INZ blames Covid-19 restrictions for 26-month visa processing delay
"Two years of waiting for a decision is really a nightmare for me and my family."
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Family threatened with death in Colombia can stay in NZ
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Australian media report a man with a "very serious criminal history" died this morning.
Cambodian refugee escaped execution, now proud father of GP
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'Shell-shocked': Locked out of NZ, away from pregnant wife
Juan Burrows moved to NZ in February but has now been told he can't see his pregnant wife.
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Twins plead with PM in heartfelt letters: Please let our dad in the country
If Hollywood stars can enter NZ, why can't our dad: Kiwi twins beg Jacinda Ardern.
Frustrated DoC worker: Where's my partner?
Immigration NZ says visa applicants must meet strict border exception criteria.
'Unsafe, insecure': Melbourne Kiwis flee Covid for NZ, but move splits family
Jae Tuhi is bringing his family back to New Zealand in light of the crisis.
'I speak like a NZer': Woman's 47 years in NZ without citizenship, residency or a visa
'By rights they could deport me ... I hope they don't.'
Immigrants shut out while moving to NZ
People unable to get here due to the flight-freeze are becoming desperate to travel.
Foreigners stranded in NZ call for extension to visas
Some foreigners stuck in New Zealand are making concerted pleas to stay.
Love interrupted: Transtasman couples kept apart by visa 'policy oversight'
A couple are petitioning the Government to change the rules for Australian partners.
Editorial: Raising the drawbridge on overseas Kiwis
Editorial: All new measures to hit this virus to the kerb seem to draw heated debate.
Stranded boaties in 'dire' situation appeal for New Zealand's help
Stranded boaties are seeking refuge in New Zealand as the dangerous cyclone season looms.
Govt underestimated cost, demand of managed isolation
Government releases how much it costs taxpayers to put up one person in managed isolation.
Slavery victims 'ecstatic' at abuser's prison sentence, says INZ
Joseph Auga Matamata was sentenced 11 years in prison.
Money talks? Why hypocritical Warriors ban is hard to swallow
Comment: Avatar, America's Cup, Rugby Championship fine to enter. Warriors, not so much.
Americans dream of Covid-free NZ: 250,000 checking to see if they can move here
Faced with a rising death toll a covid-free haven in the Pacific Ocean is beckoning.
Kiwi in race against clock to get home before visa expires
Sony Ambudi has nowhere to go, but cannot stay in Indonesia without facing sanctions.
Time running out for quarantine law change for returnees
A decision whether to charge returnees for hotel quarantine is yet to be made, says PM.
Editorial: Is deterrence for quarantine rule-breakers enough?
Editorial: Quarantine border focus should be on deterring people from breaking the rules.
Kurdish-Iranian author Behrouz Boochani given refugee status in New Zealand
Boochani has been in New Zealand since November.
Sandeep Singh: Lees-Galloway's removal was long overdue
COMMENT: New minister Kris Faafoi has a big task ahead of him.
The aliases, the cons, the elusive yacht trip: One of NZ's most wanted fugitives jailed
Conman Paul Bennett was arrested as he sailed into Sydney on a luxury yacht.
From sweet shop to sweatshop: 'No remorse' for exploiting workers
Disciplinary Tribunal for chartered accountants found aspects of the case 'disturbing'.
Mosque attack: Dozens apply for special exception to attend gunman's sentencing
Victim Support is helping survivors and family members get to NZ.
Collins 'not going to waste any time' on Peters
National Party leader Judith Collins has ruled out working with Winston Peters.
Three new Covid cases today, from Afghanistan, Pakistan, India
Today's case numbers update.
Family 'blown away by kindness' in managed isolation
Mother says staff at Auckland facility have gone above and beyond the call of duty.
Why Dunedin might be next isolation/quarantine centre
City's "decent-sized airport", good health facilities make it "logical alternative place".
One new case of Covid-19 today - a man in his 50s
It has been 77 days since the last case of community transmission.
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