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The Meat Industry Association (MIA) says it's facing bureaucratic barriers from Immigration NZ as it tries to get sufficient halal butchers for the coming season.

Visa applications for migrant dairy workers are being declined over a contentious 40-hour working week requirement by the Government.

An award-winning Southland contract milker who was stuck in India for five months is hopeful of being back on farm in time for calving next month.

OPINION: Your canine crusader reckons the recent immigration reset by the Government, restricting the inflow of 'low-skilled' migrant workers into the country, is not only myopic and ideological but also poorly thought-out policy.

Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor has thrown the worker shortage issue back to farmers, saying the industry must try harder to attract and retain workers.

Allowing only 125 skilled agricultural machinery operators into New Zealand next season falls way short of what's needed, says rural contractors.

Horticultural exporters, growers, food companies and industry leaders are demanding that the Government develops a plan to allow Pacific Island seasonal workers to return later this year.

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

OPINION: Recent proposals by the Government to make it easier for regions to get workers look like a step — if not a leap — in the right direction.

A 7,500 signature petition was presented to parliament last week calling for changes to NZ’s immigration laws.