Sep 28, 2021 | Press Releases
Rural contractors facing desperate shortages of skilled staff can now tap into the training of 200 new industry trainees who will use an app to record and document their work. The Rural Contractors NZ Board last week agreed to help fund the HanzonJobs programme which...
Sep 24, 2021 | Press Releases
Some rural contractors in Southland are saying this is the wettest spring in 30 years, says Rural Contractors NZ board member Daryl Thompson, impacting on already short supplies of feed. In Zone reports to last week’s Board meeting, he said the constant rain in the...
Sep 15, 2021 | Press Releases
Some free insurance given to all RCNZ members by American Income Life (AIL) has now had around 75 responses from members who’ve chosen to add further to the free offer. All members of Rural Contractors NZ are now covered by a $1,500 Accidental Death &...
Aug 16, 2021 | Press Releases
Rural contactors around most of the country are being offered a free visit and workshop to alert them to biosecurity risks. A key focus is on velvetleaf, an invasive weed with incursions in nearly every region of New Zealand. A member of the mallow family, velvetleaf...
Jul 6, 2021 | Press Releases
Rural contractors say while they welcome signals the Government is recognising labour pressures in the farming sector, another challenge looms in their efforts to recruit enough skilled staff to keep New Zealand farms in production. Andrew Olsen, CEO Rural Contractors...
Jun 16, 2021 | Press Releases
The Government is being urged to introduce a variable regime on higher emitting vehicles so rural contractors – who have no current choice but to run them – are not penalised. Rural Contractors NZ Chief Executive Andrew Olsen says the fact his members now...
