Month: June 2022

Jun 22 2022

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Exclusive: Teacher shortage could get worse due to immigration influx

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There’s currently 1000 job vacancies across the education sector and Newshub can reveal the shortage could soon get even worse. A fast-tracked COVID-19 residency visa for 110,000 eligible migrants …

Jun 22 2022

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Residence visas being offered to up to 5000 Pasifika after Covid-19 hiatus

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Up to 5000 Pasifika will be offered residence visas under a government policy aimed at addressing a pandemic shortfall.

Jun 22 2022

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‘Not fit for purpose’: Ukrainians fleeing war find NZ visa process difficult

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Valeriya Horyayeva fled her hometown of Sumy in Ukraine three months ago with her 4-year-old daughter after war broke out and has been reunited with her mo …

Jun 22 2022

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Couple deported to India after man changed name, hiding overseas criminal convictions

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Soham Sharma and Medha Batta must leave NZ after it was revealed Sharma had served time in prison under a different name in the UK.

Jun 22 2022

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Massive delays for skilled migrant visas

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Skilled migrants, and the organisations employing them, are stuck waiting for the Department of Home Affairs to process their visas as it struggles with high demand and the consequences of...

Jun 21 2022

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Residence visas being offered to up to 5000 Pasifika after Covid-19 hiatus

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Up to 5000 Pasifika will be offered residence visas under a government policy aimed at addressing a pandemic shortfall.

Jun 21 2022

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Massive delays for skilled migrant visas

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Skilled migrants, and the organisations employing them, are stuck waiting for the Department of Home Affairs to process their visas as it struggles with high demand and the consequences of...

Jun 21 2022

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New Zealand Borders Set to Fully Reopen in July 2022

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We come to you with even better news, travel lovers! New Zealand will open its borders to the rest of the world starting in July 2022. After two years of...

Jun 21 2022

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‘Wilfulness and defiance’ – After 25 years, failed asylum seeker loses appeal

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A failed asylum seeker and convicted drug dealer who New Zealand authorities have tried to send back to Iran for more than 20 years has lost his appeal against deportation.

Jun 21 2022

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Couple deported to India after man changed name, hiding overseas criminal convictions

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Soham Sharma and Medha Batta must leave NZ after it was revealed Sharma had served time in prison under a different name in the UK.