Urgent call for fruit-pickers in Hawke's Bay saw just 14 people express an interestCLINTON LLEWELLYN Hawke's Bay orchardists are crying out for workers. A concerted effort to find fruit pickers in Hawke's Bay saw just 14 people express an interest and has resulted in the declaration of a regional labour shortage. The last labour shortage declaration for all of Hawke's Bay was made in 2010 when the unemployment rate was at 6.4 percent. He said a major job recruitment drive across the region over the past few weeks had resulted in just 14 people coming forward. "This will now enable us to access as many available seasonal workers as possible to help harvest our fruit crops in Hawke's Bay.

Source: Stuff March 12, 2018 03:13 UTC