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[ad_1] A ni-Vanuatu doing seasonal work in New Zealand under the Recognized Seasonal Employer scheme. Photo: RNZ / Johnny Blades With closed borders and no backpackers or casual labor, the fruit picking industry desperately needs more workers than ever. Today The detail looks at why it is so difficult to …

[ad_1] National Party leader Judith Collins sent Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern a warning after comments she made about Collins’ past with the Serious Fraud Office. Speaking to Kate Hawkesby of Newstalk ZB this morning, the opposition leader was asked if she thought Ardern might be “turning up the nerve” in …

[ad_1] NZ First’s efforts to muzzle the Serious Fraud Office until after the elections were annulled because transparency outweighed the “announcement drawbacks” for the party. There was also no evidence that the OFS followed improper process, according to Auckland High Court Judge Matthew Palmer, who overturned the judicial review of …

[ad_1] The opening of the new Berlin airport on October 31 will take place without fanfare, operators say, a nod to long delays and huge cost overruns since construction began in 2006. Airport chief Engelbert Luetke Daldrup admitted on Tuesday that the repeated postponement of the promised opening date in …

[ad_1] Motorists heading to work over the Auckland Harbor Bridge this morning are going to be late this morning, but nothing of the same magnitude that paralyzed the highway during rush hour yesterday. With moderate winds across the 15 km / h bridge, motorists have returned to using the bridge …

[ad_1] Super Rugby, as we have known it in the professional era since 1996, is coming to an end. The South African Rugby Union has confirmed its vote to explore the possibility of transferring the Bulls, Stormers, Sharks and Lions to an expanded PRO16 competition in Europe. If approved, they …

[ad_1] The Detail is a daily news podcast produced for RNZ by Press room and is posted on Stuff with permission. Click on this link to subscribe to the podcast. With closed borders and no backpackers or casual labor, the fruit picking industry desperately needs more workers than ever. Today …

[ad_1] Winston Peters stood silent in front of a room full of cameras yesterday, waiting for a signal from one of his MPs that the clock had struck five in the afternoon. The NZ First leader had tried to delay or stop this moment, when the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) …

[ad_1] The UK has recorded the highest number of new daily coronavirus cases. The British government announced 7,143 new cases of Covid-19 on Tuesday (local time), a jump of a few thousand from the number of cases the day before. So far, the highest number of new daily cases seen …

[ad_1] The Covid-19 crisis is making it difficult for some sectors to hire people for specialized roles that, in some cases, pay more than $ 100,000 a year. The latest construction survey by recruiting firm Hays found that most employers in the industry found it “very difficult” or “difficult” to …