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INZ Uncovers Immigration Adviser Scam
Fri, 17 May 2013 12:37:53 +1200 | Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment
Immigration New Zealand (INZ) has declined more than 50 applications from India for permanent residence after discovering that they were submitted through an unlicensed immigration adviser.More >>
Camp Hurriya Residents’ Relocation to Albania
Fri, 17 May 2013 11:40:42 +1200 | US State Department
On May 15 the first 14 Camp Hurriya residents departed Iraq for permanent relocation in Albania. The United States expresses its appreciation to the Government of Albania for its generous humanitarian gesture to accept 210 former Camp Hurriya residents.More >>
Iraq: Relocation of First Group of Iranian Exiles to Albania
Fri, 17 May 2013 11:09:53 +1200 | UN News
The top United Nations official in Iraq today called the relocation of 14 Iranians to Albania from an exile camp near Baghdad, an “encouraging first step.” “The residents’ arrival in Albania late last night is an encouraging first step in the ...More >>
Goff asks why asylum denied to Afghan translators
Wed, 15 May 2013 14:08:24 +1200 | New Zealand Labour Party
The Government must explain why five former interpreters for the New Zealand Defence Force in Afghanistan have been excluded from resettlement in New Zealand, Labour’s Defence spokesperson Phil Goff says.More >>
Need To Improve Human Rights Situation in Eritrea
Wed, 15 May 2013 11:09:44 +1200 | UN News
The international community must keep Eritrea under “close scrutiny”, an independent United Nations expert said today, stressing the need to fundamentally transform the East African nation’s “current culture of rights denial.”More >>
Lebanon gives Special Rapporteur for Palestine an ear full
Tue, 14 May 2013 15:33:12 +1200 | Franklin Lamb
The United Nations Special Rapporteur for Palestine, Professor Richard Falk, came to Lebanon last week on an unofficial visit to survey opinion while fact finding the condition in Palestinian refugee’s camps.More >>
NZ First: Plug the Health Care Loopholes
Mon, 13 May 2013 15:26:15 +1200 | New Zealand First Party
Major loopholes in the health system that allow tourists and illegal immigrants to escape paying for their health care need to be closed forthwith, says New Zealand First Health spokesperson Barbara Stewart.More >>
Report reveals need to boost Asia literacy in schools
Mon, 13 May 2013 12:22:58 +1200 | Asia New Zealand Foundation
Most New Zealand secondary school students recognise the importance of Asia - but feel under-prepared to engage confidently with the region, new research from the Asia New Zealand Foundation has found.More >>
Why NZ must harness the ‘brain gain’
Sun, 12 May 2013 12:25:25 +1200 | Massey University
New Zealand needs to do more to harness the creative, economic potential offered by successful Kiwis returning home after long periods overseas, says a Massey sociologist. More >>
Changes needed to stop migrant worker abuse
Sun, 12 May 2013 10:36:26 +1200 | First Union
FIRST Union and its migrant worker network, UNEMIG are cautiously optimistic at comments from labour officials yesterday that changes are afoot to deal with the rapidly growing problem of migrant worker exploitation in New Zealand.More >>
Emmett Hussey Election Platform for Auckland Mayoralty 2013
Fri, 10 May 2013 13:59:03 +1200 | Emmett Hussey
1/ Referendum on the proposed Auckland Unitary Plan. If Auckland doesn’t accept the proposed AUP then a new plan will be drawn up with an emphasis on public consultation, clear easily understood format, & easy accessibility for public perusal.More >>
Budget 2013: Rebuild for Mangere refugee centre
Fri, 10 May 2013 12:50:35 +1200 | New Zealand Government
The Mangere Refugee Resettlement Centre in Auckland is to be rebuilt following a $5.5 million Government commitment of operating expenditure over the next four years towards the cost as part of Budget 2013.More >>
Call to Investigate Alleged Human Rights Abuses In Gisbourne
Fri, 10 May 2013 08:55:00 +1200 | Manu Caddie
Gisborne District Councillor Manu Caddie is calling for an investigation into alleged human rights abuses by Immigration New Zealand in Gisborne. Mr Caddie is very concerned about reports that two Tongan men being held at Gisborne Police Station have been ...More >>
Selaks NZ Roast Day goes international
Thu, 9 May 2013 15:31:31 +1200 | Selaks New Zealand Roast Day
The roast may be very British but in cosmopolitan New Zealand a host of immigrant nationalities have adapted it to their Kiwi way of life. Croatian immigrants the Selaks family is a case in point.More >>
Overseas-based borrowers paying, but not enough
Thu, 9 May 2013 13:22:27 +1200 | New Zealand Government
The latest student loan statistics show that the gap between the repayment rates of New Zealand-based borrowers and overseas-based borrowers continues to grow, despite overall lifts in the number of people paying off their loans.More >>
White House Starts National Discussion About Immigration
Thu, 9 May 2013 12:35:38 +1200 | The White House
This is the start of a national debate. Across the country, we're having a serious discussion about how we can build a fair and effective immigration system that lives up to our heritage as a nation of laws and a nation of immigrants.More >>
NAACP: No Second Class Families
Wed, 8 May 2013 12:25:31 +1200 | Ben Jealous
African Americans have spent much of our history fighting for equal treatment. Just two generations ago, our parents and our grandparents were banned from eating at certain restaurants, attending certain schools, and working in certain professions.More >>
More Displaced Syrians Concentrated Near Aleppo, Damascus
Wed, 8 May 2013 10:36:43 +1200 | UN News
Syrians forced by the ongoing violence to leave their homes are often displaced more than once and are concentrating around Aleppo and rural Damascus, the United Nations emergency relief arm today said, as aid agencies faced bureaucratic hurdles and insecurity ...More >>
Sense of Belonging to New Zealand Strong Among Migrants
Mon, 6 May 2013 14:18:53 +1200 | Statistics New Zealand
The vast majority of migrants to New Zealand feel they belong to this country, new analysis from Statistics New Zealand show. More >>
Pakistan: Nearly 13000 Families Displaced Near Afghan Border
Mon, 6 May 2013 11:23:51 +1200 | UN News
The United Nations emergency relief arm today warned that population displacement could surge amid Government military operations and ongoing fighting between rival armed groups in northern Pakistan, near the Afghan border.More >>
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