Minister 'open' to immigration changes for nurses if new system fails | RNZ News

As new visa rules take effect, Minister of Immigration Michael Wood says he will monitor settings for nurses and will remain open to changes.
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As new visa rules take effect, Minister of Immigration Michael Wood says he will monitor settings for nurses and will remain open to changes. Keep Reading
"So many of our children can't chew, can't sleep, can't eat, can't play, because their teeth hurt," University of Otago researcher Dorothy Boyd said. Keep Reading
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Major overseas productions get rebates from the govt – Avatar's set to be the biggest yet. Keep Reading
Kiwi defence officials will have no involvement in an upcoming meeting in Moscow, saying they don't want to legitimise the approaches of Russia and Myanmar. Keep Reading
"What I’m looking for is signs we continue to be heard and that progress is being made," she said. Keep Reading
The Prime Minister will be attending a formal meeting with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. Keep Reading
OPINION: Andrew Little's stance on the state of the health system is incomprehensible, as he fails to grasp a point vital to his role as Health Minister. Keep Reading
"We literally can't afford to waste any more time addressing this issue." Keep Reading
Power Play - The Prime Minister travelled to Brussels with two speeches prepared - one detailed a historic trade deal, the other why she would leave Brussels without one. Keep Reading
OPINION: Timing is everything, and it feels like the worst possible time to force the health system through more change. Keep Reading
Jacinda Ardern talked up the strong connections between the UK and NZ during a packed visit to London, but the visit took a darker turn as the... Keep Reading
"We are really going back into that old-world thinking." Keep Reading
The two are also expected to discuss security challenges facing the Indo-Pacific region and the war in Ukraine. Keep Reading
The pair announced the extension of a key scheme. Keep Reading
The Green Party's Eugenie Sage said it should be "seriously considered". Keep Reading
Analysis - National's Christopher Luxon moves to defuse a potentially vote-losing disaster, the Health Minister's problems keep piling up and the PM speaks at a NATO summit and unveils an historic free trade agreement with the EU. Keep Reading
The prime minister will need to explain to farmers why there were not more gains in meat and dairy in the trade agreement with the EU, the opposition says. Keep Reading
National's trade spokesman Todd McClay gave the deal a '6 out of 10'. Keep Reading
China expressed concern as NZ's foreign policy edges closer to the US. Keep Reading
The Trade Minister believes it's a "high quality" deal. Keep Reading
OPINION: Looking at media headlines over the past two weeks we have had, or are having, several crises. Keep Reading
The new health system will face the same workforce challenges and use much of the same leadership as the district health boards. Keep Reading
The PM expressed New Zealand's solidarity and support for Ukraine and assured Zelensky sanctions against Russia and Russian oligarchs would continue. Keep Reading
But the Immigration Minister appears to have no appetite to make changes. Keep Reading
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