Gary Jones
NZ growers and Pacific keen for seasonal workers to return
New Zealand's horticulture sector says it believes workers from Covdi-19 free parts of the Pacific should be allowed to enter the country and address a skilled worker shortage, adding that plans are… Audio
Still not enough RSE workers even with immigration changes
A leading New Zealand fruit harvesting organisation says even with the changes to immigration policy there will not be enough RSE workers in New Zealand to support a full harvest in February.
The… Audio
Horticulture industry on migration changes
News of the changes to stop the exploitation of migrants comes a day after the sentencing of Joseph Auga Matamata, the first person in New Zealand to be convicted of both human trafficking and… Audio
NZ horticulture industry on worker exploitation
New Zealand's horticulture and fruit picking industry says it needs to take decisive action to make sure exploitation's not rife in its workforce.
Joseph Matamata will be sentenced at the Napier High… Audio
How labour shortages are impacting the apple and pear industry
Hawke's Bay is struggling with a labour shortage, just as this year's bumper crop of apples and pears is ripe for picking. Gary Jones, from New Zealand Apple and Pears says it's time for a… Audio
Seasonal labour shortage fears in Hawke's Bay, Nelson
The pip fruit industry want the government to allow travellers to pick fruit without needing work visas as a labour shortage could mean summer harvests are lost. Audio
Concerns about apple picker shortages despite RSE boost
Hawke's Bay apple growers say a looming worker shortage is keeping them up at night - and that's despite more workers from the Pacific being brought in to help. Audio
Perfect storm hits NZ fruit industry
A massive shortage of seasonal labour that affected this year's apple harvest is now flowing on to kiwifruit. As that crop hits its peak harvesting time, they're short of over a thousand workers for… Audio
Overseas retailers demand fair labour standards
A fear of losing overseas customers is driving the horticulture industry to clean up its act on labour exploitation, often of migrant workers. The Labour Inspectorate in the Ministry of Business… Audio
Expert says NZ needs to focus on quantity not just quality
Professor Gary Jones is a senior water scientist and Chief Executive of eWater, a not-for-profit water management and modelling organisation based in Canberra, Australia. He is an Adjunct Professor… Audio