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NZ wants more seasonal workers – but Pacific nations no longer want to be the ‘outposts’ that ‘grow’ them

Apisalome Movono, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University; Regina Scheyvens, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University, and Sophie Auckram, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University

The new government is likely to increase the numbers of workers coming to New Zealand on seasonal work schemes. But the impact on Pacific economies and communities is now too great to be ignored.
A fan at the All Blacks v Fiji test match in New Zealand, July 17. GettyImages

Fijians harness the fundraising power of social media as their government struggles with the COVID‑19 crisis

Apisalome Movono, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University; Lorena de la Torre Parra, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University; Regina Scheyvens, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University, and Sophie Auckram, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University

With COVID-19 surging and the state resisting a lockdown, Fijians turn to ‘solesolevaki’ — working together for a common cause — to fill the gaps.

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