Glossary

Atua of the sea.

Local people, hosts, indigenous people (of Aotearoa New Zealand). 

Atua of the wind and storms.

The Māori world.

A New Zealand university, institute of technology, polytechnic or wānanga.

An eligible sponsor who has registered as a sponsor under the Refugee Family Support Category and either:

• does not have any immediate family living in New Zealand as New Zealand citizens or residents, or
• the only family they have in New Zealand depend solely on them to meet their ongoing needs for day-to-day care.

Correct procedure, custom, habit, lore, method, manner, rule, way, code, meaning, plan, practice, convention, protocol — the customary system of values and practices that have developed over time and are deeply embedded in the social context.

Māori art.

A tour escort travels with and provides support for a tour group in New Zealand. They are responsible for logistical and organisational support, such as arrival and departure formalities and translation, rather than leading activities or providing in-depth local knowledge.

A tour escort may be given a visitor visa to carry out their duties in New Zealand.

Tour Escort Visitor Visa

A tour guide leads a tour group in New Zealand, is employed by a New Zealand employer and provides in-depth local knowledge of New Zealand society, history, geography, and so on.

A person performing some or all of the role or duties of a tour guide must apply for a specific purpose work visa.

Specific Purpose Work Visa

Industries or businesses that serve the needs of travellers, including accommodation providers, transport services, retail outlets, restaurants, entertainment venues, tourist attractions, travel agencies and tour operators.

A passenger who arrives by plane into New Zealand while on their way to another country, and for the whole time they are in New Zealand stays:

• in the transit area at Auckland Airport — there are no transit areas at other New Zealand airports
• on board the plane they came to New Zealand on, or
• in the custody of New Zealand Police.

The time a passenger spends in transit will be less than 24 hours.

Transiting through New Zealand to another country

A country or territory whose citizens do not have to apply for a visa before passing through New Zealand as a transit passenger. Travellers must request a New Zealand Electronic Travel Authority (NZeTA).

Transit visa waiver countries and territories

Visa instructions that state how often and until when a person with the visa can enter New Zealand — either once (single-entry) or multiple times (multiple-entry) within a set period.

A triangular employment arrangement involves 3 parties:

• the employee
• the direct employer — who holds the employment agreement with the employee and places them with the controlling third party
• the controlling third party who directs the day-to-day work of the employee.

Ancestors.