CANBERRA - Sabzali Salman’s journey to tragedy began in Afghanistan.Convinced that Australia would welcome him, Salman exchanged two passport photos and US$6000 ($7950) - roughly 15 times the impoverished nation’s per capita income…
Archive for September, 2009
Dangerous journey keeps being repeated
Tuesday, September 29th, 2009Woman beaten, raped by husband, court told
Tuesday, September 29th, 2009A woman who fled Iraq with her two young children for a better life in New Zealand was repeatedly raped, beaten and punched by her new husband, a court was told today.An Iraqi man, 42, appeared in the High Court at Auckland facing…
Gappers urged to ‘Go All The Way’ with a New Zealand Working Holiday Visa
Thursday, September 24th, 2009Tourism New Zealand has started a new campaign to urge gappers to “Go All The Way”… to New Zealand with a New Zealand Working Holiday Visa.
New Zealand immigration to fuel economy, jobs
Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009The retail and construction industries are forecasting more jobs as a result of an increase in immigration to New Zealand.
Shame of the elders abandoned by family
Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009A 71-year-old Hindu-Indian says he has constantly thought of ending his life after his son and daughter-in-law moved to Australia with his 15-year-old grandson earlier this year.Mr K Siva, a former street food hawker from Malaysia,…
Expectations of returning ex-pats mixed
Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009Kiwis considering moving back home from overseas have mixed expectations, according to dozens of postings on nzherald.co.nz.New official immigration figures show that New Zealand had its highest annual net migration gain in nearly…
Blogger told to stop advising on immigration
Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009A blogger who came to New Zealand from Britain has been warned to stop giving immigration advice on her blog - or face prosecution under the Immigration Advisers Licensing Act.The Immigration Advisers Authority says Helen Winterbottom…
Sought man gets to stay
Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009A man wanted on fraud charges in his South African homeland has won the right to stay in New Zealand for now.Alan Andrew Selkon, 39, has successfully reversed a removal order issued by Immigration New Zealand because of the overseas…
Two on passport counts
Friday, September 18th, 2009Two people charged with the sale of fake passports to Pacific Island overstayers were back in court yesterday. Alleged ringleader Gerard Otimi reappeared in the Manukau District Court facing 36 counts of altering a document with…
Korea asks for more New Zealand Working Holiday Visa places
Friday, September 18th, 2009The South Korean government recently asked New Zealand to increase the annual quota for the working holiday program, due to the popularity for the New Zealand Working Holiday Visa for Korean students.