Foreign students - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Thu, 22 Aug 2019 00:55:16 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg Foreign students - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 Students approached by religious group https://cathnews.co.nz/2019/08/22/students-religious-group/ Thu, 22 Aug 2019 07:50:50 +0000 https://cathnews.co.nz/?p=120525 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

Students approached by religious group... Read more]]> 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

Students approached by religious group]]> 120525 NZ immigration approach 'harsh and draconian' https://cathnews.co.nz/2019/08/05/immigration-harsh-and-draconian/ Mon, 05 Aug 2019 07:52:02 +0000 https://cathnews.co.nz/?p=120002 An 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

NZ immigration approach 'harsh and draconian'... Read more]]> An 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

NZ immigration approach 'harsh and draconian']]> 120002 Govt told to honour promise to investigate student deportations https://cathnews.co.nz/2018/06/25/investigate-student-deportations/ Mon, 25 Jun 2018 07:54:46 +0000 https://cathnews.co.nz/?p=108600 With 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

Govt told to honour promise to investigate student deportations... Read more]]> With 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

Govt told to honour promise to investigate student deportations]]> 108600 Tasers Deployed at a Peaceful International Student Protest https://cathnews.co.nz/2016/09/30/tasers-deployed-at-a-peaceful-international-student-protest/ Thu, 29 Sep 2016 15:54:11 +0000 http://cathnews.co.nz/?p=87649 A 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

Tasers Deployed at a Peaceful International Student Protest... Read more]]> A 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 National List MP Dr Parmjeet Parmar at Lynfield Community Church, Lynfield, Auckland.

The reason for this protest was simply for the students to reach out to the New Zealand government through Mr Bill English in their plea for justice. It is to be noted that the Minister of Immigration has now completely refused to meet the students and the committee (representatives from The Catholic Church in NZ, The Anglican Church in NZ, Barrister Rodney Harrison QC, Secretary of NZ Council of Trade Unions) supporting them. Continue reading

Tasers Deployed at a Peaceful International Student Protest]]> 87649 Bishops support efforts to prevent students' deportation https://cathnews.co.nz/2016/09/27/students-deportation-bishops-support-prevent/ Mon, 26 Sep 2016 16:02:21 +0000 http://cathnews.co.nz/?p=87452 deportation

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

Bishops support efforts to prevent students' deportation... Read more]]> 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 Council of Trade Unions, had asked for a meeting with Mr Woodhouse to talk about their treatment.

The Vicar General for the Catholic Archdiocese of Wellington, Gerard Burns, said the students were victims.

The initial request was denied, and subsequent requests have not been replied to, he said.

"I'm sure there are many reasons why the Minister of Immigration may not want to meet with us," said Burns.

"But what we were aiming at was to put the case on a face-to-face basis with the minister, because there is obviously something clearly wrong with the system here."

A spokesperson for Mr Woodhouse said it was not possible to meet the request within the timeframe given, and it would not be appropriate to meet while cases were being considered.

Anu Kaloti, of the Migrant Workers Association said the Indian agents who organised their visas were responsible for the fraudulent documents yet they had escaped punishment.

Some are still in business and promising more students the chance to come to New Zealand.

She said some agents had closed and reopened in the name of another family member, she said.

"Whenever the students try to reach them they have changed phone numbers or email addresses."

The students' case was raised in parliament last week and gained support from Labour, Green Party and New Zealand First.

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