Large forestry companies say they will need more foreign workers if they are to hit the Government’s goal of planting one billion trees in 10 years. Regional Development Minister and NZ First MP Shane Jones planted the first of the trees yesterday, starting the clock ticking on an ambitious scheme designed to create jobs, protect New Zealand’s land and reduce climate emissions. Commercial operators are expected to plant half of the trees, and Mr Jones said they had asked him to extend the seasonal workers scheme to give them a hand. Mr Jones, whose party campaigned on big immigration cuts, said the coalition Government did not want to depend on foreign labour to reach its goal. ‘‘Some of the heavy-hitters in the forestry industry want to move straight to an extension of the RSE scheme and rely on Melanesian workers,’’ he said. ‘‘That’s not the position of the Government at this stage. We are going to focus on bringing our own young people into the workforce.’’ The seasonal worker scheme is at present capped at 11,100, most of whom work in the horticulture and viticulture sectors. The cap has been lifted in each of the past four years. Mr Jones… Read full this story
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