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New Zealand Apples and Pears warmly welcomes changes to RSE Scheme

New Zealand Apples and Pears (NZAPI) warmly welcomes critical and timely policy changes to the RSE Scheme ahead of the new season.

The Big Apple Project - Pasifika Senikau Group

Comparing Apples and Bananas

Iapesa Niue Save came to New Zealand from Samoato pack apples. But he saw the forklift drivers working in the packhouse and set his sights on moving up to that job so he practised in his smoko breaks until he was good enough and went on to drive the forklift at Mr Apple’s Whakatu packhouse.

From Fisherman to entreprenuer

Picking apples has transformed the lives of Samoan man Ausage Simiti Puna and his family. Within three years he’s gone from eking a living from the sea to business owner, able to support his mother and four siblings - including a disabled younger brother.

The church that apples built

A Samoan community received a brand new church thanks to the hard work of a group of seasonal apple pickers. Among them were Ropati Neemia, who built his family a new home and is planning to start a business with money earned picking apples.