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| 2008 |
April |
ADVISERS MUST BE LICENSED - COMPETENCY
standards and a code of conduct that immigration advisers will have to
meet in order to aquire and keep a licence, were released last month. more...
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March |
TAX CUTS ARE ON THE WAY - THE New Zealand government will announce personal tax cuts in its budget. more...
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February |
SKILL CHANGES NOW COMING IN -
CHANGES to the skilled migrant category (SMC), which originally due to
be introduced in November, are now scheduled to come into force on
February 4. more...
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January |
SKILLED STILL IN DEMAND -
SKILLED shortages remain high, with firms continuing to report
significant difficulty finding both skilled and unskilled staff. more...
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| 2007 |
December |
MORE JOBS NOW SKILLED -
THE New Zealand Government has widened the range of occupations deemed
skilled when assessing who may be eligible for entry under the skilled
migrant category (SMC). more...
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November |
EASIER NOW TO VISIT FAMILY -
FAMILY members can now make more visits and over a longer period
without having to apply for multiple visas when visiting their loved
ones in New Zealand. more...
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October |
DEMAND HIGH FOR SKILLED EMPLOYEES -
THE proportion of New Zealand firms that are having difficulty finding
skilled staff, is now at its highest level for almost two years. That
is one of the findings of the latest quarterley report published by the
Department of Labour, which also predicts long-term high skill
shortages. more...
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September |
CHANGES AHEAD FOR MIGRANTS -
DESERVING applicants who are not granted residence because their
critieria does not strictly meet government guidelines, could at the
discretion of immigration officers, be allowed residency, if the
Immigration Bill as it currently stands, becomes law. more...
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August |
FRAUD STILL A CONCERN -
NEW Zealand's Department of Labour needs to tighten up on immigration
fraud. That is the finding of the department's Controller and
Auditor-General, K B Brady. more...
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July |
SKILLED OVERHAUL -
AN INCREASE in some of the bonus points awarded to skilled people, is
among a raft of measures contained in an overhaul of the skilled
migrant category (SMC). more...
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June |
BUDGET BOOST FOR FAMILIES - MEASURES
aimed at encouraging saving and investment, and boosting health,
education and crime prevention are contained in the Budget announced
last month. more...
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May |
NEW LICENCE FOR ADVISERS -
MEASURES aimed at curbing rogue rogue advisers have come a step nearer
with the second reading of the Immigration Advisers Licensing Bill. more...
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April |
NEW BID TO BOOST SAVING -
IN A bid to help plug the gap between domestic spending and the
nation's exports, the government is going to introduce a new savings
scheme. The measure comes amid concerns. more...
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March |
MOST ARE ENJOYING NEW LIFE -
MOST skilled migrants are enjoying life in New Zealand within a year of
arriving there. That is the finding of newly published research done
for the Department of Labour. more...
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February |
SKILLED ARE STILL NEEDED -
NEW Zealand is successfully attracting the migrants it needs. But
despite being encouraged by the latest migration figures in an
increasingly mobile and competitive global climate, Immigration
Minister David Cunliffe said last month that immigration had an even
greater role to play as the nation sought to attract the skills and
talent needed for economic transformation. more...
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January |
MIGRATION ACT REVIEW -
A MORE flexible and transparent visa system, greater discretion on
residence decisions, and a new appeal system are contained in
government proposals for New Zealand's new Immigration Act. more...
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| 2006 |
December |
JOBS FOR BUILDING BOOM -
PLUMBERS, carpenters, mechanics and engineers are among a host of
trades for which jobs are waiting to be filled in Hawkes Bay. more...
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November |
BIG DEMAND FOR NURSES -
NURSES and doctors continue to be badly needed in New Zealand. There
was plenty of evidence of that at last month's Opportunities New
Zealand Expo in London. more...
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October |
LABOUR SHORTAGE HEADACHE -NEW
Zealand is facing a major problem. Though the country's skills shortage
has eased, it is still high enough to be creating a headache for the
government in years to come. more...
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September |
EASIER NOW FOR PARTNERS - IT WILL be easier for partners and children of New Zealand residents to emigrate to New Zealand from next July.
more...
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August |
BOOST TO MIGRANT INTAKE -
CONTINUED skills shortages in New Zealand have led the government to
raise the number of new migrants it wants to attract to the country. more...
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July |
SERVICE WORKERS NEEDED -
THERE are plenty of vacancies in New Zealand in the service sector such
as IT, but qualified builders are less in demand than a year ago,
according to a recent Department of Labour, Skills in the Labour Market
report. more...
