They sold us an Indian invasion. Read the visa rules
Alastair McClymont | Immigration Principal, Righteous Law | 20 October 2026 A “butter chicken tsunami”. A “flood of immigrants”. “Colonisation by stealth”. That was the language used to sell New Zealanders a frightening story about the India Free Trade Agreement. Shane Jones supplied the racial caricature. Winston Peters supplied the flood. The Good Oil, hosted […]
Assimilation, Immigration and the Search for Social Cohesion (What belonging should require of migrants, immigration policy and the wider community)
Immigration is moving towards the centre of New Zealand’s 2026 election debate. The language varies. Some politicians speak about social cohesion. Others say migrants must integrate, assimilate, share New Zealand values or become part of the national community. These words are often used as though their meaning were obvious. It is not. The problem is […]
Is the MAGA-fication of New Zealand’s Immigration System a Real Risk?
Recently, Prime Minister Chris Luxon and Immigration Minister Erica Stanford took questions from the media about the direction of New Zealand’s immigration policy. The Prime Minister was keen to reassure everyone that New Zealand is a sovereign nation and that we make our own immigration policies. Whew. Nothing to worry about then. Except… I’m not […]