Essential skills visas extended due to Covid border restrictions
Move recognises the ongoing labour demand pressures faced by some sectors.
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Hipkins said he warned Kiwis abroad that MIQ demand would increase again.
Teuila Fuatai: Hospo labour logic no longer palatable
OPINION: Pandemic has forcibly halted a business model that should never have flourished.
Immigration reset won't be 'extreme' - Robertson
Minister hears business concerns but warns 'there will be restrictions for a long time'.
Liam Dann: Will rising interest rates deflate NZ's housing bubble?
The policy pieces are all falling into place, but will the housing market listen?
Kiwi chef feels 'priced out' by Govt from returning home
Calls for Government to exempt quarantine costs for critical workers.
Kerre McIvor: Why we need to stop hiding behind Jacinda's skirts
Opinion: All Business has asked is for the opportunity to do what they do best.
INZ confirms partners among visitor visas cancelled
People who applied for visitor visas have had their applications cancelled.
Criminals released back into communities after stalled deportations
Victim 'adamantly opposed' to release.
Exclusive: How TV story on 'trash' 501 deportees made it to air
Emails show Channel 9 fed names of Kiwi deportees by Australian Border Force.
Thousands of visitor, student and work visa applications cancelled, refunded
"Refunding these applicants is the fair and pragmatic thing to do."
Wellington restaurant will switch out lights and join protest against immigration policy
Monsoon Poon owner says 70 per cent of his workforce comes from overseas.
Covid border exemptions: Visas approved for 14 wealthy investors
Immigration NZ has approved visas for 14 wealthy investors under new border exemptions.
Migrant women's charity threatens legal action against whistle-blowers
Facing bullying allegations, non-profit claims harassment from anonymous sources.
'Notoriously slow': Police vetting puts childcare centres under pressure
Holdups mean vacancies not filled quickly and relief staff unable to work.
Immigration NZ U-turn on visa, disabled Russian wants apology for discrimination
Decision means Evgenii Liapin can work and remain with his wife in NZ.
One in four Asian students treated unfairly by teachers - study
Study breaks up "simplistic" label and closely examines experiences of Asian students.
Back up dawn raids apology with repeal of racist laws, say Pacific leaders
Postponement of formal apology event gives Govt time to consider meaningful action.
Sorry Richard Prebble, Dawn Raids apology for the people, not the Govt
Opinion: Expressions of regret enhance the mana for both deliverer and receiver.
Brian Fallow: A chance to have your say on immigration
As Kiwis have left, migrants made up the balance - but has NZ got the numbers right?
More charges filed over alleged unlawful migrant labour
Two employers are now before the courts after compliance operations in Auckland.
'Uncomfortable': Top cop has fishing boat called 'Dawn Raid'
For Superintendent Tony Hill, naming his boat 'Dawn Raid' took on a new significance.
Exporters call for Govt action on labour shortages
Perfect Storm: Exporters fear shipping disruption and labour shortages threaten growth.
Skilled migrants awaiting residency 'left to sink or swim'
More than 230 doctors and 900 nurses are among those stuck in residence limbo.
Liam Dann: The great worker shortage could solve itself - but no one wants that
OPINION: Worker shortages will get worse before they get better - what's the solution?
World's last Nazi hunter: NZ must open its files into suspected war criminals hiding here
"The passage of time in no way diminishes the guilt of the killers."
Meet the former refugees who kept Aotearoa going through a pandemic
A group of people kept the country going, delivering food, critical goods and services.
The embarrassing truth about refugees in New Zealand
OPINION: NZ accepts fewer refugees per capita than Australia, the US, Canada and the UK.
'Devastating': Worker shortage causes crisis - employers plead for help
Kiwi business owners say New Zealand's labour shortage has reached crisis point.
Overstayer to remain behind bars till deportation
The woman had arrived in New Zealand on May 13, 2019, on a three-month visitor visa
Editorial: Facing the past in seeking to do better
Editorial: Leaving the past behind is easiest for those who are not haunted by it.
Hope for Russian graduate with disability as INZ reconsiders visa decision
Evgenii Liapin gets work offer as social media manager for Kapiti firm Denim for Dogs.
Overseas businesswoman fined $110k over purchase of $9.4m properties
The land includes a Heritage New Zealand listed World War II gun emplacement.
'Mental anguish'- Call to extend work visa, too little, too late
Government has announced 'last minute' a visa extension for seasonal staff