The University of Otago is encouraging students to come forward and report any inappropriate behaviour, on or off-campus, after reports, a religious group dubbed a cult is operating in North Dunedin. Read more
Posts Tagged ‘Foreign students’
NZ immigration approach ’harsh and draconian’
Monday, August 5th, 2019An immigration lawyer says the government is reneging on pledges it would not let foreign students carry the can for fraud committed by agents without their knowledge. Under a new interpretation of existing legislation unveiled to lawyers last week, international students will bear the blame if their education agents give false information in their applications. Read more
Govt told to honour promise to investigate student deportations
Monday, June 25th, 2018With a change in government, those affected by the deportations hope their voices will be now be heard. “They visited all these students that were affected and promised, should Labour form a government, that they would carry out a full thorough investigation into the matter,” said protest organiser Anu Kaloti. Read more
Tasers Deployed at a Peaceful International Student Protest
Friday, September 30th, 2016A peaceful protest by some 60-80 people outside a public meeting in support of vulnerable migrant students has been such a threat to New Zealand’s security that the police officers present had to be deployed with Tasers. The protest was held on Monday outside a public meeting presented by the Finance Minister Bill English and Read more
Bishops support efforts to prevent students’ deportation
Tuesday, September 27th, 2016
Anglican and Catholic Bishops and other Catholic leaders have joined trade unions in asking the government to stop the deportation of 150 Indian students. The students’ visa documents have been found to be forged by agents in India. The students’ representatives, who include a lawyer and leaders from the Catholic and Anglican churches and the Read more