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Green List update: ten skilled trades added to Work to Residence pathway

More trades workers will qualify for residence in New Zealand, with 10 occupations added to the Green List from 18 August 2025.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Thu, 3rd Jul 2025

Disaster Recovery

Who is eligible for the Cyclone Gabrielle recovery visa?

Specialist engineers, technicians and insurance assessors can be brought in within a week to speed North Island cyclone recovery.

By Michael Curreen • 6 min read • Sun, 26th Feb 2023

Data Protection

Data ethics group discusses constraints of not having regulatory authority

Minutes from the data ethics advisory group's October meeting show members discussed the constraints on it enforcing or influencing the issues brought to them.

By Gill Bonnett • 3 min read • Thu, 9th Feb 2023

Private Cloud

Data centre growth to increase worker shortage

Tech firms are warning that rising demand for cloud services will worsen New Zealand’s shortage of skilled IT staff as hyperscale centres expand.

By Staff Writer • 5 min read • Tue, 6th Sep 2022

Supply Chain

Budget 2022 does not go far enough for infrastructure

More funding in Budget 2022 will not close New Zealand’s $210 billion infrastructure gap, with workers and costs still straining delivery.

By Staff Writer • 6 min read • Fri, 20th May 2022

Supply Chain

Poor immigration policies detrimental to construction sector

Recruitment bottlenecks and border rules are threatening delivery of New Zealand's NZ$10.1 billion infrastructure pipeline.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Fri, 6th Aug 2021

Job Market

Employers warned against charging recruitment costs

Charges for job ads and visa forms have left four Christchurch grocery stores facing penalties and repayments after breaching wage rules.

By Michael Curreen • 2 min read • Wed, 4th Nov 2020

Data Protection

Coronavirus: What businesses need to know

Businesses facing coronavirus disruption can now find daily-updated government guidance on tax, travel, staffing and workplace safety.

By Michael Curreen • 5 min read • Sun, 1st Mar 2020

Agricultural Technology

Tech momentum having a huge impact

Technology is spreading beyond startups in New Zealand, lifting banking, farming and tourism while making tech the fastest-growing industry.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Tue, 26th Sep 2017

Deloitte

More infrastructure needed business leaders believe

Transport bottlenecks and planning delays are among the pressures driving calls for more infrastructure investment across New Zealand.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Wed, 23rd Aug 2017

Entrepreneur

Applications conclude for first round of entrepreneurial work visa pilot

The Global Impact Visa is a three-year open work visa allowing entrepreneurs to work and live in New Zealand, limited to 400 applicants.

By Kai Ping Lew • 2 min read • Tue, 2nd May 2017

Schools

Poll tax on immigrants to pay for infrastructure?

New Zealand taxpayers could face a heavier bill for roads, schools and hospitals unless migrants are charged to help fund growth.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Sun, 12th Mar 2017

Entrepreneur

Edmund Hillary Fellowship to help entrepreneurial migrants set their sights on NZ

The Edmund Hillary Fellowship is set to help attract entrepreneurial migrants to NZ through the Global Impact Visa, and Kiwis can get in on the fun.

By Sara Barker • 2 min read • Fri, 30th Sep 2016

Cloud Services

New website for Immigration New Zealand

Immigration New Zealand has launched a new immigration website designed to make it easier for people wanting information about New Zealand.

By Shannon Williams • 2 min read • Fri, 13th May 2016

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