Immigration
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.
'No clear path' in emergency: Safety worries as tenants squeeze into overcrowded housing
The Queenstown Housing Initiative says reports of overcrowded properties are a safety concern - as an investigation into a house tenanted by more than 25 people gets underway.
SIS told to prioritise national security checks waiting more than nine months
Immigration briefings show half of the fast-track green list residence applications are waiting for security checks, and they take an average of six months.
Immigration drive hasn't recruited a single GP in nearly 8 months
An Immigration Service set up by Health New Zealand in October still hasn't recruited any overseas-based GPs almost eight months later. Te Whatu Ora's International Recruitment Centre aims to make it… Audio
More than 25 people share facilities at one house, pay $250 each, migrant says
A Queenstown migrant worker says she is being charged $250 a week to live with more than 25 other people in a poorly kept, overcrowded property.
Revamped skilled migrant visa has faster pathway to residence, govt says
The government has announced a revamped skilled migrant visa, as part of an ongoing immigration settings rebalance since the pandemic border closures. Audio
Migrant living in garage, working illegally after paying thousands for work visa
A Chinese man has been living in an Auckland garage for three months and working illegally after paying more than $17,000 for an accredited employer work visa.
'People feel trapped': Migrant workers under new visa speak out on exploitation
Dozens of migrant workers are being exploited by Queenstown employers who are not meeting the minimum conditions required by their visas, the Queenstown Citizens Advice Bureau says.
Almost a third of arrivals denied entry into NZ hold Indian passports
More than 200 Indians have been turned away from the border upon arrival since August last year.
Migrant workers in Queenstown face hardship as they get fewer hours than promised
The Queenstown Citizen Advice Bureau is helping dozens of migrant workers who are struggling to pay rent and basic living costs.
