Category: Agriculture and Farming
Josephine Varghese: Who benefits most from NZ’s seasonal agricultural migration scheme?

Josephine Varghese: Who benefits most from NZ’s seasonal agricultural migration scheme?

Last week the Labour government announced an expansion of the Recognised Seasonal Employee (RSE) Scheme for the horticulture and viticulture sectors. The number of workers allowed under the scheme has been raised from 16,000 to 19,000. This is the largest increase in over a decade. The cap on RSE workers was instituted to encourage employers …

Bryce Edwards: The contentious “historic consensus” for farmers on climate change

Bryce Edwards: The contentious “historic consensus” for farmers on climate change

The supposed end of the 20-year standoff between environmentalists and farmers was announced last week, with the release of the Interim Climate Change Committee’s report on “Action on agricultural emissions”. It was celebrated as an “historic consensus” between farmers and environmentalists, as the agricultural sector was agreeing to pay for part of their methane emissions. …