Immigration New Zealand raids six properties in fraud investigation, the Government cuts back on consultants and contractors, plus job listings fall but why applications are higher than ever. Video / NZ Herald
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It is alleged dozens of men from Bangladesh and India paid about $20,000 for job offers and employment agreements, but have received no work or pay since arriving here.
Emergency services were called to the two-vehicle crash just after midday.
Three ambulances and two helicopters were among the emergency crews sent to the scene.
Two people died, while four people were taken to hospital - three, critical and one, serious.
A patient is readied for airlifting to hospital following a motor vehicle accident on SH1 north of Waihola, Otago. Photo / Graeme Gale, Helicopter Otago
JOBS FALL, APPLICATIONS RISE
The number of advertisements posted for jobs has fallen - while applications are the highest on record.
Seek’s report for July shows job ad volumes dropped 4 per cent month-on-month, and are 26 per cent lower year-on-year.