Photo: ODT filesSome Central Otago orchards say this season's crop is a write-off, while others are struggling to find enough workers. The orchard scraped through the busy berry-picking period, but is entering crunch time as students head home. The orchards were looking promising, but they were facing worker shortages, particularly for the upcoming apple harvest, he said. Cadogan said more RSE workers should be let into New Zealand and allowed to stay longer. Minister of immigration Kris Faafoi's office said there were no current plans to increase the intake of RSE workers, but he was monitoring the situation.

Source: Otago Daily Times January 25, 2021 07:18 UTC