Ambiguous Policy

Part 2: A (kind of) Fairytale
(Dear Reader, if you haven’t read Part I of ‘A (kind of) fairytale’ please do....
December 11, 2020
Iain MacLeod

Exemption Lottery
The craziness of the ‘critical worker’ border exemption lottery continues. To get one the primary...
November 29, 2020
Iain MacLeod

A Good News Bad News Story
I am not sure if this is the good news or bad news story. It...
October 16, 2020
Iain MacLeod

A Shot In The Arm
If we ever needed reminding that 2020 was a strange year last night we saw...
October 8, 2020
Myer Lipschitz

Immigration Policies for NZ’s Election
A month out from possibly the most important election in decades I decided to have...
September 11, 2020
Iain MacLeod

NZ Abandons Covid Elimination Strategy
The battle lines seemingly are now drawn. The national economy or the health of the...
September 4, 2020
Iain MacLeod

Trust Me, I Am A Bureaucrat
New Zealand and Australia long ago socialised education, healthcare and social security. I’ve always believed...
August 21, 2020
Iain MacLeod

Community Coronavirus Returns
I guess it couldn’t last, as much as we all had planned and hoped it...
August 14, 2020
Iain MacLeod
INZ’s Plan For Working At Level 3
INZ’s plan for working at Level 3…. ...
May 1, 2020
Iain MacLeod

One Rule For Me And One Rule For You
I like to think I am old and wise enough to see both sides, or...
December 6, 2019
Iain MacLeod

State Sponsorship Chess – Mate
We always explain to clients when we meet them that the eligibility we describe in...
November 12, 2019
Myer Lipschitz

I Want My Mum
With the announcement that the parent category in New Zealand is to be operational in...
October 10, 2019
Myer Lipschitz

WANTED: Migrants With The Health Of Olympians
In these days of work visas for main applicants (and student and temporary visas for...
May 17, 2019
Iain MacLeod

Government Playing Marketer And Gatekeeper – An Unholy Mix
D.A.M.A. – the hottest four letters in Australian immigration circles this month. It stands for...
January 18, 2019
Iain MacLeod

Skilled Employment And ANZSCO
Part of the mystery to applicants is how immigration officers decide if the job they...
September 28, 2018
Iain MacLeod