Australia is providing financial incentives to lure New Zealand immigrant dairy workers across the Tasman.
Southland Federated Farmers sharemilker chairman Jason Herrick said the incentives amounted to thousands of dollars, including relocation costs and bonuses for staying in jobs at least eight weeks.
And they will be re-united with family currently still overseas.
Herrick said immigrant workers on his farm were telling him almost daily of workers leaving New Zealand – although he acknowledged that had slowed a bit with Covid-19 issues.
