Katy Armstrong

The skilled migrant residency visa is reopening within weeks but an immigration adviser says it's taken too long given there's no immediate change to the system.

The tap was turned off for skilled… Audio

With the borders reopening, will immigration return to pre-pandemic levels, or does New Zealand need to re-think its reliance on migrant labour? Audio

By the middle of next year, the government says there'll no longer be such strict measures protecting the border, with vaccinated travellers allowed to skip managed isolation and quarantine in certain… Audio

The trans-Tasman bubble is open and hundreds of MIQ spaces are now available going forward - so who will fill them? The government estimated opening the bubble would free up between 1000 and 1300… Audio

Terminally ill patients and New Zealanders travelling to see dying relatives will now find it easier to secure an emergency spot in managed isolation.

And spare capacity in managed isolation has… Audio

There are concerns New Zealand will lose skilled migrant labour if employees aren't able to bring their families into the country as planned. The pandemic closed borders in March, with restrictions on… Audio

On average, one third of all managed isolation spaces - 2000 hotel rooms - have been empty each day since July.

Foreigners waiting to be allowed into the country say the figures show border… Audio

Those working to get offshore visa holders back into the country have welcomed changes from the government - but say they hope it's just a start.The categories under which people can apply for an… Audio

New Zealand is developing a new underclass of desperate people - migrants who no longer have any work and can't get home; and temporary visa holders trapped outside the borders when they snapped… Audio

Thousands of New Zealand visa holders are being denied entry back in New Zealand. Of the 10,733 applications for an exception to the border closure have been made to Immigration New Zealand, only 1685… Audio

Some families who call New Zealand home have found themselves separated on other sides of the world, facing the prospect of months apart because of the tough border restrictions.

Only New Zealand… Audio