The coalition Government plans to crack down on low-skilled work visas and devise a long term population plan to guide future policy settings. Erica Stanford, the Minister of Immigration, told TVNZ that current levels of net migration were unsustainable. Her expectation was that net migration would get back into “equilibrium” over time as the covid disruption normalized. The minister wouldn’t talk specifically about what changes she was considering, but said the accredited employee work visa rules would be tightened. The accredited work visa has been under review since August last year and that report was due to be delivered last December.

Source: Stuff February 18, 2024 13:08 UTC