Pacific migrant worker program
Documents reveal NZ quietly axed Pacific migrant worker program in favor of high-cost seasonal visas
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — New Zealand has quietly scrapped plans to open new Pacific worker pathways in the meat and seafood processing sectors, documents obtained by RNZ Pacific under the Official Information Act (OIA) show.
Two new seasonal visas, the Peak Seasonal Visa (PSV) and the Global...

![According to an INZ information paper, Labor struck agreements to add 600 spots for seasonal workers in seafood, and 320 for the meat sector. [Photo: RNZ/ Nick Monro] Labor struck agreements](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/foraging.png?itok=MDwY3pdM)