9 Dec 2023

Asparagus farm providing brighter futures for ni-Vanuatu

From , 6:01 am on 9 December 2023
Mangaweka Asparagus employs a team of 60 workers from Vanuatu

Mangaweka Asparagus employs a team of 60 workers from Vanuatu Photo: RNZ/Sally Round

Money earned on a large New Zealand asparagus farm is helping villagers in Vanuatu build more resilient homes and pay school fees.

A 60-strong team of ni-Vanuatu are in the thick of the asparagus harvest in a remote valley near the town of Taihape in the North Island.

RNZ's Country Life show host Sally Round paid them a visit.