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New Zealand First's leader is suggesting National has cold feet over the labour mobility provisions in the India free trade agreement.
"Fix that problem up, and then we'll be embracing a better mix and a stronger, healthier dose of immigration."
A rare pathway allowed a seriously ill migrant to stay in New Zealand and access life-saving treatment.
The foreign minister missed Narendra Modi’s visit. He has not missed the chance to review Christopher Luxon’s performance as host.
New Zealand is opening new routes to residence. But occupations popular with Indian migrants are behind tougher barriers.
The friendlies are a part of the government-backed '100 Years of Unity Through Sport' programme celebrating ties between the two countries.
The applicant said he had been targeted because of social work for an Islamist political party back home.
The FTA is just one part of a much larger strategic architecture. That changes how the investment commitment should be understood.
Raj Kumar says Shane Jones’ “butter chicken tsunami” remark reinforced his concerns.
The success of our new strategic partnership depends on transparency, deeper India knowledge and businesses prepared to invest for the long term.
The broadcaster will contest the 2026 election 16 years after his racist remarks forced his departure from TVNZ’s Breakfast programme.
"What was it you said… 'better to watch what people do instead of what they say'. Indeed."
“It has nothing to do with immigration, which is a completely different phenomenon of people moving and permanently residing.”
“Whoever you are in this country, this community is already part of your story, whether you have noticed it or not.”
The celebrations are scheduled to culminate in a month of sporting events across New Zealand in November.
Sources say the elevation of the relationship to a strategic level is the defining development of Modi's visit.
By greeting Modi himself, Luxon placed the Indian leader alongside figures such as Chinese president Xi Jinping.
The Indian Association Manukau hosted Modi in Papatoetoe when he came to Auckland in 2001.
Modi has repeatedly compressed substantive bilateral diplomacy into a single day.
Kiwi-Indian economic activity contributed $37.3 billion to New Zealand in the year to March 2025, according to the findings.
“We need to work with our like-minded friends to build a lattice of relationships,” the prime minister says.
The original conversation was about anti-social behaviour in and around our shared public spaces.
Punjab-born Vipan Garg struggled to find work as a CA after moving to New Zealand. He reinvented himself.
World leaders have repeatedly used Modi’s large diaspora gatherings as a potent diplomatic tool.
Muanpuii Saiawi's comments are the sharpest indication yet how the foreign minister's claims are going down in India.
"It’s very normal that the minister of immigration imposes bespoke conditions on any FTA visas."
“He (Modi) is really interested in sport because they want to host the Olympics ultimately in 2036, and the Commonwealth Games," says prime minister Luxon.
"I think that irrespective of where the law sits that's not something that we should accept in New Zealand," says Melissa Derby.
“Because actually people-to-people ties is one of the three big legs of this relationship," says the prime minister.
The organisers say the event has reached a “full house” following an “overwhelming response”
Labour says it is developing and refining its ethnic and social cohesion policies.
The Indian prime minister's maiden visit is more like a compressed diplomatic sprint than a wider New Zealand tour.
"...it’s like Anand discovered the buffet table at 20 and he’s never really left it," Michael Laws said in 2010.
Under the scheme, Accredited Security Operators would complete formal education and licensing through the Private Security Licensing Authority.
“This is about a trade deal and inter-country relations. That’s my responsibility,” he said.
The boy's mother said seeking healthcare in Sri Lanka had become a source of humiliation.
India offers a powerful combination of internationally-recognised hospitals, highly-trained doctors and advanced medical technology.
A special pathway created last year allows 100 overseas-trained doctors to practice in New Zealand.
The surprise is not that Peters has made theatre out of the India deal. It's how far he has taken it.
Of the 14 policy sections on the party's website, four include "tax reset", "abundant energy", 'healthy oceans" and "citizens' voice".
"I think this is all got to do with simply trying to defend my country."
Singh said he had invited the Destiny Church leader to have a peaceful conversation in a comment to Tamaki's post on him out of respect.
The New Zealand First leader is trying hard to assure voters his party “won’t do a deal with Labour”.
The findings cut against the common political intuition that immigration is a competition story.
Sixty percent of the respondents said that they felt increasingly connected to Asian cultures in their daily life.
The Greens oppose the NZ-India FTA, while ACT supports it. But they seem to agree on one thing.
In trying to appeal to everyone, the party could struggle to articulate a clear sense of what it stands for.
The petition is also asking Parliament to condemn racial intimidation against Indian, South Asian, Chinese and other Asian communities.
