The government has increased its Recognised Seasonal Employer Scheme (RSE) workers cap by 3,000 places to 19,000 workers from countries in the Pacific bringing workforce relief to horticulture and
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News5000 fruit and vege boxes supplied to whānau during COVID-19
The 120,000 tamariki who received free fruit and veges in schools before the lockdown have not been forgotten. The 5+ A Day Charitable Trust partnered with the Ministry of Health to deliver fruit and veges to schools will now send 5000 boxes of fruit and veges a week to the community.
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Call for seasonal workers to receive living wage
The Amalgamated Workers Union (AWUNZ) says the government should pay the living wage to seasonal orchard workers. The living wage is the income necessary to provide workers and their families with the basic necessities of life.
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Māori businesses to benefit from new food labelling bill
Customers will soon know how far their apples fall from the tree with the passing of the Consumers' Right to Know (Country of Origin of Food) Bill. The bill introduces mandatory labelling to inform consumers where their meat, fruit, seafood and vegetables come from.
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Ep 8- Deconstructed Lemon Curd Cheesecake
Teresa is training to become a Chef and she wants to create something different and joyful. Tonight Rex and Teresa make roast beef, a pumpkin soup with a curry swirl and a deconstructed lemon curd cheesecake.
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Tau fruit fly found in New Zealand
A tropical insect pest, the Tau Fly, has been found in New Zealand. The fly, from the same family as the Queensland fruit fly pest, eats and lays eggs in fruit and vegetables.
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News'Fruit in Schools' programme feeds over 97,000 NZ school kids
Nearly twenty million pieces of fruit and vegetables have been and will continue to be given to kids in Aotearoa this school year.
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Berry Delights
Kai Time travels to the famous town of Whakatane to meet one of the countries leading berry farms.
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NewsMāori growers a strong voice in kiwifruit industry referendum
A record number of Māori growers participated in the grower referendum for the Kiwifruit Industry Strategy Project (KISP) and Te Awanui Huka Pak is praising their efforts.
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