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Government Ministers today announced a limited access programme for residents from Tonga and the small Pacific atolls of Tuvalu and Kiribati.

Two local authorities will be given the opportunity to pilot an initiative aimed at using immigration policy to enhance regional growth, the government announced today.

The government is to make it easier for New Zealand employers to attract highly skilled and talented people from overseas to help boost New Zealand’s economic development.

The government is to increase by one point the qualifying passmark for General Skills category migrants seeking permanent residence in New Zealand.

Hamilton’s strength in support services for new migrant and refugee communities should be mirrored across all regions, Immigration Minister Lianne Dalziel said today.

Waiting times for processing refugee status claims have fallen dramatically from two to three years in 1999, to an average of just two months.

The government today announced changes to the way it manages residence approvals, with the unveiling of its New Zealand Immigration Programme, which focuses on attracting talent.

Immigration Minister Lianne Dalziel is today releasing a report into the attempted removal of a 21-year-old Samoan woman and her 10-year-old cousin.

The government is proud of its association with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and acknowledged the first World Refugee Day, Immigration Minister Lianne Dalziel said today.

For the first time in a decade extra funding is being provided to help refugees settle in New Zealand.

Immigration Minister Lianne Dalziel said she was encouraged by the latest external migration figures which show a net inflow of 360 permanent and long-term arrivals during April.

Immigration Minister Lianne Dalziel today said she was seeking more detail on the attempted removal of a 21-year-old Samoan woman and her 10-year-old relative.

A new government discussion paper released today by three Ministers identifies globalisation of the international economy and workplace as the key challenge facing New Zealand employers and employees in the next decade.

The Government will introduce special provisions to immigration rules, allowing industry groups to employ skilled workers from overseas, Immigration Minister Lianne Dalziel and Economic Development Minister Jim Anderton announced today.

Immigration Minister Lianne Dalziel will present a report on New Zealand's portfolio policy work and achievements to the New Zealand and Australian Ministerial Immigration Council in Sydney tomorrow, Friday, 20 April.

New Zealand's Trans-Tasman travel arrangement with Australia remains secure despite initial concerns that it could be affected by the Government's Transitional Policy for well-settled overstayers, Immigration Minister Lianne Dalziel said today.

Overstayers have until 5pm Friday, March 30th, to legalise their stay in New Zealand under the Government's Transitional Policy, Immigration Minister Lianne Dalziel said today.

The external migration figures for the month of February have reinforced earlier indications that an increasing number of New Zealanders crossed the Tasman ahead of last month's social security agreement with Australia.

Immigration consultants who withhold their clients' passports are breaking the law and should be reported to Police, Immigration Minister Lianne Dalziel said today.

Immigration Minister Lianne Dalziel said that the January migration statistics should come as no surprise.

The arrangement to implement a Working Holiday Scheme between New Zealand and Hong Kong was signed today in Hong Kong by Trade Negotiations Minister Jim Sutton and Hong Kong Secretary for Education and Manpower Fanny Law.

Overstayers who believe they may be entitled to stay in New Zealand under the October 2000 Transition Policy, have one month left to lodge their applications.

Immigration Minister Lianne Dalziel has today announced a delay in implementing changes requiring General Skills Category applicants to lodge qualification assessments with their applications.

Overstayers who believe they may be entitled to stay in New Zealand under the October 2000 Transition Policy, have one month left to lodge their applications.