Tapu Misa: Pacific worker scheme a no-brainer (The New Zealand Herald)

Story date: 2008-08-24 10:30:05
Added on: 2008-08-26 14:21:53

I'm very fond of the seasonal worker scheme that lets Pacific Islanders work in the country's vineyards and orchards for up to seven months of the year, and not just because it helps to pay my mortgage (the Tongan in the household being an agent of the Tongan government for such matters, and even occasionally getting paid for his troubles when the Treasury is so disposed).


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