The review of the month as reported in the local news papers, in snapshot only;

• Work permits for foreigners
• Immigration complaints back up as Tribunal sits idle
• Refugee and asylum seekers in discussions
• Some interesting High Court cases relating to INZ
• The NZ workforce will be 15% Asian by 2026
• Net migration continues to decline and this shortfall in immigrants costs NZ dearly
• Immigration relaxes rules for child students
• The owner Kingsland Institute charged with immigration offences resulting in a review of student visas
• More Kiwis heading for Oz
• Annual visitors top 2.5m
• Pacific and Samoa ballots to be drawn
• ETS kicks in and a variety of articles about ETS
• A shortage in houses while house prices continue to fall
• The house insulation scheme
• The return of the All Whites
• Over 60 police officers face criminal charges
• A free trade agreement with Korea
• National Standards are in a mess
• NZ economy is stalling with Inflation now at 1.8% and interest rates likely to rise again
• NZ anti whaling activist sentenced in Japan
• The WC soccer final between Spain v Holland, Spain deserved winners WC, Holland misses out for the third time
• Foreign investment in New Zealand increasing
• Call to drop GST on health food
• Job advertising up, pay rates down;
• Sweeping labour law changes with 90-day work trial extended and the "sickie" rule to change
• The AB beat the Boks

See you all next month again….