New Zealand population grows through net immigration
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11:57 17/03/2014
New Zealand's population rose by 7,900 in 2012/13 because of net immigration, the latest government figures show. In 2011/12, the population fell slightly due to migration. The government expects the...
Australian immigration criticised over cricketer's citizenship
11:18 03/03/2014
Australia's former immigration ministers Chris Bowen and Brendan O'Connor have been criticised for decisions to grant visas to a Pakistani asylum seeker, Fawad Ahmed, and to change the law so that Mr...
England cricket writers forced to leave Australia by visa expiry
16:44 11/02/2014
Three English cricket writers were forced to leave Australia before the end of England's disastrous cricket tour because their visas had expired. The men, John Etheridge of The Sun, Paul Newman of...
New Zealand census leads to calls for increased immigration
17:31 29/01/2014
New Zealand's most read newspaper, The New Zealand Herald, has called on the government to dramatically increase the level of immigration to help the economy. In an editorial comment piece, the paper...
Australian immigration force accused of breaching refugee treaty
15:06 28/01/2014
Indonesia is investigating claims from asylum seekers that Australian border guards intercepted boats sailing from Indonesian waters attempting to reach Australian territory; they then forced the...
Immigration New Zealand to reassess 'hundreds' of partnership visas
13:19 28/01/2014
Immigration New Zealand (INZ) is to reassess hundreds of Family Stream visa applications after an investigation into the criteria used by staff to make their decisions. Doubts about the correctness...
