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Regional New Zealand will benefit most from changes to employer assisted visa settings, says BusinessNZ chief executive Kirk Hope.

The tractor and machinery industry is welcoming a challenge by the Minister of Agriculture to train New Zealanders rather than continue relying on seasonal migrant workers.

Hawke's Bay's apple industry will spend $30 million on building accommodation totalling 1500 beds for RSE (recognised seasonal employment) workers.

Four years ago, Sharon and Wayne George decided they would quit the corporate rat-race to travel New Zealand in their nine-metre motorhome.

Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor has urged growers to pay people better. 

The first hour on an orchard is more important for a worker’s employment prospects than anything in their life previously, says successful Whangarei grower Patrick Malley.

The Australian dairy industry will need 800 extra workers on farms by 2023.

Harvest season approaches and with it the usual workforce headaches.

About 250 new employees have already bolstered the kiwifruit industry’s worker shortage.

Overseas visitors are being offered temporary work visas to help pick kiwifruit in Bay of Plenty.