MIGRATION NEWS
EDUCATION: The 20-hour early childhood education (ECE) scheme has been extended to include five-year-olds, kohanga reo and playcentres, Prime Minister John Key announced on Monday.<... more >
IMMIGRATION: The Government has ruled out offering amnesties for overstayers.
The issue has arisen over an alleged scam in which Pacific Island people were sold fake v... more >
MIGRATION: Immigration statistics show the brain drain has slowed dramatically over the past year, the Government said on Wednesday.
Departures of New Zealand citizens to Australi... more >
ECONOMY: New Zealand's population gain through migration reached a seasonally adjusted six-year high in May.
Statistics New Zealand (SNZ) on Monday said that... more >
REGIONS: Aucklanders look to be side-stepping the strategy put together a decade ago by the region's leaders to guide growth in the country's largest centre.
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MIGRATION: Britons are being told New Zealand is "paradise" for migrants because it is hotter and cheaper than their homeland and has no traffic jams.
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George Pirie and his wife Sharonn have always lived in the countryside close to a city. They're doing that in New Zealand too, but with the added pleasure of being at the beachside.
The cou... more >RURAL: A farm lobby says it has retained dairy farmers' access to a stream of migrant dairy workers, despite concerns in the rest of the economy about rising unemployment.
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EDUCATION: Graduates should be able to manage their student loans as easily as their bank accounts, Finance Minister Bill English says.
Answering questions after delivering a post budget speech in... more >
