Overseas workers who have not seen home for up to 18 months are seeking assurances they can return to New Zealand if they pay family a flying visit. read more...

More than 2600 people came off their benefits to do seasonal work, with just a fraction of them taking up incentives offered by a government work scheme. read more...

NZ apples are among the cargo on board vessels caught up by six days of delays in the Suez Canal blockage. read more...

Digital retoucher Mason Clarke spent the past 20 years sitting in front of a computer. He is now discovering the world of apple-picking through the Help the Harvest campaign to get multimillion-dollar crops off trees and away to market. read more...

Some workers sent to Central Otago’s orchards and vineyards are not up to standard and the lack of seasonal workers from the Pacific is beginning to bite, an industry leader says. read more...