Monthly Archive: February 2011

Feb 28

Interim Visa Process Making Life Easier For International Students

Minister of Immigration | Dr. Jonathan Coleman

New Laws is please to bring you this post updating matters relating to the new regime of interim visa’s for visitors to our shores. The new system came into force on 7 February. On November 29 2010 we brought you an earlier post about these changes and you can click this link to read that …

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Feb 19

Impact Of Trial Periods On Unemployment

Minister of Labour - Kate Wilkinson

New Laws is pleased to bring you this post detailing results of an analysis by the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research of the impact of the six month trial period on unemployment statistics. The study was welcomed in particular by The Hon. Kate Wilkinson, Minister of Labour. The results of the study seem to …

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Feb 07

-50 By 50 Emissions Reduction Target Announced

The Hon. Dr. Nick Smith

New laws brings you this post about the government’s proposals to gazette under the Climate Change Response Act 2002 for a 50% reduction in New Zealand’s greenhouse gas emissions by the year 2050. The proposals for these new laws were outlined by Minister for Climate Change, Dr Nick Smith recently. “We acknowledge it is difficult …

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