Small businesses are still finding it hard to fill vacancies.
A snapshot from MYOB shows 59 percent of SMEs have increased their wages, but a third are still struggling to find workers.
Questions are being asked as to who fills the gaps.
Doug Jarvis owns two butchers stores in Tauranga, and is having to work seven days a week, just to keep things operating.
Doug joined Kate Hawkesby.
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