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What criteria, if any, will the Ministry of Social Development (MSD) use when determining whether to provide endorsement under the changes announced to the Recognised Seasonal Employer (RSE) Scheme?

Answered Question 37843 (2026)
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Ricardo Menéndez March

List MP · Green Party

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  • What criteria, if any, will the Ministry of Social Development (MSD) use when determining whether to provide endorsement under the changes announced to the Recognised Seasonal Employer (RSE) Scheme?

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Hon Louise Upston

Member for Taupō · National Party · Minister for Social Development and Employment

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I am advised that the Ministry of Social Development is currently developing the endorsement model ahead of changes to the Agreement to Recruit being implemented in the first quarter of 2027.