Month: August 2021

Aug 07 2021

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Google co-founder Larry Page gets New Zealand residency, prompting speculation, questions

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Google co-founder Larry Page gets New Zealand residency, sparking debate over whether the wealthy can essentially buy their way into the country.

Aug 07 2021

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Google founder Larry Page gets New Zealand residency under special visa for uber-wealthy

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“Investor Plus” visa lets new residents “bring your car, boat and household items to New Zealand, free of customs charges.” …

Aug 07 2021

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Google billionaire Larry Page has been granted New Zealand residency

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Larry Page, the billionaire Google co-founder, has been granted residency in New Zealand and spent time in the country during the pandemic.

Aug 07 2021

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Google co-founder Larry Page has now gained New Zealand residency

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Google co-founder Larry Page has gained New Zealand residency, officials confirmed Friday, stoking debate over whether extremely wealthy people can essentially buy access to the South Pacific country.

Aug 07 2021

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New Zealand Apologizes For 1970s Immigration Raids That Targeted Pacific Islanders

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New Zealand police armed with dogs woke up Pacific Islanders who allegedly overstayed their visas at dawn, pushed them into police vans for questioning, then often deported them and placed...

Aug 06 2021

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New Zealand Prime Minister apologizes for 1970s immigration raids

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New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern issued a formal apology Sunday for immigration raids targeted the country’s Pacific Islanders in the 1970s.State of play: During the “Dawn Raids” of the...

Aug 06 2021

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Immigration series | 6 countries that offer talent visas

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A talent visa, as the name suggests, may be offered to highly skilled professionals, distinguished athletes and artistes, and people with advanced degrees in select fields. Currently, six countries …

Aug 06 2021

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Row erupts in New Zealand after Larry Page was allowed to enter for son’s medical treatment despite closed borders

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Google founder Larry Page was able to bypass New Zealand’s closed borders to seek emegerncy medical attention for his 12-year-old son …

Aug 06 2021

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New Zealand’s PM Ardern apologises for 1970s immigration raids on Pacific community

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New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern issued a sombre state apology on Sunday to the Pacific community for racially targeted immigration raids in the 1970s that resulted in deportations and...

Aug 06 2021

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Immigration New Zealand confirms partners among those whose visas have been cancelled

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Immigration New Zealand (INZ) has confirmed that people who applied for visitor visas to be reunited with their partners have had their applications cancelled. The government decided to cancel and...