Nikki Johnson

The primary sector has been listed as an essential service in the Covid-19 response. How is it coping ? This includes fishers, farmers, orchardists, winegrowers, meat and dairy processing companies… Audio

A government decision is expected this week to allow thousands of migrant workers to stay on in New Zealand. Bucking a trend of declining demand for workers, a bumper crop of kiwifruit is hanging… Audio

The fruit picking industry will be without thousands of workers as New Zealand locks its borders at the start of harvest season.

Nikki Johnson is the chief executive of New Zealand Kiwifruit growers.

News from the rural and farming sector. Audio

The harvest of New Zealand's largest horticultural export crop has just begun. Nikki Johnson from NZKGI says, with Covid-19 restricting travel, growers are hoping there will be enough backpackers… Audio

The kiwifruit industry is hoping to avert a labour shortage for the upcoming harvest by using a strong social media campaign linking employers and employees. It has also produced a book outlining what… Audio

The kiwifruit industry is facing a shortfall of seven-thousand workers as it predicts it will double in value in the next ten years. The industry body, Kiwifruit Growers Incorporated, has released a… Audio

New Zealand's kiwifruit grower's body will be asking the government to increase the cap on Pacific workers as part of the Recognised Seasonal Employer scheme for the 2019 season. Audio

The kiwifruit industry is trying to devise ways of enticing more local unemployed people into fruitpicking, as Bay of Plenty faces a worker shortage. Following a bumper kiwifruit season, and a… Audio

The Sustainable Farming Fund is about to notch up its 1000th project. Since the fund's inception 17 years ago, $135 million has been allocated to projects initiated by farmers, foresters and… Audio