Scoop has an Ethical Paywall
Work smarter with a Pro licence Learn More
 

NZ Association for Migration and Investment - Latest News [Page 1]

Wasted Money Could Have Helped Progress Skilled Migrants Says NZAMI

Friday, 16 July 2021, 12:57 pm | NZ Association for Migration and Investment

The deferral of the new accreditation of employers’ system to 2022 means the Government has wasted thousands of dollars by sending immigration staff throughout New Zealand this year to explain a system it is not ready to implement. Ms June Ranson, chair ... More >>

Immigration ‘reset’ Makes No Sense To Industry Experts

Wednesday, 26 May 2021, 3:33 pm | NZ Association for Migration and Investment

Announcements last week by Minister Stuart Nash about an immigration ‘reset’ make no sense to professionals working in the sector, says June Ranson, chairman of NZAMI The New Zealand Association for Migration and Investment (NZAMI) . “The ... More >>

Immigration Minister Likely To Devastate Skilled Migrant Hopes With New Announcement

Friday, 14 May 2021, 2:23 pm | NZ Association for Migration and Investment

The New Zealand Association for Migration and Investment (NZAMI) believes that the Immigration Minister will announce on Monday that 30,000 current skilled migrant category (SMC) applications awaiting allocation and assessment by Immigration New ... More >>

Government ‘whitewash’ Hides Migration Crisis From Public

Wednesday, 27 May 2020, 3:38 pm | NZ Association for Migration and Investment

Immigration regulations newly-introduced by Government that applications from migrants trapped offshore with valid work visas need clearance through a Lead Agency (Government Dept responsible for a specific industry) are nothing but a political whitewash,” ... More >>

COVID-19: Time For Rethink On Education Agents And International Student Recruitment

Friday, 15 May 2020, 10:06 am | NZ Association for Migration and Investment

Government needs to rethink the role of the education agents and New Zealand’s recruitment of international students under Alert Level 2, says New Zealand Association for Migration and Investment (NZAMI) chair, Ms June Ranson. This week the Education ... More >>

Immigration Minister Playing ‘ping-pong’ With People’s Lives

Tuesday, 3 March 2020, 9:54 am | NZ Association for Migration and Investment

Immigration Minister, Hon. Ian Lees-Galloway has recently announced that he will delegate more Ministerial decision-making to Immigration New Zealand staff. The New Zealand Association for Migration and Investment (NZAMI) chair, Ms June Ranson, says ... More >>

Government's tourism levy illegal

Tuesday, 28 January 2020, 12:04 pm | NZ Association for Migration and Investment

The New Zealand Association for Migration and Investment (NZAMI) says the Government’s $35 tourist levy is an illegal charge and the system needs to change. More >>

Funding needs to be spent closer to home

Friday, 13 September 2019, 3:45 pm | NZ Association for Migration and Investment

Immigration New Zealand could really benefit from an large investment of money, comments Ms June Ranson, chair of the New Zealand Association for Migration and Investment (NZAMI) , a leading voice in the immigration sector. “Instead of spending $25m ... More >>

No mandate for immigration crackdown

Friday, 20 October 2017, 11:43 am | NZ Association for Migration and Investment

New Zealand Association for Migration and Investment (NZAMI), a leading voice in the immigration sector, believes there is no mandate for the new Labour-led coalition Government’s proposed crackdown on immigration. More >>

Music school founder wins national migrant award

Tuesday, 22 August 2017, 12:10 pm | NZ Association for Migration and Investment

Founder and principal of North Auckland’s Albany School of Music, Grace Dong Liu, struck the right note with the judges and was named Migrant of the Year at the New Zealand Association for Migration and Investment (NZAMI) Immigration Awards on August ... More >>

Kiwis misled by migration myths in election year

Tuesday, 4 April 2017, 10:53 am | NZ Association for Migration and Investment

Kiwis are being misled about migration in a political game that is all about winning votes through the propaganda fed to us, says Ms June Ranson chair of the New Zealand Association for Migration and Investment (NZAMI) . More >>

Labour’s job training scheme doomed to fail

Tuesday, 8 November 2016, 1:15 pm | NZ Association for Migration and Investment

The Labour Party’s latest proposal to place a tax on employers to make sure businesses are doing more job training rather than hiring migrants is doomed to fail, comments June Ranson, chair of the New Zealand Association for Migration and Investment (NZAMI) ... More >>

International students need support to integrate into NZ

Wednesday, 6 July 2016, 1:36 pm | NZ Association for Migration and Investment

There needs to be an organised integration plan to induct and follow up on all international students coming to New Zealand, says June Ranson, chair of the New Zealand Association for Migration and Investment (NZAMI) . More >>

NZ needs more skilled migrants to maintain growth

Tuesday, 5 July 2016, 11:33 am | NZ Association for Migration and Investment

New Zealand needs more skilled migrants and investment to maintain its economic growth and standard of living, says the June Ranson, chair of the New Zealand Association for Migration and Investment (NZAMI) . More >>

Finalists named for 2015 NZAMI Immigration Awards

Wednesday, 5 August 2015, 3:31 pm | NZ Association for Migration and Investment

The New Zealand Association for Migration and Investment (NZAMI) has announced the finalists for the 2015 Immigration Awards. More >>

Stop picking on the Asian population

Monday, 20 July 2015, 9:42 am | NZ Association for Migration and Investment

New Zealand Association for Migration and Investment (NZAMI) says New Zealand needs investment monies and it is the way this investment is managed that is at fault rather than Asian people. “The housing dilemma faced by Auckland is due to very short ... More >>

Law must be changed to stop overseas student exploitation

Monday, 1 December 2014, 9:32 am | NZ Association for Migration and Investment

Law must be changed to stop overseas student exploitation and damage to NZ reputation New Zealand’s immigration laws must be changed to stop overseas students from being exploited by unscrupulous employers and overseas unlicensed agents, says the New ... More >>

Reserve Bank wrong on immigration

Thursday, 13 November 2014, 5:11 pm | NZ Association for Migration and Investment

NZAMI, New Zealand's leading professional association for immigration specialists, says the Reserve Bank statement regarding immigration having a big impact on house prices appears to lack an understanding that this is only one factor when looking ... More >>

Kiwi film director named Migrant of the Year

Thursday, 12 September 2013, 10:38 am | NZ Association for Migration and Investment

Highly-acclaimed Kiwi film director Dana Rotberg has been named ‘Migrant of the Year’ at the recent inaugural New Zealand Association for Migration and Investment (NZAMI) awards. More >>

Overstayers should have faith in professional advice

Thursday, 28 April 2011, 3:30 pm | NZ Association for Migration and Investment

In the wake of reports about the sale of Aotearoa Citizenship Certificates, and the conviction of Pastor Lutelu Salanoa in West Auckland for giving unlicensed immigration advice, the New Zealand Association for Migration and Investment (NZAMI) wishes to ... More >>

 

 
 
 
 
 

LATEST HEADLINES

  • PARLIAMENT
  • POLITICS
  • REGIONAL
 

Join Our Free Newsletter

Subscribe to Scoop’s 'The Catch Up' our free weekly newsletter sent to your inbox every Monday with stories from across our network.