Mike's Blog
Minus 12.2%
Our GDP has hit rock bottom at minus 12.2% in the June quarter, and on top of that, the Government has already spent the $50 billion recovery package. The financial cupboard ...
Time to reinvent NZ’s immigration system
New Zealand’s immigration system wasn’t working before Covid hit, and it is clearly not working now. Today we have a golden opportunity to reinvent and reengineer our immigra...
Latest News
HortNZ Annual Report for 2019-2020
26 Aug 2020HortNZ’s complete Annual Report for 2019-2020 is available here. In June 2020, we published the narrative without the audited accounts because of delays due to the first lockd...
RSE update - 25 August
25 Aug 2020RSE visas to be extended by another six monthsThe Government has announced that it is extending Recognised Seasonal Employer (RSE) visas by six months, allowing these workers ...
Farm Environment Plans at a glance
25 Aug 2020Article by Damien Farrelly – NZGAP and food safety manager at Horticulture New Zealand.Farm Environment Plans (FEPs) are now recognised in legislation as a way for growers to ...
