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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.

Jun 20 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 20 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 20 2022

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‘Conflicted by double life’: Man with secret family deported

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His daughter told immigration officials he had always been conflicted by the double life he was leading. She was three when he left her and her mother, his first wife,...

Jun 20 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 20 2022

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New Zealand to axe predeparture COVID tests for travelers earlier than planned

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Travelers heading to New Zealand in the coming weeks will be pleased to know the country’s entry rules are changing.

Jun 19 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.