Submission on the Immigration (Enhanced Risk Management) Amendment Bill – Section 26
Introduction and Scope Thank you for the opportunity to make this submission. Due to limitations of time, I have chosen to focus solely on one aspect of this Bill — Section 26, which amends Section 280 of the Immigration Act. In my submission, this amendment carries significant implications for the rights and freedoms not only […]
Getting the Visa Is Just the Beginning
How employment, business, family and property issues often become part of the immigration journey. If you’ve worked with our team before, you probably know us as “the immigration people.” You might have come to us for an Accredited Employer Work Visa, an employer accreditation, residency, a partnership visa, or maybe to bring family over to […]
Can the Government Really Ensure Employers Hire New Zealanders First?
Examining the contradiction between political rhetoric, regulatory enforcement, and New Zealand’s growing structural reliance on temporary migrant labour. In late 2025, Immigration Minister Erica Stanford publicly warned that employers could lose accreditation if they failed to make genuine efforts to recruit unemployed New Zealanders before turning to migrant labour. The message was politically effective and […]