10 Feb 2021

Apple growers wary as peak harvest nears, but workers few

From Checkpoint, 5:18 pm on 10 February 2021

Apple growers fear they're about to face carnage as the picking season hits its peak in the next few weeks.

With borders closed, overseas workers are slim pickings, and locals are just as hard to find.

Our Hawke's Bay reporter Tom Kitchin has more.