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‘The system is f…..’: Immigration staff say bosses knew visa system didn’t work, and ignored it

Immigration New Zealand staff have been warning their managers for a year that the under-fire Accredited Employer Work Visa (AEWV) system has major flaws and is a recipe for migrant exploitation – but …
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Increase in new migrant students puts strain on English language teaching resources

Teachers are warning funding has not kept up with the number of children needing help to speak English, which has increased by more than 50 percent in the last decade. A spike in enrolments of new …
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Immigration NZ staff speak out about AEWV system

Immigration New Zealand (INZ) employees say they have been pointing out flaws in the Accredited Employer Work Visa (AEWV) system to their upper management for the last year, but their warnings have …
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New Zealand investigating employers for exploitation of migrants, including Indians

Following complaints of worker exploitation and breaches of the work visa scheme, the immigration authorities in New Zealand are probing more than 160 accredited employers, according to a …
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Increase in new students puts strain on English language teachers

By John Gerritsen of RNZ A spike in enrolments of new migrant children has surprised some schools. In the past financial year, Immigration New Zealand appr …
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Immigration NZ staff speak out about AEWV system

Immigration New Zealand (INZ) employees say they have been pointing out flaws in the Accredited Employer Work Visa (AEWV) system to their upper management for the last year, but their warnings have …
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Increase in new students puts strain on English language teachers

By John Gerritsen of RNZ A spike in enrolments of new migrant children has surprised some schools. In the past financial year, Immigration New Zealand appr …
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Increase in new migrant students puts strain on English language teaching resources

Teachers are warning funding has not kept up with the number of children needing help to speak English, which has increased by more than 50 percent in the last decade. A spike in enrolments of new …
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New Zealand schools strained by surge in migrant children enrolments

A 70% increase in study visas for migrant children in New Zealand is stretching resources in schools, particularly for English language teaching.
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New Zealand investigating employers for exploitation of migrants, including Indians

Following complaints of worker exploitation and breaches of the work visa scheme, the immigration authorities in New Zealand are probing more than 160 accredited employers, according to a …