“It is an assertion which is regularly made to the tribunal in cases involving people professing a fear of the BJP..."
"I believe they stand for division and they use division to get votes, whereas we want to actually find common ground..."
The commitments New Zealand has made to India are “relatively narrow” and future governments retain rights to manage immigration settings, a select committee report has found.
The Indian men's cricket team is already set to embark on its biggest-ever bilateral tour to New Zealand this year.
"Our ethnic communities have come to this country, have left everything behind, their language, their family, their communities."
While New Zealand is not ageing as quickly as some countries, the direction of travel is clear, says professor Paul Spoonley.
A win would earn India promotion back to the Women’s FIH Pro League for the 2026-27 season.
The total quota available in the general category has yet to be finalized.
“We are actively monitoring the situation and will continue to engage with community leaders to understand and respond to any concerns.”
Naidoo, ranked at number 13 on Labour's list, is on leave from his role as an ethnic, iwi and communities relationships manager for police.
The self-styled Christian cleric is also calling for a protest in Auckland to coincide with the Indian prime minister's visit.
MBIE cannot fully control whether migrants feel at home, argue officials, so why measure it?
Prime minister Christopher Luxon earned about $4 million a year as leader at Air New Zealand.
"I think Brian Tamaki may actually start liking me if he ever had a good discussion with me on the topic of God."
The issue isn’t whether public transport is good or bad. The real issue is priorities.
The All Whites kick off their FIFA World Cup 2026 campaign against Iran today at 1pm.
In political debates, critics of diversity often suggest someone was chosen because of identity rather than ability.
"After spending three days at Fieldays – talking to farmers, small businesses and exhibitors – I came away with a different perspective."
"Ongoing value to New Zealand and to our own economy will be very enhanced by that."
The agency tasked with marketing New Zealand's education sector overseas is upbeat about the trade deal.
"It is a really important market for us - among our top five markets - so to get tariff concessions is a great outcome."
It might be asked whether the Government is genuinely trying to “fix the basics”, or is simply playing politics.
The police minister is scared National’s tough on crime rhetoric will get taken to pieces, says Willie Jackson.
"New Zealanders' trust in India is becoming more polarised," the report notes.
Nearly a quarter of the 1,248 players in 2026 Fifa World Cup weren't born in the country they'll represent.
National is fielding their biggest contingent of Indian-origin candidates. Most are in Labour strongholds.
Superintendent Rakesh Naidoo – the Ethnic, Iwi and Communities Relationships Manager for police – has been almost guaranteed a seat at 13th.
The city-state has ordered the removal of social media posts scaremongering about Indian migration.
The Indian prime minister is expected to visit in the second week of July, though the exact date has yet to be announced.
Declining trust in government and growing societal unrest about high immigration are testing New Zealand.
The ground reality in India doesn't support this kind of a persecution claim, New Zealand's immigration tribunal has ruled.
India cricket’s next superstar Vaibhav Sooryavanshi could light up NZ summer.
A great weakness in New Zealand’s justice debate is the tendency to measure risk through the lens of serious violence.
The tour will feature five T20 internationals, five one-day internationals and two Test matches
Overseas experience suggests New Zealand could go much further in reforming its sentencing system.
Sources say at least 120 community organisations have informally indicated they intend to register for tickets.
Industry associations are throwing their weight behind the deal as Parliament prepares to enforce the agreement.
You cannot win a debate with someone whose beliefs about what humans are differ from yours.
The government’s central pitch is restraint can return its books to surplus earlier than expected.
The gifts our two ministers received from India last year are a study in contrast.
By National’s own standards, the government has failed on key fiscal policies this term.
The pair struggled to provide historical evidence of their relationship in India.
All hell breaks loose when a Kiwi-Indian girl makes friends with a migrant.
For a change affecting such a large part of the AEWV system, six days feels more like an emergency notice.
India’s complex economy requires a business strategy for each of its 36 states and union territories.
Local jobs and social cohesion have become a sticking point in an election year.
The problems have a genuine answer, and each answer costs Labour a piece of their coalition.
Except for the election-year rhetoric, the proposed legislation seems to be achieving nothing.
In 2026, New Zealand finds itself needing foreign-trained doctors to hold its health system together.
Woolworths group has argued the bill strikes a more balanced approach than expanding citizen’s arrest powers.
"We are exceptionally reliant upon highly skilled migrants because they are highly skilled."
A blow-by-blow account of what can go wrong if you want to bring your spouse to New Zealand.
The scheme reduced future debt, but for many it didn’t remove a pressing cash barrier to enrolling.
