The Immigration (Enhanced Risk Management) Amendment Bill was reported back to the House by the Education and Workforce Committee on 7 August 2026. The Bill did not progress through its remaining parliamentary stages before the House adjourned on 23 September 2026 and will not progress further before the 2026 election.
The Trafficking in Persons National Action Plan sets out New Zealand's approach to preventing trafficking in persons, protecting victims and survivors, and strengthening the country's response over the next 5 years.
The Migrant Employment Data (MED) combines Immigration New Zealand’s visa data with Pay As You Earn (PAYE) tax data to provide measures of how many people are engaged in the labour market each month, by industry, visa type, geographic area, and demographic characteristics.
We survey recent migrants about their experiences of life in New Zealand and report on their settlement outcomes. We also survey New Zealanders about their perceptions of migrants and immigration to better understand community attitudes.
This page describes the immigration regulatory system, its objectives and our qualitative assessment of it. It also lists the main statutes and changes to regulation either proposed or in progress.
Migrant Trends 2016-2017 is the 17th in an annual report series examining trends in temporary and permanent migration to and from New Zealand.
We proactively release Cabinet papers and supporting advice on our policy work.
New measures have come into force on 1 July 2021 to better protect migrants from exploitation.
We are changing the way employers recruit some migrants for temporary work in New Zealand.
Since it began in 2007, the Recognised Seasonal Employer (RSE) Scheme has enabled employers in the horticulture and viticulture sector to recruit an annually capped number of seasonal workers from eligible Pacific Island countries to plant, maintain, harvest, or pack crops.
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