Gill Bonnett

Migrant groups are looking ahead to what a Labour Government will do to border and visa rules.

Labour's manifesto signals an overhaul of partnership visas, reducing barriers to the parent category… Audio

Documents released by the Government show ministers may not have had the powers to allow Hollywood film crews into the country.

Overseas cast and crew from productions, including Avatar and Lord of… Audio

The Film Commission says New Zealand's coronavirus response and border exemptions for overseas cast and crew have kickstarted what could be a record year ahead for the screen industry.

Avatar, Lord… Audio

The political narrative on immigration has flipped - with closed borders, the numbers have plummeted and the debate has dried up. But we have to talk about it at some stage. Audio

Immigration staff at overseas offices closed during the pandemic lockdown have remained on full pay - at an estimated cost of $7 million.

Thousands of workers here struggled to work from home because… Audio

The Labour leader, Jacinda Ardern, has today announced that one in 10 places at managed isolation facilities will be opened up to critical overseas workers if it is re-elected.

The announcement… Audio

Parents are struggling to collect their newborn babies born to surrogates overseas amid pandemic lockdowns and border restrictions.

While the Family Court has stepped in to help, there are still… Audio

Plans are underway for an information hub in Auckland to help immigrants stranded or jobless because of Covid-19.

A Queenstown centre set up in June to offer immigration and welfare support was… Audio

A queue of 32,000 people waiting for residency has moved forwards only 10 days in almost a year.

An immigration adviser Erin Goodhue told RNZ reporter Gill Bonnett, that those most concerned are… Audio

A report into refugee decision-making says the relationship between officials and lawyers has broke down, with delays and allegations of discrimination and bullying.

The report author, Victoria Casey… Audio

A disability advocacy group is speaking to the Government this week after a health and disabilty review left them angry.

The Government released its planned review of the health and disability system… Audio

A school principal says children whose families are locked out of the country by border closures are missing out on their education.

He has two students living in a shed in South Africa trying to… Audio

The immigration industry says contradictory messages from the Government over work visa holders are making a grim situation intolerable. The policy chair at the Association for Migration and… Audio

New Zealand visa holders stranded overseas since the border was closed are clammering for news on their fate.

RNZ's Gill Bonnett speaks to Māni Dunlop. Audio

Tensions are building among workers as businesses decide which staff to lay off - New Zealanders or immigrants.

Unions say overseas workers are easier to make redundant - but one large hotel is… Audio

New legislation going before parliament suggests foreign passengers could have been using private planes and yachts to dodge the border closure.

The immigration bill announced yesterday will give… Audio

An immigration consultant is predicting an entrenched underclass of unlawful workers will emerge unless the Government provides emergency benefits to unemployed immigrants.

.About one in ten of the… Audio

Immigrants say they are facing life on the breadline after losing their jobs and being unable to claim benefits or return home.

An advocacy group says it is hypocritical of the Government to… Audio

An immigration adviser is challenging the Government's travel restrictions, under which visitors from China are still completely banned.

Harris Gu says there is no basis for allowing European… Audio

More evidence has emerged about immigration officials using artificial intelligence to help them decide whether to let people into the country.

Immigration specialists say visa applicants are unaware… Audio