immigration / NZ
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8 Nov 2021
Productivity commission report reveals immigration is both good and bad
Stuff
You can now add our own Productivity Commission’s work to the global pantheon of studies looking at immigration. Like many of its predecessors it seems to conclude immigration can be both slightly good and slightly bad.
Calls for law change as report reveals unsustainability of pre-pandemic immigration rates
Newshub
A new report has outlined just how unsustainable it is continuing New Zealand's pre pandemic immigration rates, with little ability or willingness to build the required infrastructure.
Productivity Commission Finds Immigration Policy Disconnected From Infrastructure And Housing Supply
Scoop
The inability or unwillingness to build the infrastructure needed to support and settle people in the community suggests pre-pandemic rates of immigration are unsustainable, says the Productivity Commission.
26 Oct 2021
Afghan woman waiting for refugee visa told Immigration not processing offshore applications
RNZ
A woman trapped in Afghanistan while New Zealand authorities have held her passport for three years, is pleading for help.
Afghan woman waiting for refugee visa not in priority group - Immigration Minister
RNZ
The Immigration Minister Kris Faafoi says an Afghan woman at risk from the Taliban can apply again for a visa - though she is not in a priority group.
12 Oct 2021
Working holiday and seasonal work visas extended for another six months
Stuff
Thousands of workers with expiring visas will be able to stay on the job for an extra six months.
Government extends working holiday and seasonal employment visas for another six months
Newshub
The Government has unveiled charges to working holiday and seasonal employment visas, in a move it says will provide certainty to employers and visa holders over summer.