Media releases

Immigration New Zealand will be sponsoring this year’s Best Plain English Turnaround Award as part of the WriteMark Plain English Awards.

Immigration New Zealand is joining with Pacific leaders and horticulture and viticulture industry leaders to celebrate 10 years of the innovative and world-leading Recognised Seasonal Employer (RSE) scheme.

A New Zealand permanent resident who tried to fraudulently bring a child into New Zealand has been sentenced for providing false and misleading documents to Immigration New Zealand.

Invercargill has been selected as a new refugee settlement location following a whole of Government assessment.

A dual Filipino / New Zealand national has been sentenced after pleading guilty to 284 charges involving multiple fraudulent work visa applications submitted by Filipinos seeking work in the New Zealand dairy industry.

Citizens of Samoa, Tonga, Kiribati, Tuvalu and Fiji are encouraged to register for this year’s ballot under the Samoan Quota and Pacific Access Category, which takes place between 3 and 28 April.

A second defendant in a people trafficking case has been sentenced at the High Court in Tauranga.

A Fijian national who failed to obtain a visa to come to New Zealand on multiple occasions has been sentenced after fraudulently obtaining a passport using a false identity and entering New Zealand under the false identity.

The work of Immigration New Zealand’s Border Operations team is showcased in the latest Year at the Border annual report, which features some fascinating facts and figures as well as a number of case studies.

A Filipino national and her company have been sentenced on nine charges relating to the exploitation of five migrant workers at their Japanese sushi restaurants in Auckland.

A Fijian national working as a chef in New Zealand has been sentenced to 21 months’ imprisonment for immigration fraud.

The first person to be convicted of people trafficking in New Zealand has been sentenced at the High Court in Auckland to a total of nine years and six months in jail and ordered to pay a total of $28,167 reparation to his victims.

A third person involved in the company running the Auckland Indian restaurant chain Masala has today been sentenced on a charge related to the exploitation of migrant workers.

Immigration New Zealand (INZ) has produced a new guide “Keeping it Clear” to help organisations present their information to those new to New Zealand in such a way that it is easily understood.

A Fijian man has been sentenced to 30 months’ imprisonment for what a judge described as a lifetime of immigration fraud.

All travellers flying to, from or through New Zealand will now be checked against INTERPOL’s Stolen and Lost Travel Documents (SLTD) database in a move that will make the border even safer.

Immigration New Zealand (INZ) has become aware of a new wave of scam phone calls from individuals claiming to be working for INZ.

A Chinese woman has been sentenced to 26 months’ imprisonment for immigration fraud.

The Immigration New Zealand Samoa and Pacific Access Category quotas are being drawn by ballot today.

INZ is pleased to announce new partnerships with two major Chinese Airlines – Air China and China Eastern Airlines.

Citizens of Samoa, Tonga, Kiribati, Tuvalu and Fiji are encouraged to register for this year’s ballot under the Samoan Quota and Pacific Access Category between 1 and 30 April 2015.

An airline has been prosecuted for allowing a passenger who had previously been deported from New Zealand to fly back into the country - despite being told three times not to let him board the flight.

Three Wellington businesses - Powershop, Commonsense Organics and the Malaghan Institute of Medical Research were named as recipients of the inaugural Immigration Gold Showcase at last night’s Wellington Gold Awards finalists announcement function.

The launch of a new immigration website heralds a new approach to Immigration New Zealand (INZ) delivering an easier, simpler and faster service for its customers.

Two men have been sentenced today at the High Court in Nelson for their role in organising false refugee claims.

Immigration New Zealand (INZ) has announced an increase in the number of seasonal workers who can come to New Zealand to work in the horticulture and viticulture industry under the Recognised Seasonal Employer (RSE) scheme.

Dunedin has been selected as a new refugee settlement location following a whole of Government assessment.

New figures released today show big increases in the number of skilled migrants, students and visitors to New Zealand.

A dual Filipino / New Zealand national has been arrested and charged with offences relating to a suspected fraud involving multiple work visa applications submitted by Filipinos to work in the New Zealand dairy industry.

Two people involved in the management of the Auckland Indian restaurant chain Masala have been sentenced at the Auckland District Court this morning on charges related to the exploitation of migrant workers.

Immigration New Zealand (INZ) can confirm that it is investigating multiple work visa applications involving Filipino dairy workers.

Immigration New Zealand (INZ) has been made aware of a new scam website and is urging customers to take special care that they are using the correct site.

An airline has been prosecuted for allowing a passenger to fly to New Zealand without getting prior approval from Immigration New Zealand (INZ).

A Fijian national has appeared at the Manukau District Court today on 16 charges of people trafficking under the Crimes Act 1961, and 56 other charges under the Immigration Act 2009.

Immigration New Zealand (INZ) has become aware of a new wave of scam phone calls from individuals purporting to be Immigration Officers.

The Immigration New Zealand (INZ) Samoan Quota and Pacific Access Category will be drawn by ballot today.

A Tauranga based fruit farm labour contractor has appeared at the Tauranga District Court this morning on 32 charges under the Immigration Act 2009, including 12 relating to the exploitation of migrant workers.

An Auckland woman has been sentenced in Auckland District Court this morning to a total of 27 months’ imprisonment after being found guilty of five offences under the Immigration Act 2009.

Three people involved in the management of an Auckland restaurant chain have been arrested at their homes in the city this morning and charged with offences relating to the exploitation of migrant workers.

Immigration New Zealand (INZ) has selected clinics from all over the country to be part of an onshore panel physician network that will complete immigration medical examinations for onshore New Zealand visa applicants.

New measures have been introduced at the New Zealand border to refuse entry to overseas passengers who make serious false declarations on their arrival cards.