"The blanket application of these amendments could result in disproportionate outcomes."
The prime minister says migration and social cohesion are issues of national security.
The teenager from North Island took home three awards in the competition designed to explore race relations in New Zealand.
The Parliament has 60 days to take a call on a landmark recommendation to ban private use of fireworks.
The risk is that it becomes an exercise in selective historical amnesia at the expense of an honest profile of the country.
The intention is not exclusion, but immersion by requiring te reo Maori as the default language of exchange, say its founders.
Legal observers say the move reflects the judiciary’s increasing need for judges with deep commercial expertise.
The woman had been “crying each day for a week” and was hyperventilating, the immigration tribunal heard.
The hyperbole notwithstanding, what does the text of the agreement tell us about the likely economic impact?
"Forgetting” to report your crypto gains is no longer an option.
A source confirmed the man doesn't officially hold a passport for either country.
A much-anticipated long-term parent visa has yet to trigger the rush of applications that was predicted.
One side hears “citizenship test” and immediately assumes xenophobia.
“I’m not a racist...the problem I have is with what Christopher Luxon is doing."
TVNZ says the comments referred to traveller’s diarrhoea, which is a known travel health risk in some countries.
The show will take audience back to his days growing up in India, the 27-year-old says.
The test will provide "positive assurance" that migrants understand equal rights for women and free speech, the prime minister says.
Topics are expected to include the Bill of Rights Act, human rights and democratic principles among others.
Economic systems can absorb shocks when they are temporary and legible. What they struggle with is ambiguity.
"The US experience illustrates how quickly a protection framework can change."
"More and more settlers are challenging the democratic values that the societies they move to were built on," says ACT leader.
"Something doesn't quite feel right with immigration," says leader David Seymour.
The trade deal is a positive step, but not a dramatic new opening from an immigration perspective.
“It offended me...it has offended New Zealanders of Indian descent up and down this country."
The Indian diaspora in New Zealand knows something Jones doesn't.
The government has a lower standard for wealthy migrants compared to bus drivers, says a Green MP.
"For New Zealand, the lesson is that patience with India can eventually yield scale."
Imagine if the provocative preacher could channel his energy into something that actually improves outcomes.
The free trade agreement is expected to come into force before the November 2026 elections.
“In a city like Auckland, time is limited," says one insider close to the mayor.
If NZ feels like your real home, you may be treated as a tax resident.
"New Zealand businesses need to go into this with their eyes wide open," the Labour leader has warned.
The trade deal's debut in Parliament didn't disappoint. No prizes for guessing the showstopper.
A man convicted twice of drink driving and once of assault has been granted ministerial amnesty for New Zealand residency
In a first for New Zealand, a social media group has been found liable under the privacy law.
If you are a New Zealand tax resident, you are required to pay tax on your worldwide income.
New Zealand’s aggressive tobacco taxation regime did not begin as a cynical revenue grab.
Police say they have launched an inquiry and informed the school authorities.
A new bill that empowers retailers to trespass shoplifters more effectively is in Parliament.
What the re-run for the Otara Papatoteoe Local Board tells us about fraud and democracy.
A re-do of last year's election has thrown up a mixed result for the past winners.
India is doing a good enough job of protecting its civilians at the border, a tribunal has ruled.
How a single, unnecessary document created a mountain of stress and thousands of dollars in legal fees.
Trade minister Todd McClay is preparing to fly to India in a few weeks to seal the deal.
A new deal between IIT Madras and University of Canterbury is the latest sign of a deeper shift set in motion during Luxon’s India visit.
Long before instant meals and neatly packed meal prep became the norm, people relied on resourceful ways to prepare and preserve their food.
NZ Cricket’s proposed NZ20 franchise competition raises questions about Super Smash’s future, player retention, governance tensions, and influence.
The National government can sign the NZ-India FTA. It won't be any good without Labour's support.
New Zealand has confirmed a "substantial list of deliverables" for Modi's visit, the Indian government says.
The officer asked him questions about his job interview from two years earlier. He could not remember every detail.
The government suspects not all those seeking asylum are really under threat of persecution.
The promise of an India FTA is driving business interest. The challenge now is whether firms know how to use it.
A 2007 interview offers a rare early glimpse of Muanpuii Saiawi, from civil service preparation to piano exams.
For wealthy migrants, New Zealand’s four-year tax window is both an invitation and an exit plan.
Most of the travelling group from India are now overstayers in New Zealand.
When oil prices soared in the 1970s, New Zealand's response wasn't up to the mark.
