The Conversation

NZ urgently needs to find workers to avoid a picking season disaster

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The Covid border restrictions might be saving lives but they’re also threatening the livelihoods of New Zealand farmers, unless a way can be found to allow Pacific Island seasonal workers to return and pick the crops, writes AUT business lecturer Swati Nagar Since its inception in 2007, the Recognised Seasonal Employer (RSE) scheme has enabled … Read more

Sharks have a PR problem. The solution? Tourism

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Jaws has a lot to answer for. Rather than being terrified of sharks, we should embrace shark tourism to make people realise that they need to be protected, writes Michelle Barnes and Sarah Ruth Sutcliffe.  Shark ecotourism can change people’s attitudes about sharks and make them more likely to support conservation projects – even after … Read more