Overseas workers
Work visa flows now back to pre-pandemic levels with 13,410 arrivals in April
22nd May 24, 9:51am
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Work visa flows now back to pre-pandemic levels with 13,410 arrivals in April
More than 36,000 people arrived in New Zealand on work visas in the first two months of this year
13th Mar 24, 1:43pm
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More than 36,000 people arrived in New Zealand on work visas in the first two months of this year
Overseas worker arrivals continue strong bounce back following the removal of pandemic travel restrictions
28th Nov 23, 10:08am
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Overseas worker arrivals continue strong bounce back following the removal of pandemic travel restrictions
Migration-driven population growth has more than doubled compared to pre-Covid levels
15th Nov 23, 11:26am
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Migration-driven population growth has more than doubled compared to pre-Covid levels
Almost 200,000 people arrived in New Zealand on work visas in the 12 months to September
17th Oct 23, 10:06am
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Almost 200,000 people arrived in New Zealand on work visas in the 12 months to September
More than 14,000 overseas workers and 12,000 overseas students arrived in New Zealand during July
17th Aug 23, 9:53am
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More than 14,000 overseas workers and 12,000 overseas students arrived in New Zealand during July
More than 105,000 overseas workers have arrived in New Zealand since the beginning of the year
12th Jul 23, 9:33am
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More than 105,000 overseas workers have arrived in New Zealand since the beginning of the year
Big drop in the number of overseas workers arriving in New Zealand during April
12th May 23, 9:13am
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Big drop in the number of overseas workers arriving in New Zealand during April
More than 20,000 people arrived in New Zealand on work visas in March
Almost 18,000 foreign workers and 14,000 overseas students arrived in New Zealand last month
16th Mar 23, 10:09am
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Almost 18,000 foreign workers and 14,000 overseas students arrived in New Zealand last month
More than 16,600 people arrived in New Zealand on work visas last month and 7400 on student visas
16th Feb 23, 10:57am
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More than 16,600 people arrived in New Zealand on work visas last month and 7400 on student visas
More than 15k migrant workers & their families have become NZ residents so far under new visa scheme
Immigration NZ moves to ease strain on medical centres that process medical certificates for migrants
25th Feb 22, 11:53am
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Immigration NZ moves to ease strain on medical centres that process medical certificates for migrants
Up to 165,000 migrant workers could be granted NZ residency under a scheme set up by the Government in September last year
27th Jan 22, 6:02am
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Up to 165,000 migrant workers could be granted NZ residency under a scheme set up by the Government in September last year
The number of people in the country on work or student visas continues to slowly decline
16th Oct 21, 9:00am
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The number of people in the country on work or student visas continues to slowly decline
The number of people in New Zealand on work or student visas continues declining, but the rate of decline is relatively slow
16th Sep 21, 12:13pm
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The number of people in New Zealand on work or student visas continues declining, but the rate of decline is relatively slow
The Government is likely to take a more hands-on approach to immigration when border restrictions are eased, says Greg Ninness
9th Jul 21, 11:27am
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The Government is likely to take a more hands-on approach to immigration when border restrictions are eased, says Greg Ninness
Overseas workers in New Zealand down 17% from peak, with overseas student numbers down 40%
21st Jun 21, 10:59am
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Overseas workers in New Zealand down 17% from peak, with overseas student numbers down 40%
The number of people in New Zealand on work or student visas has declined by 63,417 since its peak in February 2020
21st May 21, 10:18am
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The number of people in New Zealand on work or student visas has declined by 63,417 since its peak in February 2020