Rest homes have joined the avalanche of disapproval over the Government's decision to leave immigrant nurses off the new fast-tracked pathway to residence.
Unlike doctors they have to work here for two years before applying.
The Health and Immigration Ministers both say the move is to help the aged care sector retain staff who are more likely to leave for better paying jobs once they get residence.
But some rest homes have told RNZ that's not what they want or asked for.
Rosie Gordon reports.
