Omicron will only add to looming workforce shortages already faced by key New Zealand industries
- Written by David Dyason, Senior Lecturer in Property Studies, Lincoln University, New Zealand

The Omicron wave about to wash across New Zealand will exacerbate an already tightening labour market. High employment and ongoing border restrictions mean regional labour forces are nearing peak capacity – and the country is running out of time to find solutions.
With border restrictions in place for much of the past two years,...