Media Releases
Kiwifruit and Parliamentary teams square off to support RSE workers
The kiwifruit industry and Parliamentary rugby and netball teams will go head-to-head at Te Puke’s Murray Salt Stadium on the afternoon of July 8 to raise funds for the kiwifruit industry’s Recognised Seasonal Employer scheme (RSE) workers and their communities.
Starting at 1:30pm, the afternoon will feature rugby and netball games, cultural activities and a charity auction where proceeds will support Pacific communities in the islands where the industry’s RSE workers come from as they continue to grapple with the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and associated travel restrictions. Read more
Kiwifruit industry assembles top talent for RSE rugby fundraiser
The Kiwifruit industry rugby team has brought in two ex-All Blacks and a stellar grower line-up to help avenge last year’s loss to the Parliamentary team in this year’s Zespri sports fundraiser.
The Kiwifruit team goes head-to-head with the Parliamentarians at Te Puke’s Murray Salt Stadium on 8 July to support Recognised Seasonal Employers scheme (RSE) workers and their communities. Read more
Pacific charities to benefit from Zespri RSE fundraiser
Two organisations helping support Pacific communities have been named as the first recipients of funds raised by Zespri’s charity sports day and auction at Te Puke on 8 July.
Tractors for Tonga and Village to Village Charitable Trust are charities working to improve the lives of communities in the Pacific where many of the kiwifruit industry’s Recognised Seasonal Employer Scheme (RSE) workers are from. Read more