Month: September 2021

Sep 14 2021

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New Zealand feared an extremist but found no way to stop him

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Immigration officers feared him. So, too, did prosecutors, prison officials and police. They thought he could launch a terror attack at any moment. Even the prime minister wanted him deported....

Sep 14 2021

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Extremist stayed in New Zealand despite immigration fraud

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The Islamic State-inspired extremist who attacked shoppers in a New Zealand supermarket had been fighting deportation for immigration fraud, leaving the nation’s leader expressing frustration at the …

Sep 14 2021

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New Zealand government axes emergency benefit payments to migrants

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The widening attack on the basic rights of migrants belies the veneer of “kindness” and “compassion” promoted by the Labour-Greens government.

Sep 14 2021

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Immigration New Zealand shuts its Beijing office

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Visa processing at what used to be New Zealand’s largest immigration centre has closed.Before the pandemic, the Beijing office decided half of all temporary visas – about 10,000 a week.Withdrawing...

Sep 14 2021

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Covid 19 coronavirus Delta outbreak: Calls for medical staff to be prioritised for residency

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Immigration Minister Kris Faafoi says … they are likely to be eligible for various further temporary visas to remain in New Zealand. “The Government acknowledges the disruption that suspension …

Sep 13 2021

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Extremist stayed in New Zealand despite immigration fraud

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The Islamic State-inspired extremist who attacked shoppers in a New Zealand supermarket had been fighting deportation for immigration fraud, leaving the nation’s leader expressing frustration at the …

Sep 13 2021

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Immigration New Zealand shuts its Beijing office

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Visa processing at what used to be New Zealand’s largest immigration centre has closed.Before the pandemic, the Beijing office decided half of all temporary visas – about 10,000 a week.Withdrawing...

Sep 13 2021

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New Zealand government axes emergency benefit payments to migrants

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The widening attack on the basic rights of migrants belies the veneer of “kindness” and “compassion” promoted by the Labour-Greens government.

Sep 13 2021

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Not Kiwi enough: The iron wall that is New Zealand’s immigration system

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He also asked Immigration NZ to extend work visas of stranded migrants who had already applied for residency and were employed in New Zealand. “I truly believe that I am...

Sep 13 2021

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‘She will die’: Afghans take New Zealand government to court over alleged visa inaction

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But the case has not yet been processed by Immigration New … are part of a case taking the New Zealand government to court for alleged inaction on processing visas...