Immigration
Christmas plans scuppered amid visitor visa hold-ups
Relatives planning a Christmas trip to New Zealand to visit loved ones are having to call off their plans after hold-ups to visas.
Fake asylum claims part of over 150 made in migrant ring
An interpreter who fabricated refugee claims gave migrant workers false hope about having a future in New Zealand, according to immigration's investigation team.
ACT wants to replace temporary work visas with a fee to avoid bureaucracy
ACT Party leader David Seymour says it needs to be easier for businesses to access skilled workers.
Woman charging migrants to make fake refugee claims convicted
An interpreter who charged migrants money to lodge fake refugee claims has been convicted on five immigration fraud charges.
Immigration New Zealand says migrants were told by 30-year-old Nurul Noor… Audio
Christmas plans scuppered amid visitor visa hold-ups
Visiting relatives planning a Christmas trip to New Zealand are having to call off their trip after hold-ups to visas.
Flights have been booked for long-awaited family reunions but for some the… Audio
Woman found guilty over role in false refugee claims
A woman involved in the lodging of fake refugee claims has been convicted on immigration fraud charges.
Plumbers, but not cardiologists: The curious case of the immigration green list
Health and immigration are at odds over which hospital doctors have been given a green list fast-track to residence.
Kiwis' rights in Australia: No mention of 501 policy in 'family' lecture
Australia's Home Affairs minister Clare O'Neil has ignored its controversial 501 deportation policy when speaking about the rights of New Zealanders living in Australia.
Nurses' union 'flabbergasted' by immigration green list rules
Our main nurses union says it is "flabbergasted" to learn enrolled nurses and nurse practitioners aren't included on the Government's residency Green List.
The two roles were included on a list of 30… Audio
Following a leak, ministers dampen expectations over health immigration
Immigration Minister Michael Wood says some changes to the green list might be made before the review in May, but he needs to get advice on it first.
Health advice urging quick action on immigration leaked
A list of 30 health jobs should immediately be given a fast track to residency, according to Ministry of Health advice leaked to the ACT Party.
Interpreter in court over providing false refugee information to immigration
An interpreter spun a "web of lies" to cheat the immigration system through fabricating a series of asylum claims, a court has been told.
Thousands of family visitor visa applications went untouched for months
More than 3000 visa applications went untouched for up to three months after a systems upgrade failure.
More than 3000 visa applications left untouched for months
Immigration New Zealand has admitted more than 3000 visa applications were left untouched for up to three months because of an IT fault.
It's the latest in a series of system failures that have… Audio
Immigration process a 'bureaucratic nightmare' - Doctors stuck in residence limbo
Two senior hospital doctors who cannot get residence through the immigration Green List are now thinking twice about their move to New Zealand, saying the process is a nightmare. Audio
Doctors and split families wait for residence
Two senior hospital doctors who can't get residence through the immigration Green List are now thinking twice about their move to New Zealand saying the process is a nightmare.
The couple - a… Audio
Ukrainian arrivals say govt support lacking in battle to begin new lives
Ukrainians are escaping to New Zealand only to find themselves locked out of jobs and housing, and turned away from MSD offices. Audio
Govt looks at Treaty interest in immigration policy
The government says one of the fundamental immigration questions it has to address is what input Māori should have into policy.
Banned director and accused migrant exploiter is still running a company
He's left a trail of creditors from three failed concrete companies, faced accusations of wage theft from migrant workers and been told he can no longer direct a company: but that hasn't stopped…
Ukrainians in NZ 'feeling like they have failed' refugees
A Ukrainian support group says humanitarian aid in Aotearoa is lacking - so much so that some refugees have returned to their wartorn homeland.