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June |
ECONOMY IS NOW IN THE BLACK -
FOR the first time since debt records began in 1972, the New Zealand
economy is now in the black. With net assets of NZ$0.4 billion it makes
New Zealand just one of seven OECD countries that are in the
black. more...
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May |
COMMENT SOUGHT ON LAW REFORM - THE most comprehensive review of New Zealand immigration law in nearly 20 years, has reached the consultation stage. more...
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April |
NZ STILL SEEKING SKILLED - HEALTH
professionals, construction and engineering managers and trades people
are among workers in high demand in New Zealand. Also badly needed are
water and civil engineers, surveyors, civil servants, IT professionals
and accountants. more...
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March |
THUMBS UP FROM NEW MIGRANTS - A SURVEY of new residents' views of New Zealand, will hearten other skilled people considering a future in the country. more...
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February |
NEW PASS MARK AT 140 POINTS - HIGHLY talented migrants are being given priority in new moves to help migrant intake meet New Zealand's skill shortage. more...
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January |
MIGRATION IS VITAL FOR NZ - EMIGRATION
is vital for New Zealand and especially at this time as most of the
country's employers struggle to fill skilled vacancies. more...
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| 2005 |
December |
SKILLS SHORTAGE AT HIGH - SKILLS
shortages in New Zealand are at a 30 year high and due to an ageing
population, are forecast to continue over the long term. more...
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November |
LABOUR RETAINS POWER
- DRAMATIC and traumatic bargaining with New Zealand's minor parties by
Prime Minister Helen Clark has given her Labour Party a third term in
Government, after September's close vote in the general election. It
was the tightest election for many years, with Labour winning 50 seats
to the resurgent Nationals' 49, with only 1 per cent extra of
the votes going to Labour. more...
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October |
TOUGHER HEALTH RULES
- THE final stage in the progressive implementation of a new migrant
health and disability screening package is planned to take effect on
November 28. more...
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September |
TOUGHER RULES TO INVEST
- THE rules governing people who want to emigrate to New Zealand by
investing in the country's economy, have been tightened. more...
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August |
SKILLED
MIGRANTS NEEDED - NEW Zealand still desperately
needs skilled migrants, in spite of beating its target
for the last 12 months, according to the new immigration
official at New Zealand House, London. more...
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July |
NZ
FACES BIG SKILL SHORTAGE - THE shortage in supply
of skilled workers to meet New Zealand's burgeoning economy,
was at the heart of much of what James Buwalda said when speaking
to New Zealand Outlook on his visit to the UK last month.
more...
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June |
SKILLED
JOBS FOR MIGRANTS - EMPLOYERS are filling fewer than
one in six jobs in some trades, research on skill shortages
shows. A Labour Department survey of jobs advertised in 16 trades
reveals as few as 15 percent in some occupations are filled
within six to eight weeks. more...
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May |
PASSMARK
CAN MOVE - THE New Zealand Immigration Service (NZIS)
website indicates that the NZIS will be looking to review the
skilled migrant passmark, which has stood at 100 for the past
seven months. more...
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April |
BOOMING
KIWIS ARE RICHER - THE average New Zealand household
is worth about $235,000, up almost 9 per cent in the past year,
but as people feel richer they are also borrowing heavily and
spending more than they earn. more...
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March |
SKILLED
WORKERS NEEDED - THE need for more skilled workers
and tradesmen in New Zealand is even more desperate with the
latest figures showing the county has the world's lowest jobless
rate - at just 3.6 per cent. more...
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February |
TOUGHER
TO PASS MEDICAL - THE medical requirements of potential
migrants to New Zealand will be tightened under measures that
come into force in April. more...
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January |
SKILLED
ARE STILL IN DEMAND - NEW Zealand is crying out for
automotive electricians and fitter welders. Also badly needed
are orchard managers, grower managers, and agronomist/crop production
managers. more...
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| 2004 |
December |
EMIGRATION
IS EASIER - TALENTED and skilled potential migrants
to New Zealand will have a better chance of their skills being
recognised following changes to the Skilled Migrant Category.
more...
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November |
PARENTS MUST JOIN THE QUEUE
- MUMS and Dads who want to emigrate
to New Zealand to join their offspring, will have to wait till
next July, if they haven't already applied by now. The same
applies to siblings. more...
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October |
PASSMARK
HITS RECORD LOW - THE
SKILLED migrant passmark has now reached the level at which
it cannot fall any further. Last month it reached 100 - the
minimum necessary for an applicant to stand a chance of selection
from the pool. more...
