Immigration
Migrant worker advocates alarmed by increasing calls for help
The Detail - Advocates for migrant workers are alarmed as more and more people come to them for help, because the jobs they've been promised haven't eventuated.
Migrant worker advocates alarmed by increasing calls for help
Advocates for migrant workers are alarmed as more and more people come to them for help, because the jobs they've been promised haven't eventuated. Audio
Kiwi born children of overstayers in limbo, unable to work or study
New Zealand has thousands of job vacancies, and universties are keenly seeking international students, but despite this, there's a group of young people locked out of both of these markets. Kiwi born… Video, Audio
Home for a bit - RSE workers in Matapihi
Supporting their families back home in Samoa is the main drive of a group of ten young men. Some of them feature in this episode of Voices, produced by Justine Murray. Audio
Anonymous letter prompts request for visa scheme review
The Public Service Commission will review the Accredited Employer Work Visa scheme's processes after a whistleblower came forward with allegations, the Immigration Minister says.
Immigration NZ under fire for 'flawed' principle, inadequate visa process checks
Migrants are more likely to be exploited when tied to a work visa linked to a single employer, a workers association says, as Immigration NZ faces a review into its processes. Audio
Evacuated Afghans to be able to sponsor family to come to NZ
Up till now, they have not qualified as refugees so did not have the right visa to sponsor family members for residency.
Charity says message against talking to media was a 'misunderstanding'
A charity accused of threatening to withdraw help from exploited migrants if they spoke to media says the incident was a misunderstanding caused by a staff member.
Green MP says Dawn Raids apology more 'meaningful' through bill
Green MP says Dawn Raids apology will be more 'meaningful' through bill. Audio
International student enrolments at polytechnics growing
Foreign students are returning to polytechnics faster than expected, Te Pūkenga says.
Charity supporting migrant workers accused of trying to stop them talking to media
An Auckland-based charity helping exploited Chinese migrant workers is alleged to have threatened to withdraw help if they spoke to media. Audio
'It's too much of a trade-off' - call to scrap work visa scheme
Immigration advocates want a pause in the Accredited Employer Work Visa scheme and hope it will be ultimately scrapped, after hundreds of migrant workers were left jobless soon after arriving.
'They just have to stop it': Call for instant changes to end Immigration out-of-hours raids
A Pacific community leader wants the government to fast-track law changes to ban dawn-raid like immigration compliance visits. Audio
Boat with 200 migrants missing near Canary Islands
Spanish rescuers are searching nearby waters for a boat carrying at least 200 African migrants who went missing more than a week ago.
'Stress & emotional strain' pensioners caught out by border closing
'Significant financial hardship, stress, and emotional strain' The Retirement Commissioner says pensioners caught out during the border closures had major difficulties navigating government bureacracy… Audio
Tribunal slams immigration adviser, labelling his conduct 'disgraceful'
John Lawlor has been before the Immigration Advisers Complaints and Disciplinary Tribunal three times, including for a case where he failed to tell his clients they were illegal overstayers.
Immigration NZ investigating worker exploitation claims
Immigration NZ is investigating concerns some businesses with accredited employer status are exploiting migrant workers. RNZ reported on the cases of dozens of chinese migrant workers left jobless and… Video, Audio
'I can't describe in words the trauma' - More migrant workers left jobless
Three Chinese migrant workers who were sacked within a month of each other by the same employer are the latest to be left jobless after paying thousands of dollars for work visas.
UK government plan to deport migrants to Rwanda is unlawful, court rules
Britain's plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda is unlawful, London's Court of Appeal ruled, in a major setback for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak who has pledged to stop migrants arriving across the…
What's top of the agenda at the latest Five Eyes meeting?
Leading politicians from the Five Eyes countries are meeting in Wellington this week - and they'll be talking migration, democratic resilience and child sex abuse - among other issues.
