Yes, New Zealand does have a lot of sheep. It also used to have lots shearers, but, due to the beckoning whispers of the big cities, and from our neighbours across the ditch, these numbers are slowly dwindling, leaving shearing gangs unable to keep up with demand. Unless you were brought up in New Zealand,
Two weeks have passed since the Ministry declared a labour market shortage in Hawkes Bay. With half of Hawke’s Bay’s apples still waiting to be picked, the Government is extending the region’s seasonal worker labour shortage status to allow more time to find workers. The labour shortage status means that all growers within the Hawke’s
For decades, New Zealand has welcomed backpackers who wish to exchange hard graft for accomodation and a decent meal twice a day. Due to a new ERA ruling which states that WWOOFing and volunteering, is in fact illegal, the board-for-wages era has come to an end. Willing Workers On Organic Farms or WWOOFing, does sound
