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Friday, August 15, 2025
Volume 16 . Issue 72
In an exclusive interview with Indian Weekender at our office this morning, Prime Minster John Key has reiterated that recent immigration cut is a “small change” that will have no major impact on New Zealand’s long-term prospects on immigration.
Prime Minister categorically denied that New Zealand is under any grip of anti-immigration sentiments.
“New Zealand is still open to immigration, open to investments, so no change there at all,” said the Prime Minister.
Addressing concerns of the Indian community in New Zealand Prime Minister explained emphatically that even Indian community in New Zealand will not appreciate where they themselves feel disadvantaged due to the gap in infrastructure growth in proportionate to new arrival of immigrants in the country.
Anticipating questions on the burning issue of Indian student deportation, the Prime Minister was quick to pre-empt and acknowledged the stressful situation of many students facing deportation charges.
However, Prime Minister was able to assure us that every student was able to get a chance of review process.
Although, he said that “my expectation was that not everyone would be able to get through that review process.”
However, sensing despair with this response, he was quick to add that “the numbers of Indian students that are likely to be sent back is very low, actually way less than the Chinese students have gone home.”
Thus clearing up any apprehensions Indian community might have related with Indian students in general.
Prime Minster signed off with a statement that “in principle, we do have residency for people if they can meet the conditions, and that’s one of the attractive things about NZ just like we let them work in NZ.
In the end, it can be affirmed confidently that the Indian weekender was able to raise concerns about the issue of Indian student deportation with the Prime Minister. Prime Minister was able to assure a fair review to students facing deportation, although he was not very hopeful that everyone will get through that process.
In an exclusive interview with Indian Weekender at our office this morning, Prime Minster John Key has reiterated that recent immigration cut is a “small change” that will have no major impact on New Zealand’s long-term prospects on immigration.
Prime Minister categorically denied that New Zealand...
In an exclusive interview with Indian Weekender at our office this morning, Prime Minster John Key has reiterated that recent immigration cut is a “small change” that will have no major impact on New Zealand’s long-term prospects on immigration.
Prime Minister categorically denied that New Zealand is under any grip of anti-immigration sentiments.
“New Zealand is still open to immigration, open to investments, so no change there at all,” said the Prime Minister.
Addressing concerns of the Indian community in New Zealand Prime Minister explained emphatically that even Indian community in New Zealand will not appreciate where they themselves feel disadvantaged due to the gap in infrastructure growth in proportionate to new arrival of immigrants in the country.
Anticipating questions on the burning issue of Indian student deportation, the Prime Minister was quick to pre-empt and acknowledged the stressful situation of many students facing deportation charges.
However, Prime Minister was able to assure us that every student was able to get a chance of review process.
Although, he said that “my expectation was that not everyone would be able to get through that review process.”
However, sensing despair with this response, he was quick to add that “the numbers of Indian students that are likely to be sent back is very low, actually way less than the Chinese students have gone home.”
Thus clearing up any apprehensions Indian community might have related with Indian students in general.
Prime Minster signed off with a statement that “in principle, we do have residency for people if they can meet the conditions, and that’s one of the attractive things about NZ just like we let them work in NZ.
In the end, it can be affirmed confidently that the Indian weekender was able to raise concerns about the issue of Indian student deportation with the Prime Minister. Prime Minister was able to assure a fair review to students facing deportation, although he was not very hopeful that everyone will get through that process.
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