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Is Covid really to blame for our immigration problems?

OPINION: Why are visiting entertainers considered more deserving of visas than offshore partners and children who haven’t seen their family members for more than 500 days?
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Not Kiwi enough: The iron wall that is New Zealand’s immigration system

From arranged marriages, to families stranded on the other side of the world, to deportation orders, families, workers and experts speak out about NZ’s immigration system.
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‘Total betrayal’: Afghan interpreters shocked as New Zealand ends Kabul evacuation

She said New Zealand had not given up on trying to bring visa-holders home … They were repeatedly turned down by the government. According to Stuff, immigration minister Kris Faafoi wrote to the …
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Google founder gets New Zealand residency, raising questions

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

“Investor Plus” visa lets new residents “bring your car, boat and household items to New Zealand, free of customs charges.” …
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Not Kiwi enough: The iron wall that is New Zealand’s immigration system

From arranged marriages, to families stranded on the other side of the world, to deportation orders, families, workers and experts speak out about NZ’s immigration system.
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Google founder gets New Zealand residency, raising questions

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.
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Google founder Larry Page gets New Zealand residency under special visa scheme

Immigration New Zealand said Page first applied for residency in November under a special visa open to people with at least 10 million New Zealand dollars ($7 million) to invest. “As he was …
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Google billionaire Larry Page has been granted New Zealand residency

Larry Page, the billionaire Google co-founder, has been granted residency in New Zealand and spent time in the country during the pandemic.
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NZ resident ‘helpless’ after immigration declines wife visa

NZ resident for nearly a decade ‘helpless’ after Immigration stalls, refuses wife’s visa (4 min 49 sec) Kant has lived in New Zealand nearly a decade. He is a permanent resident here in …