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Immigration

What this covers

Covers skilled migrant categories, refugee quotas, family reunification, visa processing, seasonal work programmes, and the rights and welfare of migrants in NZ.

Parties prioritising Immigration

Parties that list this as one of their key policy areas. Tap a party to see its full profile.

CL
National
Christopher Luxon
WP
NZ First
Winston Peters

Other parties in Parliament also hold positions on immigration— view any party's profile for their full policy areas.

Detailed party-by-party positions are being compiled. Side-by-side position statements and plain-language summaries for each party on immigration will appear here, summarised neutrally from official party policy and editor-checked — never paraphrased without attribution.

What’s been legislated this term

On immigration, this Parliament has 10 bills passed into law and 5 more in progress. The record beside the promises.

Social Security (Modernisation) Amendment BillNow law
Employment Relations Amendment BillNow law
Animal Welfare (Regulations for Management of Pigs) Amendment BillNow law
Employment Relations (Employee Remuneration Disclosure) Amendment BillNow law
Employment Relations (Pay Deductions for Partial Strikes) Amendment BillNow law
Social Security (Jobseeker Support and Accommodation Supplement) Amendment BillSelect Committee
See all immigration bills on the tracker

Source: NZ Parliament — Bills, as at 24 June 2026.

Sources

Topic framing is editorial. Party positions reflect each party's most recent published policy — not their stance at a past election — sourced from official party material.

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