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Work rights reinstated for high-skill migrants' partners
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Work rights reinstated for high-skill migrants' partners

The Government will reinstate open work rights for partners of Accredited Employer Work Visa (AEWV) holders, Immigration Minister Erica Stanford has announced. The previous government brought stricter changes on May 31 last year, which meant that partners of AEWV holders were res...

Staff reporters 23 Oct 2024
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Tetris man turns his sights to saving the real world

Henk B Rogers' Soviet adventures are the subject of a recent biopic.

Greg Hurrell 23 Oct 2024
RBNZ recruiting for its first AI role
Economy

RBNZ recruiting for its first AI role

RBNZ hiring machine learning engineer to enhance data analysis capabilities.

John Anthony 22 Oct 2024
Shamubeel Eaqub joins Simplicity to lobby on KiwiSaver
Economy

Shamubeel Eaqub joins Simplicity to lobby on KiwiSaver

Eaqub said he has no intention of putting down the megaphone.

Gregor Thompson 21 Oct 2024


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