This is no longer an attempt to introduce rugby into a vacuum, India is already warming up to the Kiwi staple.
Aggressively targeting perceived abuse of asylum pathways risks excluding those who are genuinely in need of protection.
The refugee tribunal referred to reports from India about “honour killings” over religious conversion.
From a Gujarati upbringing to a life in drag, Torrance refuses to be who she was told to be.
"We are counting on our people to report overstayers like these," New Zealand Indian Central Association has said in a statement.
When visa costs fall elsewhere while remaining high for others, migrants inevitably notice.
If New Zealand continues to depend on migrant workers, it must recognise them as future members of the society.
CD Foundation's response discloses a key new detail about how the delegation may have been assembled.
The exchange revealed something deeper about the way New Zealand’s political conversation can sound to migrants.
The Justice Select Committee has heard why – or why not – should citizens be allowed powers to arrest offenders.
Royal commissions examine how decisions were made, not necessarily the competence of the people making them.
As many as 10 people travelling were described as folk dancers, none turned up at the event.
"Anybody would understand that carrying a whole team abroad is not easy. The organisers usually arrange local performers."
Dhoni, the minister says, spoke warmly about New Zealand and his previous visits to the country.
Even in their loss to the South Asian giant, Black Caps have a lot to cheer about.
The agency says only four of those still in the country currently hold valid visitor visas.
As part of New Zealand's sports diplomacy push, the minister is also expected to meet Indian counterpart Mansukh Mandaviya.
"The new election will reflect the will of the electorate," Justice Jane Anderson said, while declining to review a lower court inquiry.
Changes announced today to the Skilled Migrant Category visa are a mix of wins and losses, but provide migrants with a clearer roadmap.
"One of the options would be a carve-out for this occupational group," says Labour's immigration spokesperson Phil Twyford.
Governments frequently justify expansions of state power by emphasising perceived threats.
The deal is built on strategic realism, where both sides balance long-term economic gains while safeguarding their national interests.
Chand Sahrawat and husband Sid are hoping to fly out to India today from a nondescript airport east of Dubai.
“We were aware of character issues, and these were balanced in the overall assessment of the application," says INZ.
Woman evicted by Kainga Ora for racist rant.
The White New Zealand League once wanted to preserve New Zealand's "racial purity".
The Tribunal ruled that tenants misusing shared spaces breached body corporate rules, but children playing outside is lawful and cannot be banned.
Government proposes new transport rules.
"The Rouge variety of apple ticks all the boxes for the Indian palate – vibrant crimson skin, satisfying crunch and high sweetness level."
The law change makes a distinction between the civil rights New Zealand residents enjoy based on their ethnicity, their language, or their choice of occupation.
The real test of this policy will be not how often it is used, but how fairly it is applied.
Dog-parent MP Priyanca Radhakrishnan bares teeth at leash rule by local board headed by Ella Kumar.
The deal has been negotiated but it can become operational only after it is ratified by Parliament.
A tribunal found the adviser took money in return for a job at her husband's company.
India's minister Piyush Goyal has indicated New Delhi wants tangible projects in areas of manufacture, infrastructure and sports among other.
The police photos from the scene showed the bumper had buckled under the weight of the car and collapsed on Patel.
Mahesh Muralidhar will contest from Tamaki in Auckland, an electorate that voted former prime minister Robert Muldoon to power for a record 31 years.
Lohiya swam from South Island to North Island from the narrowest point of Cook Strait.
Retail NZ says the government wasn't briefed properly on risks, Sunny Kaushal calls out "misinformation".
The candidates of the Papatoetoe-Otara Action Team have argued a court order annulling their victory relied on lavish statistical extrapolation and assumed that an increase in voter turnout indicated fraud.
A district court had voided last year's election on the ground that widespread voter fraud may have occurred.
"I believe sentences handed down for crimes resulting in the death of a youth do not reflect the true gravity of the offence," says Renata Neilson.
The Labour leader argues Luxon’s drive to conclude the negotiations quickly has left serious questions unresolved.
Labour leader Chris Hipkins is keeping the government guessing on whether his party will cast the deciding vote for the India–New Zealand free trade agreement (FTA), laying down on Sunday three conditions and accusing Prime Minister Christopher Luxon of mishandling the negotiations.
"We have had a period...where there's been a lot of people saying a lot of things about India," says the deputy prime minister.
It is helpful to see the move as neither a trivial branding update nor an existential crisis. Still, it does matter a lot.
To understand why this is politically significant, it helps to understand what Maori electorates are and why they exist.
