Immigration
Victim suffers financial loss, stress after dealing with unlicensed adviser
The adviser had lost his licence eight years ealier after four previous complaints, the Immigration Advisers Authority says.
Criteria widened for Ukrainians fleeing war who want to settle in Aotearoa
The government has extended the application window for the 2022 Special Ukraine Visa by another year.
New visa set up to bring in workers for post-cyclone rebuild
Fees will be wiped for successful applicants but the visas will only last for up to six months. Audio
Ukrainians fleeing war seek certainty on visa extension
It is a year since Russia invaded Ukraine, and the largest movement of refugees in Europe since World War II began.
Minister on new visa to bring in workers for Cyclone Gabrielle recovery
The government's looking overseas to get more hands on deck to help with the rebuild from Cyclone Gabrielle.
A new short-term Recovery Visa will bring in specialist foreign workers through a similar… Audio
More than 400 evacuated RSE workers soon to have accommodation
More than 400 workers from the Pacific evacuated to a Napier church should be able to return to more permanent accommodation in the next few days.
Call for amnesty so overstayers can help with cyclone clean-up
Overstayers in cyclone-hit regions should be granted an amnesty, a Tongan community leader says. Audio
Cyclone:calls for govt to give Pasifika overstayers amnesty
You may remember the images of Tongan workers who were rescued from a rooftop in Hawke's Bay after posting a live stream on Facebook. These men came to New Zealand under the Recognised Seasonal… Audio
International graduate visa has winners and losers
International graduates who missed out on work visas because they were out of the country when the border closed have been told they can come back.
INZ grants Kiwi's Iranian parents entry, admits 'system error' holding up applications
A combination of misleading statistics and a "system issue" that directed applicants to the wrong visa is behind an increase in declined applications, INZ says.
Are foreign students coming back?
The pandemic smashed the international education sector - but are foreign students returning to our shores? Audio
Immigration denies visas for Kiwi's Iranian parents, fearing they wouldn't leave
More than half of all parents needing visas to visit their migrant children since July have been turned down. Audio
Immigration not a solution to fill skills gaps - economist
A leading economist says New Zealand has never had a "proper conversation" about what immigration is for, which is creating uncertainty for both immigrants and businesses in the country. Audio
Restaurant ordered to pay $218,000 after 'holding migrant worker to ransom'
An Auckland restaurant has been ordered to pay more than $218,000 after underpaying a migrant worker for almost two years.
Nauru refugee pleads: 'New Zealand, get me off this island'
A second group of refugees detained in offshore Australian detention camps have arrived in New Zealand.
NZ's first net annual population gain since March 2021 reported
The pace of immigration continues to pick up with Stats NZ reporting a net gain of 5700 people in the 12 months ended November.
Plea for more support for Ukrainians in NZ: 'Most don't have a home to go back to'
A Ukrainian community advocate is urging the government to give people who have fled the conflict more support and certainty about their future in this country.
Russian Jehovah's Witnesses seek refugee status so they won't have to fight in Ukraine
The couple who were facing deportation from New Zealand said fighting in a war goes against their religion.
'A fugitive from justice': Karel Šroubek to be deported
The former world kickboxing champion and convicted drug smuggler will be sent back to the Czech Republic in March.
Renting closed immigration office costs taxpayers nearly $3m
The ongoing rent for an immigration office closed more than a year ago has cost taxpayers almost $3 million.
