– Ensure Immigration New Zealand is engaged in proper risk management and verification to ensure migrants are filling genuine workforce needs. – Commit to enforcement and action to ensure those found responsible for the abuse of migrant workers face appropriate consequences. – Establish a National Infrastructure Agency under the direction of relevant Ministers, to coordinate government funding, connect investors with New Zealand infrastructure, and improve funding, procurement, and delivery to:Prioritise regional and national projects of significance. Prioritise strategic infrastructure to improve the resilience of heavy industry in New Zealand. – Renegotiate the Crown funding agreement with St John with a view to meeting a greater portion of their annualised budget.

Source: New Zealand Herald November 25, 2023 23:40 UTC