22 Sep 2020

Government to ease border restrictions for some industries

From Midday Report, 12:44 pm on 22 September 2020

The Government has announced it will ease border restrictions for some industries to help fill labour shortages.

Under the new rules, veterinarians, deep sea fishing crew, and agricultural and horticultural machinery operators will be able to enter the country.

It follows strong pressure from the agriculture sector for help getting people into the country, to ensure summer harvest can happen.

Māni Dunlop spoke to the Minister of Immigration, Kris Faafoi.