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The Minister of Tourism has announced the seventh round of recipients of the Government’s Tourism Infrastructure Fund, which supports local government to address tourism infrastructure needs.

A former Licensed Immigration Adviser (LIA) has been sentenced to 6-months community detention and 100 hours community service after his application for a discharge without conviction was dismissed and he was found guilty of breaching the Immigration Advisers Licensing Act 2007 (the Act).

New Zealand co-hosted the most successful FIFA Women’s World Cup ever, with over 700,000 people attending matches in New Zealand and almost 2 million fans attending matches in New Zealand and Australia.

The head of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) has committed to continuing a pause on out of hours visits to residential addresses by compliance officers for deportation purposes following the release of an independent review into the practice.

The Government is taking further steps to protect vulnerable workers and champion human rights with the passing of the Worker Protection (Migrant and Other Employees) Bill.

Public consultation is now underway on a draft tourism action plan for the environment – the second phase of the Tourism Industry Transformation Plan (ITP).

The head of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) has announced that a review is to be held into out of hours compliance visits carried out by Immigration New Zealand (INZ).

The head of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) has announced that a review is to be held into out of hours compliance visits carried out by Immigration New Zealand (INZ).

With less than 4 months to go until the opening match of the FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 at Eden Park on 20 July, work is well underway across government to ensure the social and economic benefits of co-hosting one of the world’s largest women’s sporting events are locked in.

The seventh round of the Tourism Infrastructure Fund opens on 11 April 2023.