Mike Chapman
Border exemptions to let 200 dairy workers, 50 vets into NZ
The government has announced that it will extend around 10,000 working holiday visas and Supplementary Seasonsal Employment (SSE) visas for another six months to aleviate ongoing labour shortages.
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Food growing land being eaten up - report
A new report paints a stark picture of the environment under relentless pressure with urban sprawl and dariy intensification swallowing up productive food growing land. Audio
Horticulture NZ wants no more housing on productive land
Horticulture New Zealand wants urgent action to stop the country's most productive land being used for housing.
Mike Chapman is Horticulture New Zealand chief executive.
He spoke to Corin Dann. Audio
Labour party wary of opening border for RSE workers for harvest
The New Zealand Labour Party is wary of calls for Covid-free nations to provide workers for the coming summer fruit harvest. Audio
Horticulture industry welcomes Labour support
The horticultural industry is welcoming more government support for the Farm Environment Plans programme.
Labour leader Jacinda Ardern has annpounced it will give $50-million to the agriculture… Audio
Greengrocers tell Govt they need to open, safely equipped
Greengrocers and independent retailers are still calling on the Government to let them open under the Alert Level 3 restrictions saying they are well equipped to operate safely, Mike Chapman, CEO of… Audio
Horticulture NZ: independent green grocers should be open
Horticulture New Zealand is frustrated independent greengrocers in Auckland are being forced to close under the level three lockdown. The industry fought hard last lockdown to try to get Government… Audio
Will Auckland's water woes affect Waikato food producers
Waikato farmers and horticulturalists fear Auckland's water shortage will ultimately divert resources away from their operations and affect food supplies. The Government has fast-tracked Watercare… Audio
Covid-19: Forestry workers say rot started before pandemic
Hundreds of forestry workers who have lost their jobs due to the Covid-19 outbreak are being offered jobs in the horticulture sector, which is desperate for labour.
But many will struggle to get the… Audio
Vegetable growers warn of shortages
Vegetable growers are warning proposed Government policies could create vegetable shortages and cause prices to skyrocket in coming years. The Agriculture and Environment Ministers are visiting… Audio
Could climate change turn NZ into banana growing capital?
Might New Zealand be the world's banana growing capital in the future? The head of the group that represents the country's fruit growers says it's possible. Mike Chapman is the chief executive of… Audio
Auckland urban sprawl may hit vege growers hard - report
Would you fork out almost 6 bucks for a lettuce? The horticulture industry says you might have to in the not too distant future. A new report is predicting fresh fruit and vegetables prices could jump… Audio
Auckland urban sprawl could push up vegetable prices - report
Fruit and vegetable growers are warning Auckland's urban sprawl could push prices up sharply and jeopardise the country's produce supply. A new report commissioned by Horticulture New Zealand says… Audio
Auckland fuel tax has no exemption for off-road vehicles
Aucklanders will be paying an extra 11.5 cents a litre to fuel up from Sunday. A law giving Auckland Council the power to impose the regional tax passed through its final stages at Parliament last… 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
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…
AudioHalf the people screened for work do drugs and won't quit
CEO of Horticulture New Zealand, Mike Chapman, says half of those sent by WINZ for pre-screening for job in the industry admit to taking drugs and won't give them up to get a job. Audio
