The environment has been at the forefront of how the tanker team at Fonterra’s Te Awamutu site has been operating, well before the Covid outbreak.
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Growers hope for a ‘few thousand’ seasonal workers under new RSE measures
By Liu Chen of RNZ . The horticulture and wine industries are delighted at the prospect of more seasonal workers but want detail on the numbers allowed in under new government measures.From next month workers from Samoa, Tonga…
Relief from growers at news RSE workers can soon skip MIQ
Pollard said that with a much larger crop expected for the 2022 harvest, … Apples and Pears, NZ Kiwifruit Growers, Summerfruit NZ, Wine NZ, Ethical …
Relief from growers at news RSE workers can soon skip MIQ
New Zealanders ‘will continue to be the priority for employment’.
Plea for more government funds to push health careers to rural teenagers
By Susan Murray of RNZ . The Rural General Practice Network is calling on the government to continue funding a programme promoting health careers to rural high school pupils.A pilot project which ran for 10 months has recently…
Weather: Snow, gales, heavy rain in south with more to come
Snow, heavy rain and strong winds are battering the South Island causing disruption on roads and damage to properties.Road snowfall warnings are in place for the Lewis (SH7), Arthur’s (SH73), Haast (SH6) and Lindis (SH8) passes…
Thumbs up to farmers, processors from council
The Tasman District Council says a considerable amount of work has been done since 2012 by the dairy industry – DairyNZ, Fonterra, and Westland …
China Quietly Sets New ‘Buy Chinese‘ Targets for State Companies – US Sources Say
China’s government quietly issued new procurement guidelines in May that require up to 100% local content on hundreds of items including X-ray …
China quietly sets new ‘buy Chinese‘ targets for state companies – US sources
Document 551 was issued on May 14 by the Chinese Ministry of Finance and the … The former official said that when China joined the World Trade … that control the education, health, transportation, agriculture and energy sectors.
Bacon farmers in California under threat as animal welfare rules take effect
The regulations, which were approved by voters in 2018, demand more space for breeding pigs, egg-laying chickens and veal calves in captivity.