Glossary

A gateway or entrance, a sign of welcoming.

Māori tertiary institution — established under the Education Act 1990.

The Washington Accord is an international accreditation agreement for professional engineering academic degrees, between the bodies responsible for accreditation in its signatory countries.

Washington Accord-accredited undergraduate degrees are recognised under the Skilled Migrant Category.

Washington Accord signatories — International Engineering Alliance

Genealogy, genealogical table, lineage, descent.

Relationship, kinship, sense of family connection — a relationship through shared experiences and working together which provides people with a sense of belonging.

An activity which you are paid to do, either in salary or wages, or another benefit like accommodation, food or transport.

Work does not include:

• business visits for less than 3 months
• activities by visiting media, academics, sports people and their support staff, or approved festival performers and their crew
• official business for a foreign government
• volunteer work for the Department of Conservation (DOC)

Department of Conservation

The Work to Residence category of visas includes the:

• Work to Residence Visa
• Transport Work to Residence Visa
• Care Workforce Work to Residence Visa
• Talent (Arts, Culture, Sports) Work Visa
• Accredited Employer Work Visa (AEWV)
• Religious Worker Work Visa
• South Island Contribution Work Visa.