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Their skills are will be eligible for a border exception fishing crew, as well as agricultural and Kris Faafoi said. required urgently to avoid the loss of crop within the allocation. horticultural machinery operators. Faafoi said the latest exceptions are and animal feed that will soon be ready for Kris Faafoi said the Government “The Government understands the for up to 30 veterinarians, 570 deep sea harvest. would continue to review border settings challenges the tight border restrictions fishing crew, and 210 agricultural and “Foreign deep sea fishing crew as appropriate, and consider class create. We continue to review possible horticultural mobile plant operators, and contribute significantly to New Zealand’s exceptions where they are warranted and exceptions that would help address these exceptions will be time-limited. economy. The Government accepts that manageable, to meet New Zealand’s needs critical workforce gaps that cannot “There are not enough New Zealanders there are few additional Kiwis with the as the country recovers from COVID-19. be filled by New Zealanders and help to fill current needs for livestock experience to safely work on these ships “In the past month, exceptions support the COVID-19 economic recovery, veterinarians, especially in isolated in the short term. In exchange for the were made for some normally resident while ensuring our managed isolation areas. Training to be a vet takes years so border exception, the fishing industry temporary visa holders, more partners and quarantine system can cope. We these vacancies cannot be filled quickly. has committed to removing barriers to of New Zealanders, and now, additional also know that because of COVID-19, Vets provide significant benefits to our employing New Zealanders, including critical workers. These are pragmatic more New Zealanders will be seeking economy and communities, by ensuring reviewing pay structures and business decisions that help New Zealand, while work. When we consider exceptions for biosecurity and food safety requirements models, and investing significantly in protecting the critical role our border workers from overseas, we’re prioritising and supporting animal welfare. training and education,” Kris Faafoi said. plays as the first line of defence against industries that can demonstrate a plan “Agricultural and horticultural mobile The exceptions are limited in numbers, COVID-19,” Kris Faafoi said. - TIN Bureau Seasonal work visa available to more people he moving to help are horticulture and wine available to do this work. other work visa holders to apply for an T growing,” Minister of Immigration Kris Employers can take on these workers SSE visa if they have a job offer from one Government Faafoi said. when there are unfilled Recognised of these employers or if the job is on the is putting The Supplementary Seasonal Seasonal Employer (RSE) scheme spaces Ministry of Social Development list. In in place a Employment (SSE) visa will be with an RSE employer, or there are unfilled addition, all RSE scheme workers stranded range of automatically given to around 11,000 roles available with an accredited SSE in New Zealand who have been granted immigration working holiday visa holders in New employer. Employers will also be able to a more flexible limited visa to be able to policy changes to help fill labour shortages Zealand with visas expiring between take on SSE workers for roles in regions work part-time and do non-RSE work will in key industries while ensuring New 1 October 2020 and 31 March 2021. specified on a list which the Ministry be able to ‘re-enter’ the RSE scheme and Zealanders, who have lost jobs due to These visas will allow them to work in of Social Development is currently work for an RSE employer with 30 hours COVID-19, have the chance to find new horticulture and viticulture roles, where compiling. per week average pay guaranteed. - TIN employment. “Two key sectors we are there are not enough New Zealanders Government changes will also enable Looking for a Home Loan? Let’s get you sorted* * Subject to Bank lending criteria and approval. We deal with all major banks in NZ Disclosure statement available free of charge on request. Call Manoj Singhal on 021 987 499 Making Home Loan process easy OR 0800 700 600 www.financematters.co.nz 4 I September 24 - September 30, 2020 NZ POLITICS An honest conversation, and a fair go By ACT’s candidate for Mt Roskill, Chris successful. Many people have proven this is a world leader in sustainability. ACT trading partners – preserving our safety, Johnston, who has outlined below, what via diligence and passion – including Kate. will reform the heavy-handed, arbitrary security and environmental reputation principles and policies ACT stands for. It is odd that this Government of regulation in the farming sector – for the with a balanced approach. Subsidising Chris is a Project Manager who was born kindness has picked on minorities environment, our economy, as well as commercial forests will end. in Whanganui and has lived around Mt throughout its three years – with bad farmers’ mental health. Let’s use our words and values to Roskill and Dominion Road for eight years results every time. No-one has the technology to change reunite our country with his wife and children. Bullying produces bad results the weather, so let’s not bully farmers Effective progress is made by recognising Bullying owners of rental properties – By increasing the cost of methane from the different values and insights of our alues we hold dear – they are the has led to fewer rentals. Rentals are also $5/tonne to $30+/tonne many food farms diverse communities. Kiwis give each Vrock upon which we build our lives. expensive because houses are expensive become uneconomic. Subsidised foreign other a fair go, listen and have an honest Kate Sheppard is on the New Zealand , and the Government has piled on new investors planting trees to offset emissions conversation– even if, like Kate’s message, $10 note because she appealed to values regulations. Bullying smokers has made in their own country (and the one billion it is uncomfortable for some to hear. of fairness – convincing New Zealanders small corner shops magnets for crime as trees initiative), are now moving from ACT has listened carefully. It is time that this country should be the first cigarettes are almost as valuable as gold marginal land planting to … fertile food to Change our Future for the better. Our country to give women the vote. This took bars. producing land. Madness. thoughtful rural policy can be found at years of failed attempts. At the time it was Labour and Greens now propose Food production is the basis of Kiwi www.act.org.nz/primary-industry-policy not a popular mission she undertook – the to pick on people who work hard with living standards, majority initially disagreed with her. She additional income and wealth taxes. and the world’s used her words of aspiration, not fear, to This approach reverses our message to geopolitical convince others that it was the right thing children to work hard and succeed. stability is to do. Let’s not bully our food producers decreasing.