The Mike Hosking Breakfast

Jacinda Ardern: Immigrants needed to pick Bay of Plenty fruit


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A seasonal shortage has been officially declared in the Bay of Plenty for the first time in more than a decade.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern told Mike Hosking the declaration would make it easier for overseas people on visitors visas to work in the area.
"We need to make sure we don't allow fruit to rot on the vines or on the ground.
"This is why we try to get ahead of things by increasing the number of recognised seasonal employers who are able to access that [visa] scheme because of course that helps our fruit industries."
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