Alan Pollard

Civil Contractors New Zealand say changes to the Accredited Employer Work Visa Scheme will hinder work to improve infrastructure across the country.

Immigration Minister Erica Stanford announced the… Audio

There's a flood of experts with ideas on how to plug Wellington Water woes; yet the city is still hemorraghing 40% of drinkable water. Last week Master Plumbers told Checkpoint its members are… Video, Audio

Skilled civil construction roles are on the immigration green list. 

The jobs eligible for work to residence from March next year include civil construction supervisors, gasfitters, drain layers… Audio

Seasonal workers arriving from the Pacific Islands next week will be able to skip MIQ and go to work during their isolation period.

Vaccinated workers from Vanuatu can come in from next Monday, while… Audio

Horticulture and wine industries are relieved more seasonal workers are on the way to ease critical labour shortages.

The government is allowing workers from Samoa, Tonga and Vanuatu to come here… Audio

The forecast for apple and pear growers for 2021 is looking bleak. The updated estimate is the gross national crop to be down by 14 percent - or around 3million dollars. Audio

Businesses are welcoming government moves to allow two thousand overseas seasonal workers back into the country to work in the primary sector. The workers will arrive early next year, spending two… Audio

An additional 2000 seasonal workers will be allowed into New Zealand next year to address labour shortages in the Horticulture and Wine growing sectors. The Goverment announced the scheme after… Audio

At a meeting with local growers in Hastings this afternoon, the Immigration Minister Kris Faafoi was adamant the Government won't let in workers from overseas to help with a horticulture labour… Audio

A tiny samurai wasp could be deployed to combat the brown marmorated stink bug should it arrive on these shores. Audio

Our guest this week is the chief executive of New Zealand Apples and Pears, Alan Pollard. He's in Berlin, Germany at present attending a massive fresh produce trade show called Fruit Logistica. Over… Audio

For the past few weeks, apples have been in short supply with some supermarkets' shelves bare. But Pipifruit CEO Alan Pollard says new supply is coming soon. Video, Audio

The Prime Minister's official delegation to India has been delayed, after the air force plane he was travelling in broke down during a stopover in Australia. Free trade and education issues will be… Audio