Immigration
More than 3000 visa applications left untouched for months
Immigration New Zealand has admitted more than 3000 visa applications were left untouched for up to three months because of an IT fault.
It's the latest in a series of system failures that have… Audio
Immigration process a 'bureaucratic nightmare' - Doctors stuck in residence limbo
Two senior hospital doctors who cannot get residence through the immigration Green List are now thinking twice about their move to New Zealand, saying the process is a nightmare. Audio
Doctors and split families wait for residence
Two senior hospital doctors who can't get residence through the immigration Green List are now thinking twice about their move to New Zealand saying the process is a nightmare.
The couple - a… Audio
Ukrainian arrivals say govt support lacking in battle to begin new lives
Ukrainians are escaping to New Zealand only to find themselves locked out of jobs and housing, and turned away from MSD offices. Audio
Govt looks at Treaty interest in immigration policy
The government says one of the fundamental immigration questions it has to address is what input Māori should have into policy.
Banned director and accused migrant exploiter is still running a company
He's left a trail of creditors from three failed concrete companies, faced accusations of wage theft from migrant workers and been told he can no longer direct a company: but that hasn't stopped…
Ukrainians in NZ 'feeling like they have failed' refugees
A Ukrainian support group says humanitarian aid in Aotearoa is lacking - so much so that some refugees have returned to their wartorn homeland.
Accidental comments suggest secrecy over immigration decision-making
Immigration lawyers say accidentally published comments suggest officials want to conceal information on the use of automated decision-making, algorithms and AI.
OIA response reveals to hide immigration practice
Immigration lawyers say official information channels are being manipulated to hide the use of profiling algorithms on applications from migrants.
An Official Information Act response seen by RNZ on… Audio
Poland to build razor-wire fence on border with Russia's Kaliningrad
Poland will build a razor-wire fence on its border with Russia's Kaliningrad amid concerns that the enclave might become a conduit for illegal migration.
Older Chinese bear brunt of discrimination
Many older Chinese immigrants in Auckland report experiencing racial discrimination during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Plans for 'deeper collaboration' and a touchless border for Five Eyes citizens
Theft of knowledge and know-how from universities and research institutes by foreign nationals is a growing concern, security experts warn.
Immigration continues to defend use of offshore surveillance firm
The watchdog of the official spy agencies SIS and GCSB does not have any oversight of a private surveillance firm Immigration New Zealand uses.
Security check waits loom large for Chinese residence visa applicants
Migrants fear delays in national security checks are causing hold-ups to decisions on their fast-track residence visas.
Chinese visa applications most held up by security checks
A security analyst says New Zealand's migrant screening is warding off threats from spies, extremists and drug smugglers, but national security checks take time.
Immigration figures show less than a… Audio
MBIE tight-lipped over not consulting Privacy Commissioner on using spy firm
Officials are refusing to say why they did not consult the Privacy Commissioner over their use of a private overseas spy company.
Visa processing 'pain points' highlighted as applicants wait months
Immigration Minister Michael Wood has admitted "pain points" in the visa processing system as more than 35,000 visitors wait for visas.
'Pointless complaining' - Most migrant exploitation complaints uninvestigated over past year
Only 10 percent of migrant exploitation complaints received by the Labour Inspectorate in the past year were investigated, data from the MBIE shows.
Some migrants locked out of 'decent chunk' of retirement savings
People in New Zealand on temporary work, student or visitor visas could end up missing out on billions of dollars of retirement savings.
'There is a pathway now': Nurse ditches plans to move to Australia
Some foreign nurses who've been fighting for New Zealand residency are celebrating after learning they can apply through the reopening skilled migrant category.