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Thousands converged at the ASB Showgrounds in Auckland as The Auckland Food Show got underway, Thursday 25 to Sunday July 28. More than 30,000 people are expected to pass through the venue over the four days. Backed by the Fiji Trade Commission, many exhibitors from Fiji also showcased their products - there was Fiji coffee, kava, chocolate, snacks and confectionery, liquor, beer, and Fiji bottled water and more. Trade and investment manager Peter Rudd said they were happy with the response from visitors to the Fijian exhibitions. READ MORE: Auckland Food Show: Fiji products set to make their mark at four-day expo Fijian beauty products step onto bigger stage at Hair & Beauty Expo in Auckland Fiji business roadshows in New Zealand prove to be a huge success Fiji tells the world: We have the goods and we are open for business "Over the next two days we expect even more people to pass through here," Rudd said, referring to the two more days of the show. … [Read more...] about Thousands throng Auckland Food Show at ASB Showgrounds, on until Sunday

RNZ RNZ’s podcast The Detail looks at the issues as the fruit picking industry desperately needs more workers than ever before. Canterbury asparagus grower Christopher Gray who was ordered to pay exploited workers $50,000 in October, has been fined a further $26,000. The Employment Relations Authority previously ordered Gray, a sole trader operating as Motukarara Asparagus, to repay $50,000 to 13 workers for unlawful deductions, minimum wage arrears, and holiday pay entitlements. Ten of the workers were seasonal migrant workers from Fiji, two were migrant workers and one a New Zealander. The authority said Gray’s breaches of the employment law were “more egregious” because most workers were vulnerable to exploitation, living in New Zealand under the seasonal migrant scheme. READ MORE: Kiwifruit company fined $230,000 for mininum wage failure Asparagus grower ordered to pay almost $50,000 owed to workers Waikato berry grower ordered to pay $76k for labour law … [Read more...] about Canterbury asparagus grower fined $26k for exploiting 13 workers

Organisers of Auckland’s Pasifika Festival say planning for the event will continue as they wait for updates from health authorities. The annual festival was cancelled twice in 2019 and 2020 following the Christchurch terror attack and the first coronavirus lockdown. The Pasifika Festival features cultural performances, craft and food from Aotearoa, Cook Islands, Fiji, Hawai’i, Kiribati, Niue, Samoa, Tokelau, Tonga and Tuvalu. It attracts more than 60,000 visitors. READ MORE: Emotional scenes as first quarantine-free flight from Rarotonga lands in Auckland Domestic tourism: Small towns still leading the charge in terms of recovery, research suggests Coronavirus: Auckland's economy takes $14 million hit from cancelled events This year’s festival is planned to take place on March 13-14 at Western Springs in Auckland. A spokesman said the event can only go ahead in alert level 1. Auckland is currently in level 3 after three community cases were … [Read more...] about Covid-19: Twice-cancelled Pasifika Festival hoped to go ahead in 2021