The Minister of Immigration Kris Faa’foi has made what appears to be an excellent announcement freeing up some of the blockage in the immigration system in New Zealand. For this he is to be congratulated. It really needed to happen. The policy was explained in RNZ website: The applicant … [Read more...]
Peter Moses on Afghanistan:
You will recall Peter Moses speaking to us a few weeks ago on Immigration. He has been reading Abbas Nazari’s book “After the Tampa” and really enjoying it. He wrote to me and said: There are heaps of amazing stories amongst that group of people. I just spoke to a young Afghan woman desperate to … [Read more...]
Last Week Peter Moses on Immigration
Last week we heard from a person working daily as an advocate for migrants and refugees in this country. Peter Moses came to NZ as a migrant. He worked for Immigration Service and is now a barrister acting on Immigration matters. We had a bit of a problem last week as people found it difficult to … [Read more...]
This week on Zoom – more on Immigration
This week we will again be on Zoom. I rang my cousin’s husband, Peter Moses, when I read Abbas’ book. In it Abbas referred to the Immigration NZ staff who arrived on the Tampa to assess who could come to NZ. I knew that Peter had had something to do with this exercise. It turned out he was THE only … [Read more...]
Last Week Abbas Nazari
It was a delight to have Abbas Nazari speak to us last week, via zoom. Abbas gave us a potted history of Afghanistan over the last 100 years. He described the various tribes and the tension between them. We had Najib Hedayat, also from Afghanistan but from another tribe, also on the zoom and he … [Read more...]
Let’s get Immigration right – It’s time for a new Minister of Immigration
I have always been a big supporter of large-scale immigration. Like many people I have wondered how a decent man like Chris Faa’foi, the son of immigrants, appears to be procrastinating over immigration matters. I like Chris but his uncharacteristic diffidence has made me wonder what the matter with … [Read more...]