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New Aongatete RSE accommodation Turanga Whetu blessed
Seeka’s new RSE accommodation Turanga Whetu was formally opened and blessed early this month. The location provides a view of the Southern Cross at night. The facility links local iwi, Seeka and RSE employees together as one community.
Neil Oliver quits Royal Society of Edinburgh over his beliefs The Times understands that Oliver’s scepticism of man-made climate change and the effectiveness of vaccines did not align with the society's objective to spread scientific knowledge. A senior fellow at the RSE invited Oliver to discuss these concerns.
Manx sex education review calls for improved school communications Second part of review into Isle of Man Relationship and Sex Education (RSE) teaching has been made public. Independent investigation comes after complaints were made in February about inappropriate teaching. Investigators agreed that RSE lessons could restart with some conditions.
Manx sex education review calls for improved school communications Second part of review into Isle of Man Relationship and Sex Education (RSE) teaching has been made public. Independent investigation comes after complaints were made in February about inappropriate teaching. Investigators agreed that RSE lessons could restart with some conditions.
Sex education: 'False information' being spread about lessons Some principals have received messages from concerned parents over the summer. Concerns were in response to a leaflet recently circulated about changes to the RSE curriculum. Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris laid new regulations in Parliament on RSE.
Sex education: 'False information' being spread about lessons Some principals have received messages from concerned parents over the summer. Concerns were in response to a leaflet recently circulated about changes to the RSE curriculum. Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris laid new regulations in Parliament on RSE.
RSE worker who drunkenly drove 10 mates on night out in Nelson convicted Brendon Simo was picking fruit in the Nelson region, having moved from the North Island. The 24-year-old was in New Zealand for his third season on an RSE visa, and was due to return to Vanuatu later this month.
Hastings RSE worker details horrifying kidnapping from the side of road An RSE worker was kidnapped from the side of a rural road in Hastings. He was beaten on his foot but avoided broken bones. His supervisor says it appears to be a random attack motivated by money. Police are investigating reports of a man being kidnapped on State Highway 51.
Katikati books new accommodation for RSEs Seeka will open its new purpose-built Recognised Seasonal Employer (RSE) workers accommodation in July. The new accommodation, named Tūranga Whetu, is in Sharp Rd in Katikati, and will house up to 140 RSE workers.
Campaigners lose battle against Wales' new sex education lessons The Court of Appeal has refused a group permission to appeal a High Court judgement last year. This means they have have no more legal avenues in the UK courts. Primary and secondary schools in Wales launched the new RSE lessons in September. The Welsh Government has always insisted RSE will be developmentally and age appropriate.
Ratepayers to fund Samoa trip for Hastings mayor and council CEO Hastings Mayor Sandra Hazlehurst and Hastings District Council CEO Nigel Bickle will visit Samoa later this month. The trip is aimed at strengthening relationships with communities that supply RSE workers to the region. Last season, 150 workers from the Falealili district were employed in the Bay.
Ratepayers to fund Samoa trip for Hastings mayor and council CEO Hastings Mayor Sandra Hazlehurst and Hastings District Council CEO Nigel Bickle will visit Samoa later this month. The trip is aimed at strengthening relationships with communities that supply RSE workers to the region. The council has budgeted $10,000 to $12,000 for the trip.
National promises to double RSE worker cap, ban foreign investment in farm-to-forestry conversions National Party leader Christopher Luxon will announce the first part of National’s Agriculture policy on Wednesday morning. The announcement will include doubling the number of RSE workers allowed into the country. Luxon is also expected to promise a ban on foreign investment in buying farms to convert to forestry to farm for carbon credits.
Cyclone Gabrielle: The feeling of being left alone - Hawke’s Bay’s disaster within a disaster WEBSITE OF the YEARAPP of the YearHawkes Bay Today7 Apr, 2023 06:00 PM4 mins to read. The scene that faced surf life-saving IRB crews as they arrived to rescue RSE horticultural workers stranded on rooftops.
Migrant worker rort: Home detention for couple who exploited PNG immigrants Antony Swarbrick, Christina Kewa-Swarbrick and Martha Fretton were found guilty at a trial in the Hamilton District Court in February. Their offending occurred between 2013 and 2016, when they arranged for groups of seasonal workers from Papua New Guinea to work illegally. The 16 workers thought they were coming to New Zealand legally as full-time workers under the RSE scheme and being paid $15 per hour.
Cyclone Gabrielle: Rotorua Aero Club flies in donations for Hawke’s Bay The Rotorua Aero Club flew three plane-loads of supplies into Hawke’s Bay to help support the local response effort after Cyclone Gabrielle. The goods went to supporting RSE (Recognised Seasonal Employer) workers from flood-damaged orchards. Hastings Mayor Sandra Hazlehurst welcomed the teams who brought food and other necessities.
Voices Of The Pacific: Fijian seasonal workers return to cyclone-affected region ready to help Fijian RSE worker Aporosa Bulinitarawereierenavula calls Hawke's Bay his second home. He knows what it's like to rebuild after a cyclone. Last week, troops from Fiji arrived in the region to help with the cyclone clean-up.
Voices Of The Pacific: Fifteen years picking fruit in NZ for a better life in Vanuatu Peter Bumseng is a seasonal worker under the Recognised Seasonal Employer scheme. He has been a part of the scheme from the very start - racking up 15 seasons as the programme enters its 16th year. He is featured in a new documentary series - Voices Of The Pacific - that sheds light on the lives of RSE seasonal workers from five different countries.
Hundreds of displaced RSE workers rehomed after floods in Hawke’s Bay Samoan churches and other churches around the Bay have offered emergency housing on church grounds for hundreds of displaced RSE workers. Most of those workers have now moved on and been rehomed in more suitable accomodation. One facility alone in Hastings has taken in 120 workers impacted by the floods on a permanent basis.
Hundreds of displaced RSE workers rehomed after floods in Hawke’s Bay Samoan churches and other churches around the Bay have offered emergency housing on church grounds for hundreds of displaced RSE workers. One facility alone in Hastings has taken in 120 workers impacted by the floods on a permanent basis in fit-for-purpose accommodation.
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