Immigration
How Covid has changed our demography
Demographer Professor Paul Spoonley tells Kathryn Ryan Covid-19 has had a major impact upon life expectancy around the high-income world. New Zealand is one of only three countries to see life… Audio
When 'remote' means 'overseas': How companies are using offshore workers
Employers are hiring staff who can work offshore instead of taking on migrants, and other countries are recruiting workers in New Zealand to do the same.
'Waste of time and money': Employers and migrants bound to new visa
The government should be embarrassed it has introduced a scheme tying migrants to an employer when the Productivity Commission has just recommended the practice be stopped, according to an immigration… Audio
Government urged to be more strategic on immigration
A suite of immigration recommendations has been made by the Productivity Commission, including urging government to publish policy on the country's ability to settle people.
Productivity commission looks into immigration settings
Everybody agrees that immigration is needed to address the current skills shortage - but nobody in politics seems to want to spell out their plan for improving the situation.
So says the Productivity… Audio
The Tide Flows from Vancouver to Auckland
From Vancouver to Auckland: violinist Andrew Beer prepares to debut a major new work in his adopted home. Audio
The Tide Flows from Vancouver to Auckland
From Vancouver to Auckland: violinist Andrew Beer prepares to debut a major new work in his adopted home.
AudioThe 'every-single-street' movement
No one has completed all 39,137 streets of Greater London, but in 2014, Noelle Poulson walked every street within London's congestion zone. She joins the show to discuss why she did it and what she… Audio
One country lags in new residence decisions as numbers soar
Almost 200,000 people have now applied to become residents under the fast-track visa, and one in four has been approved.
Scott Morrison instructed Border Force to reveal election day asylum boat arrival
One of Scott Morrison's final acts as Prime Minister was to instruct the Australian Border Force (ABF) to publicise an interception of a suspected asylum seeker boat on election day.
HIV prevention drug should be funded for immigrants - advocates
Safe sex advocates want an effective HIV prevention drug funded for all immigrants not just those who are eligible for subsidised health care. PrEP reduces the risk of being infected with HIV by up to… Audio
Immigration setting reforms go one step too far
Analysis - The government's latest immigration reforms could have serious flow-on effects for the everyday New Zealander, writes immigration law expert Elly Fleming.
Special Ukraine visa: Jump in the number of people seeking refuge in NZ
More than 150 Ukrainians have now arrived in New Zealand on a special visa aimed at supporting international humanitarian efforts.
Human rights and dollar costs: Immigration reviews health rules
Health requirements for new residents are under the microscope as Immigration NZ examines how much certain conditions cost to treat.
Immigration NZ looking at health requirements
Immigration New Zealand is putting its health requirements for new residents under the microscope, as campaigners call for fundamental reform of the system.
More than 1500 people have had their… Audio
NZ's fast-track residency plans overlook Pacific people: Greens
New Zealand's plans to fast-track residency for migrants is being criticised for leaving out lower paid migrants, many of whom are Pacific Islanders.
Are Australia's refugee releases just an election ploy?
Australians are 'not going to tolerate this policy anymore,' says refugee Behrouz Boochani, one of many outraged at the political timing of Scott Morrison's refugee deal with New Zealand after years…
'The system is so stretched' - Nurses, doctors say border changes not enough
Doctors and nurses organisations are not happy with the government's mmigration and border changes, saying it won't help a system under severe strain.
'We needed nurses on the ground now' - aged care sector
Aged Care providers are joining the chorus of disapproval of a government decision to leave nurses off the new fast-tracked pathway to residency.
Rest homes not happy nurses not on residence fast track
Rest homes have joined the avalanche of disapproval over the Government's decision to leave immigrant nurses off the new fast-tracked pathway to residence.
Unlike doctors they have to work here for… Audio
