{"id":10112,"date":"2021-02-27T22:10:12","date_gmt":"2021-02-28T04:10:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/planesintheair.com\/?p=10112"},"modified":"2021-02-27T22:10:16","modified_gmt":"2021-02-28T04:10:16","slug":"air-new-zealand-flight-nz993-carries-samoan-workers-to-new-zealand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/?p=10112","title":{"rendered":"Air New Zealand Flight NZ993 Carries Samoan Workers to New Zealand"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Yesterday&#8217;s flight was the last of five Air\u00a0New\u00a0Zealand (NZSE: <a href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/quote\/AIR.NZ?p=AIR.NZ&amp;.tsrc=fin-srch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">AIR.NZ<\/a>) services that have transported more than 700 workers from Apia to Auckland over the past six weeks under the Recognised Seasonal Employer (RSE) programme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The airline has transported workers on three charter and two commercial services between Samoa and New Zealand to support a sustainable seasonal labour force for orchards and vineyards in Hawke&#8217;s Bay, Canterbury and the upper South Island. Once the workers have completed two weeks of managed isolation, they will disperse around New Zealand to support the country&#8217;s horticulture and viticulture industries for the next seven months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Air&nbsp;New&nbsp;Zealand&#8217;s Country Manager Samoa Karen Gatt says the airline&#8217;s team based at Faleolo Airport in Apia was excited to see so many travellers and their families arriving at the terminal again when the RSE programme kicked off in January.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>New Zealand High Commissioner to Samoa, HE Dr Trevor Matheson, has worked closely with the RSE industry and Air\u00a0New\u00a0Zealand to enable the workers to travel to New Zealand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" src=\"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/fa1161174d0599e213c628f7ddbe14f3.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10114\" srcset=\"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/fa1161174d0599e213c628f7ddbe14f3.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/fa1161174d0599e213c628f7ddbe14f3-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/fa1161174d0599e213c628f7ddbe14f3-768x433.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/fa1161174d0599e213c628f7ddbe14f3-600x338.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption><a href=\"https:\/\/www.escape.com.au\/destinations\/the-essential-guide-to-hawkes-bay-and-napier-new-zealand\/news-story\/384b46eb67398e716cb6aa6e768ff9d0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.escape.com.au\/destinations\/the-essential-guide-to-hawkes-bay-and-napier-new-zealand\/news-story\/384b46eb67398e716cb6aa6e768ff9d0<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday&#8217;s flight was the last of five Air New Zealand services that have transported more than 700 workers from Apia to Auckland over the past six weeks under the Recognised Seasonal Employer (RSE) programme.<\/p>\n<p>The airline has transported workers on three charter and two commercial services between Samoa and New Zealand to 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