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Struggling Queenstown restaurant sees no sign yet of working holiday visa influx [Video]

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The New Zealand hospitality industry is battling a labour shortage which has been exacerbated by the border closure and the departure of many migrant workers. (Video first published in July 2021)

Twenty thousand working holiday visa holders have arrived in New Zealand since the border opened, but businesses are asking “where are they?”

Immigration Minister Michael Wood said on Friday that close to 6000 people with working holiday visas had arrived last month alone.

A further 18,000 people have had their visas approved and could travel to New Zealand in the next few months, bringing the total of approved applications to nearly 40,000.

Jan Rae​, co-owner of Wai Hospitality Group which operates three restaurants in Queenstown, said people on working holiday visas were not arriving in droves.

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