Immigration
Backpackers urge for visa extensions: 'Why would I want to leave?'
French backpacker Marine Baiguerra is among more than 13,000 people who have signed a petition seeking a six-month extension to Working Holiday Visas.
Govt wants more focus on quality education than work rights for foreign students
A Cabinet paper shows the government wants to use the pandemic to transform the $5 billion international student sector.
'We feel very isolated' - People trying to get to NZ left in limbo by flight freeze
Since our borders shut there have been more than 28,000 applications for a border exemption to enter the country, but only just over 2400 have arrived here.
Foreigners stranded in NZ call for extension to visas
Some foreigners stuck in New Zealand are making concerted pleas to stay.
Hobbit star's Scottish road trip with a difference
Graham McTavish is known for portraying Dwalin the dwarf in the Hobbit, but his latest project Clanlands has seen him team up with fellow Outlander star Sam Heughan to document the people, places and… Video, Audio
Temporary work visas extended for six months
New Zealand's temporary workers have been given some breathing space to plan their next move, but it is a different story for those migrants stuck overseas.
The Minister of Immigration has used his… Audio
Government extends temporary work visas by six months
The government is extending temporary work visas by six months for some migrants already onshore, Immigration Minister Iain Lees-Galloway has announced.
Temporary resident visa expiry causes businesses to scramble
Big and small companies are scrambling to hang on to their workforce with thousands of temporary resident visas set to expire, all at once. Audio
Temporary residents fight to keep jobs as visas expire
Thousands of temporary residents are fighting to keep their jobs with their visas set to expire en masse. Anyone in the country with an expired work, student, visitor, limited or interim visa, with an… Audio
Breaking for the borders
There are more than 10 million Covid cases around the world and climbing - and more than half a million dead so far. New South Wales won’t take flights from neighbouring Victoria right now. But there… Audio
Breaking for the borders
There are more than 10 million Covid cases around the world and climbing - and more than half a million dead so far. New South Wales won’t take flights from neighbouring Victoria right now. But there…
AudioNZ must consider opening borders - Gluckman, Clark, Fyfe
Three influential New Zealand figures are urging the government to consider reopening the borders, which could see the country abandon a total elimination strategy. Audio
Residence visa queue moved just 10 days in 11 months
A queue of 32,000 people waiting for residency has moved forwards only 10 days in almost a year.
An immigration adviser Erin Goodhue told RNZ reporter Gill Bonnett, that those most concerned are… Audio
Immigration New Zealand explains border exemption process
Thousands of visa holders are prevented from returning to their lives in New Zealand because they were overseas when the borders closed on March 19. Many have repeatedly been denied an exemption to… Audio
Immigration Minister on the government's plans for migrants
Immigration Minister Iain Lees-Galloway joins Kathryn Ryan to talk about what the government plans to do about thousands of temporary visa holders who are locked out of their jobs, schools and lives… Audio
From Russia with love
Melana Khabazi’s love affair with dance helped the 26-year-old Russian discover her spiritual home half a world away from where she was born.
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From Russia with love
Melana Khabazi’s love affair with dance helped the 26-year-old Russian discover her spiritual home half a world away from where she was born.
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Worry for migrants as $30m emergency welfare fund depletes
More than half of a $30 million emergency welfare fund has been spent in just over a month, and many of those in need are foreigners and migrant workers who can't get home.
National 'deeply suspicious' of refugee Behrouz Boochani's visa
The National Party is surprised New Zealand immigration officials didn't consult their Australian counterparts before granting a visa to refugee author Behrouz Boochani.