A deeper analysis of the numbers being projected indicates the deal makes economic sense, but can we expect miracles overnight?
Chair Sunny Kaushal says he is happy with the outcomes the advisory group has achieved in a short span.
WorkSafe New Zealand to reinvestigate two injury cases.
New Delhi says Wellington has assured full cooperation and support to ensure the safety and continuation of religious events.
Even United States and European Union have failed to extract meaningful dairy concessions from India.
Nowhere is the strategy’s intent clearer than in its focus on India.
Based solely on polls, no one could have predicted the past three elections this early in the year they were held.
From an ethical standpoint, boards should ensure that school uniforms don’t create an undue cost barrier to education.
The party has been campaigning against what it describes as "woke" hiring practices and diversity in government jobs.
The current system is expensive, outdated and no longer works as well as it should, the minister says.
Moral clarity is easy when your education is secure, food supply guaranteed, and failure doesn’t ripple through an entire family.
Brian Tamaki told his audience what he feels New Zealand is getting wrong, and who is to blame.
NZ government to build Specialist schools.
The public discourse over the deal is now snowballing into a controversy, with migration being the key driver of much of the skepticism.
Planned changes to health and safety rules for research laboratories could save the sector up to $3 billion.
A person has died following a crash in Lynfield this morning.
Delhi has played up movement of people as a big win in the deal, but New Zealand has been coy about it.
Stanford’s first term has been a relentless, high-velocity exercise in tidying up. What can migrants make of it?
Children's workers to receive more training in order to better care for vulnerable children.
New department launched to initiate care towards country's wildlife, forests, tracks and historic sites.
Budget to be announced on the 28th of May.
Fonterra group to discuss returns next month.
Reserve Bank of NZ reveals findings from new research.
Waikato health receives a boost.
Attendance improves in schools.
The Labour leader seems supportive of the deal but not without caveats.
Employment Minister Louise Upston held a meeting with employers in Timaru, encouraging them to consider local jobseekers first.
Te Piringa Āhuru, a Crisis Recovery Café officially opens.
Wairoa Airport to receive a $4.2 million facelift.
NZ First Leader Winston Peters publicly welcomes decision to withdraw from WHO by US.
When gaslighting targets a specific ethnic group, it edges into risky territory.
The falling out, it appears, is a direct clash between Kaushal and Young more than anything else.
Good news for residents as Counties Manukau after-hours service officially moves to 24-hour, seven-day-a-week operations.
No child left waiting: Pharmac moves to fund life-changing cystic fibrosis drugs for all ages.
Decoding the shock and awe around the government's retail crime advisory group and its chair.
Writ day will be on October 4 and nominations will close on October 8.
Muanpuii Saiawi appointed as India's next high commissioner to New Zealand.
A Māori delegation of business and community leaders, chefs, educators and a kapa haka group is travelling to India this week in a bid to explore business opportunities and deepen cultural ties.
Prime Minister Luxon delivers State of the Nation Speech.
Skilled migrants presented with worry of residency.
The real trade negotiations between India and New Zealand took place in odd pockets of the world.
$12,000 assistance for students pursuing their final year of study.
The Department of Conservation is urging dog owners to keep pets away from nesting areas after a series of incidents at Mangawhai threatened the tara iti, New Zealand’s rarest bird.
Dairy price hikes overnight.
Sensitive data has been publicized due to technical issue.
Talks of imposing a streaming levy that is set to benefit local producers.
Total cost of excluding dental care from public health costs higher than including it.
Auckland house prices continue to rise but Wellington showing a different trend.
Home loan interest rates to go up.
Once billed as a once-in-a-generation health reset, the Pae Ora reforms promised equity and consistency. Three years on, this analysis looks at what changed and what didn’t.
New homeowners planning to build - expected to fork out more money.
It's hoped the process could be a game-changer for the nearly 100,000 New Zealanders who suffer from OCD.
About 19 percent of the population claimed Asian descent in 2023.
Mortgage advisers say it is not unusual for age to be a hurdle for some borrowers.
The foreign minister isn't happy with the terms of the FTA with India. It's not the first time he has had a grudge with a trade deal.
The petition follows warnings that a looming driver shortage could cripple transport services.
New Zealand now faces a moment of reckoning in its foreign policy.
Patients would still need to collect their medicines every three months.
Making an extra effort at the bus stop is not essential but it can go a long way.
The woman said she was in a vulnerable position because she relied on her son.
Washing your car can clean out your wallet. But it doesn't have to be that way.
