New Zealand needs to open debate on immigration: group
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16:59 26/09/2005
New Zealand must start a debate about the long-term economic benefits of attracting more immigrants rather than focusing on how foreigners could fix the short-term labour crunch, Wellington Regional...
Immigration to New Zealand down by 66 percent
11:08 23/09/2005
The number of new immigrants to New Zealand , or New Zealanders returning home in the year ending August fell 66 per cent compared to the previous year, Statistics New Zealand said today. For the...
Immigration under fire in New Zealand
9:57 26/08/2005
Immigration has come under political debate in New Zealand . New Zealand First says that the Labour and National Party's immigration policies have not ended skill shortages, and are keeping New...
New Zealand aims to bring New Zealanders home
12:16 23/08/2005
The New Zealand Government is trying to encourage its own expatriate New Zealanders to come home. More than 460,000 New Zealand-born citizens - or 14 per cent of the NZ-born population - live...
Fewer immigrants means less growth in New Zealand
14:55 12/08/2005
A declining birth rate and a dramatic slump in immigration rates are behind a levelling off in New Zealand's population. According to figures released by Statistics New Zealand today, New Zealand's...
New Zealand to require HIV tests from some immigrants
15:47 09/08/2005
The New Zealand Department of Labour recently announced it will begin requiring a blood test that screens for HIV, hepatitis B, and liver and kidney function for all foreign visitors who plan on...
