Gill Bonnett
Questions remain on govt digital nomad visas
MPs have come away with more questions than answers on the digital nomad visa, including whether housing demand will skyrocket, or migrants will take local jobs while they're here. A parliament… Audio
Building firm charged worker $11,000 in fees to get job
A construction company used a Singapore agency implicated in a money-laundering scandal to charge a migrant thousands of dollars in fees before sacking him after a week. Gill Bonnett reports. Audio
It happens here: sex trafficking and slavery in NZ
A sex trafficking victim says most New Zealanders do not know the magnitude of exploitation in this country, nor how many crimes are going undetected. Gill Bonnett reports. Audio
Death threats made to migrants by NZ traffickers
More than a dozen Filipinos say they have been trafficked to New Zealand and are getting death threats to stop them reporting what has happened. Gill Bonnett reports. Audio
Immigration NZ hike fees amid long wait times
Immigration New Zealand says businesses and migrants should not expect better visa services following a hike in fees. Gill Bonnett reports. Audio
Immigration advisor recorded offering job for $70,000
An Auckland migrant has recorded phone conversations with a licensed immigration adviser who offered him a job to get residency if he paid $70,000. Gill Bonnett reports. Audio
'Ruined lives': deaf school students speak out about abuse
Survivors of abuse at New Zealand's former deaf schools say next week's government apology will mean nothing without prosecutions against staff and fellow students who carried out the attacks. Gill… Audio
Funding for RSE labour inspectors stagnant
Funding for Labour inspectors checking on workplaces which employ seasonal staff from the Pacific has not increased in 17 years. Gill Bonnett reports. Audio
International nurses struggle to find work in NZ
International nurses who answered New Zealand's call to come and work here have found themselves spending tens of thousands of dollars getting registered and applying for hundreds of jobs, but they… Audio
Midday Report Essentials for Tuesday 23 July 2024
On today's episode, the Maritime Union says their members who work on the ferries are anxious about the end of life ships, Health New Zealand's new commissioner says the organisation's reset will have… Audio
Midday Report Essentials for Monday 15 July 2024
On today's episode, we cross to Washington DC for the latest on the attempt to assassinate former President Trump. Social Development and Employment Minister Louise Upston discusses a new… Audio
Euros: Spain crushes England's hopes to bring it home
Hopes that after 58 years, England could bring home a men's trophy have been dashed at the Euro 2024 final, after a late goal from Spain beat England 2-1. New Zealander Zoe Ransley was watching the… Audio
Football fans gather for Euros final
Fans in England are gearing up for what is set to be one of the most important football games in the country's history. The English will be facing Spain shortly to compete in the final of the the Euro… Audio
The story behind Migration5
New Zealand shares travellers' private data with four other countries. Here's the story of how one reporter found out Audio
No secrecy around M5 network - Stanford
The immigration minister and officials were quizzed today about the Migration 5 network by MPs at a select committee, the minister's Labour Party counterpart, however, says M5 data-sharing has been… Audio
Alarm over data sharing in Migration 5 group
Lawyers, academics and civil rights campaigners are alarmed at the extent of the data-sharing and transnational networks found in an RNZ investigation of Migration 5. Gill Bonnett reports. Gill… Audio
International travellers' data shared among Five Eyes members
International travellers' personal data shared among Five Eyes members for more than a decade. RNZ immigration reporter Gill Bonnett spoke to Morning Report's Ingrid Hipkiss about what she's finding… Audio
12,000 parents of residents and citizens waiting for visa
Families are fed up with a costly lottery which gives them a chance to bring their overseas parents to New Zealand., only 500 people have been picked to apply in the past year, Gill Bonnett reports. Audio
Ukraine-style visa for Palestinians explored
Government briefings show the immigration minister asked for an estimate of Palestinians who might apply to join their families in New Zealand if the Government opened a Ukraine-style visa category… Audio
Midday Report Essentials for 21 May 2024
On today's episode, a New Zealand government plane will head to New Caledonia to evacuate the first 50 people from the territory, National MP David MacLeod has been stood down because he didn't… Audio