis for jumping the ditch for a better life, and they should get the same rights as Aussiesx when there.
But coming changes in the rules create a conundrum for employers, like dairy farmers, who are already struggling to find good staff. New Zealanders living in Aus will soon have access to Australian citizenship and its benefits, after four years - a major change to immigration rules that adds to the long list of benefits of moving to Aus.
In the last five or so ears, the median wage gap has gone from Australians earning $17,400 more to $23,400 more. The cost of living in Australia is lower, interest rates are 1.5-2% lower. Housing is cheaper. They can't play rugby, but a young emigrant could probably overlook that.
Westpac predicts that, while inflation in NZ will come down later this year, wage inflation will buck the positive trend and remain high due to high employment and a tight labour market. Best of luck to those youngsters who jump the ditch. The rest of us need to think about how we make NZ a place with better prospects for them to stay.
Third-year student Cady Burns has won the Waikato Regional Council Prize in Water Science for 2024.
The Rural Change programme, providing free private mental health professional sessions to the rural industry, is set to continue its next chapter within Rural Support Trust from 1 July 2024.
Beef + Lamb New Zealand chief executive Sam McIvor will step down in July.
A new report shows farm employers across the dairy, sheep and beef, and arable sectors have continued to invest strongly in one of their greatest assets – their staff.
The country’s 4200 commercial fruit and vegetable growers will vote from May 14 on a new HortNZ levy.
OPINION: Talking about plant-based food: “Chicken-free chicken” start-up Sunfed has had its valuation slashed to zero by major investor Blackbird…
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