The most common surname for babies born in New Zealand is once again Singh. The name has been in the top spot since 2019. According to data released by the Department of Internal Affairs, the second most common surname for babies born in New Zealand is Smith. Kaur, a name that is historically the feminine […]

The government has announced a new visa category for wealthy highly-skilled migrants that incentivises active investment. The new “Active Investor Plus” visa, which opens for applications from September 19, will replace the two existing investor migrant categories. Under the new scheme, a weighting system will be used to balance active and passive investments, with active […]

From Monday 14 March, employers across the country will have access to more workers and the tourism sector will benefit from more visitors with the Working Holiday Schemes (WHS) reopening. Visa applications for all the schemes will reopen in stages, with all uncapped schemes, which account for around three quarters of all working holidaymakers, opening […]

In a bid to attract tech talent worldwide, New Zealand is easing its border restrictions for Information and Communication Technology (ICT) workers. The government has announced 600 border exceptions for tech workers. Interested workers or businesses can apply for an industry nomination via NZTech or IT Professionals NZ. NZTech, the government-funded marketing arm designed to […]

When National MP Erica Stanford asked Chris Hipkins a question, she probably did not expect him to respond to her with nothing more than an internet meme. That is precisely what Stanford received in response to a written parliamentary question from December when she asked Hipkins a question about allocating MIQ spots for teachers granted […]

People are sleeping on the streets in overnight queues to get their health checks done for the one-off residency visa opening for applications next month. Many clinics that offer the immigration medical assessment are booked out, with one in Auckland CBD turning away a hundred people a day. The New Zealand Government announced the one-off […]

About 5000 people have become residents under a fast-track government scheme launched last month, with migrants from India, South Africa, and Philippines topping the approvals. Britons were the next most common nationality – and a UK family-of-four are among those celebrating their permanent status. Michelle Shaw, her husband, Mic, and two children – Scarlett, 14, […]

A High Court ruling means 4000 residents who were unable to come to New Zealand because of immigration rules can now travel here. Immigration New Zealand (INZ) will also resume making decisions on all offshore residence applications ahead of the border reopening next year. It follows a High Court ruling that Immigration New Zealand was […]

September migration figures indicate that New Zealand’s population grew by just 653 immigrants. Statistics New Zealand advise this is the lowest September figure since 2011. Comparing 2020 to 2021, in the year to September, there was a net gain of 796 to a net gain of 65,014 in the year to September 2020. New Zealand […]

SOURCE: RNZ NEWS There have been high levels of discrimination and racism experiences among Asian New Zealanders due to Covid-19, according to a survey. Massey University senior lecturer Sally Liu, who lead the research, said just under a quarter (22.7 percent) of the 402 respondents last year noted they had been discriminated against because of […]