Tourists to New Zealand are being recruited to help solve a critical labor shortage in Hawke’s Bay, one of New Zealand’s major apple-production regions. Work and Income New Zealand, part of the Ministry of Social Development, has announced that it expects a critical labor shortage until June and is allowing visitors traveling on tourist visas to obtain a work permit for up to four-and-a-half months. Work and Income New Zealand has been working with the horticulture industries to closely monitor the supply of workers, according to information from Pipfruit New Zealand, Inc. Labor shortages are also reported in the Central […]