30 Sep 2021

Covid-19: Healthcare leaders on new one-off visa

From Morning Report, 8:09 am on 30 September 2021

The government has this morning announced a one-off immigration package that will allow more than 14,000 health care workers, aged care workers, teachers and primary industry workers to enter the country.

It will also create a one-off residence visa for up to 165,000 migrants already in Aotearoa.

College of Intensive Care Medicine vice president Rob Bevan, and Aged Care Association chief executive Simon Wallace spoke to Susie Ferguson.