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September |
RUSH
TO EMIGRATE HITS NZ - EXTRA staff are being recruited
at New Zealand House in London, to cope with an increase in
the number of skilled migrant applications that are now being
submitted there. more...
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August |
BIG
PUSH FOR MORE MIGRANTS - NEW Zealand will accept up
to 50,000 new residents in the year ending June 2005, Immigration
Minister Paul Swain announced last month. more...
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July |
MIGRANTS
IN POOL LONGER - PEOPLE whose skilled migrant applications
have narrowly failed to meet the passmark, will now remain in
the pool for potential future selection for twice as long as
before. more...
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June |
MIGRANTS
HAPPY IN NEW LIFE - MIGRANTS who have the skills that
New Zealand needs can look forward to secure sustained employment
there. That is one of the preliminary findings of a research
project currently underway. more...
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May |
VITAL
PASS MARK IS DOWN - THE NEW passmark for the new-style
skilled migrant category has fallen again. more...
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April |
POTENTIAL
MIGRANTS MISS OUT - ALMOST a third of potential migrants
to New Zealand who expressed an interest in the first batch
of the new skilled migrant category, overstated their credentials.
When scaled down to their true points level, they dropped below
the selection point, and were not issued an invitation to apply
- the new category's second application stage - in that round.
more...
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March |
FIRST
PASS MARK HITS HIGH OF 195 - SKILLED migrant candidates
should not be put off the high passmark of 195 in New Zealand
initial selection in the new pool system. more...
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February |
SCHEMES
TO BOOST SKILLED - IT'S now easier for people wishing
to emigrate to New Zealand to earn vital extra points towards
the government's pass mark. more...
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January |
MIGRANTS
MUST MEET NZ NEEDS - ANOTHER huge change in New Zealand
migration policy comes into force in mid-December, when the
new skilled migrant category is implemented. more...
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| 2003 |
December |
NEW LOOK FOR SKILL MIGRATION - ANOTHER huge
change in New Zealand migration policy comes into force in
mid-December, when the new skilled migrant category is implemented.
more...
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November |
DE FACTO LAWS ARE EASED - PARTNERS seeking
New Zealand residence are now treated the same as married couples.
more...
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October |
TOUGHER RULES FOR VISITORS - PASSENGERS to
New Zealand will be screened for security risks even before
they board their aircraft, under a new counter-terrorism system,
introduced by the Government. more...
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September |
BUSINESS,
STUDENT CHANGES - MORE changes to New Zealand's immigration
policies will be put into place next year. These will cover
the business migration categories and also the growing numbers
of international students studying in the country. more...
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August |
MIGRANTS
WILL BE 'FOUND' - NEW ZEALAND'S quest for migrants
with the skills that the country most badly needs, has made
its migration policy much more proactive. more...
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July |
THOUSANDS
TO MISS MIGRATION - IN WHAT is the most significant
change in New Zealand immigration policy in more than a decade,
the existing General Skills category has been scrapped, and
will be replaced around the end of the year, by a new Skilled
Migrant category. more...
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June |
SKILLED
MIGRANTS BOOSTED: SKILLED migrants will have a better
chance of finding the right job to suit their particular skills,
as a result of the New Zealand Government's Budget announced
last month. more...
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May |
MOVES TO ATTRACT SKILLED: MOVES to move New
Zealand even more attractive to potential skilled migrants and
to encourage them to settle permanently in the country will
be announced in this month's Budget. more...
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April |
SKILLED
WORKERS NEEDED: NEW ZEALAND'S economy may be smaller
than the UK's but there is a big need for skilled professional
and trades people in all areas of both the North and South Islands.
more...
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March |
HOPE AS PASSMARK IS STEADY: THE New Zealand
government has finally settled on its vital passmark for general
skills migrant applications, keeping the figure at 29 points.
more...
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February |
BOOST
FOR POPULAR HOLIDAY VISA: AN EXTRA 1,000 places have
been added to the New Zealand working holiday scheme's UK quota.
The move implemented last month takes the UK quota to 9,000
places. A further 1,000 places were also added to the Irish
quota, doubling that quota to 2,000. more...
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January |
PASSMARK
IS CUT BY ONE POINT - THE passmark for general skills
applicants who want to emigrate to New Zealand, has fallen for
the first time since 2001. The fall to 29 introduced by the
New Zealand Government on December 23, reverses a trend of spiralling
increases that happened last year. A year ago it stood at 24.
more...
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