New Zealand government announces new skilled immigration visa criteria   The government has announced an improved skilled immigration visa as part of its ongoing immigration environment readjustment. By providing the criteria for the new skilled immigration visa, the government said it will provide more certainty on the path to permanent residency for people with highly…

Axe-wielding man injures 4 diners at 3 Chinese restaurants on same street in Albany   Local police arrest the suspect… Additional charges may be added to the injury charge The authorities have no evidence that it was a racially motivated crime   In Auckland, New Zealand’s economic hub, a Chinese national man was indicted on…

New Zealand Prime Minister visits China on the 25th… meeting with President Xi Jinping   New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins will lead a trade delegation to China next week to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping, according to local media such as Stuff on the 19th. In a statement on the same day, Prime…

North Auckland’s Pūhoi to Warkworth motorway now open   The Ara Tūhono expressway from Pūhoi to Warkworth in the north of Auckland is now open. Waka Kotahi NZTA said on Monday morning that general vehicle traffic was possible on this section. Last Friday, the official opening ceremony of the new expressway from Pūhoi to Warkworth…