7+ hour, 45+ min ago   (961+ words) Dual nationals living in New Zealand say they are being treated as 'second-class citizens' after being told they're no longer welcome back home with their Kiwi passports. RNZ revealed on Wednesday that from next month anyone who was born in…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (738+ words) A smart watch that doubles as an alarm for women at risk of family violence is helping to reduce police callouts. The social service Help at Hand has provided 1200 of the violence prevention watches to organisations including some womens refuges…...

2+ mon, 4+ week ago   (1403+ words) A New Zealand-born teenager who has never attended school because he is an overstayer has lost a bid for residency. As a result, the 18-year-old faces deportation to India - a country he has never set foot in. Navjot Singh has…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago   (351+ words) Financial support is under consideration for greyhound trainers and owners liable for the likely 1500 dogs still under their care after the industry ends. In December the government announced the practice would be banned in New Zealand after ongoing concerns about…...

6+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1460+ words) Chinese families have slammed the unfairness of a ballot system that is used to allocate Parent Resident Visa opportunities to some applicants. They also called for expressions of interest in the visa to be extended beyond the existing two-year limit,…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago   (544+ words) Tertiary Education Minister Penny Simmonds says staff numbers at some polytechnics are so high they are abysmal. Appearing before the Education and Workforce Select Committee to answer questions about the government's Budget decisions for Tertiary Education, Simmonds said institutions' ratio…...

7+ mon, 6+ day ago   (531+ words) Parents of New Zealand citizens and residents will be able to access visas, with the government announcing a programme it says will bring families together. From September, parents will be able to access a multi-entry five-year visa, provided they meet…...

10+ mon, 1+ week ago   (881+ words) Immigration New Zealand has warned overseas applicants to refrain from using automated scripts to secure a working holiday visa to New Zealand. Applications for the China Working Holiday Visa open on 2 July and the 1000-visa quota is typically reached within…...