That strikes me as odd. It looks like they're actually asking for these people to be in-house; i.e., full-time employees of RT. Is it usual for companies to do that as opposed to just having them on retainer but not actually part of the company? Serious business kiwis, please respond.
Also… so nobody who likely got paperwork has retracted yet, hmm? I wonder who will be the first to crack… hopefully after the first one does, the others will not be so prideful as to not follow along. It would be wise to do.