Tag: citizenship
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ACT Party Proposes Sweeping Reforms Across Healthcare, Immigration, and Regulation
The ACT Party has announced wide-ranging policy proposals, including empowering pharmacists for broader healthcare, reforming immigration with stricter rules, scrapping the BSA, and easing solar power installation, aiming to fix systems and reduce pressure on public services.
Politics and GovernmentHealthBusinessMediaAustraliaGeneral PoliticsEconomyEducationLegalEnergy HealthcareImmigrationRegulationPharmacistsCitizenshipBroadcasting Standards AuthorityPoliticsElection
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New Zealand to Introduce Citizenship Test for Grant Applicants in 2027
Internal Affairs Minister Brooke van Velden has announced a new in-person, multi-choice test for New Zealand citizenship by grant applicants. Starting in late 2027, the test will require a 75 percent pass mark on democratic principles and rights.
Politics and GovernmentLaw EnforcementGeneral PoliticsAustralasiaSocial IssuesLegal CitizenshipBrooke van VeldenDepartment of Internal AffairsImmigrationGovernmentLaw and LegislationNew Zealand Government
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New Zealand Net Migration Falls Sharply in 2025
New Zealand's net migration drops to 13,700 in June 2025, a significant decrease from 70,400 the previous year, driven by fewer non-citizen arrivals but offset by citizen losses.
Politics and GovernmentWorld migrationStats NZBryan Downesmigration statisticscitizenshipGovernment StatisticianStatistics NZ
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Media Monitor: SWI Updates on Swiss Abroad
SWI reports on Swiss descendants seeking citizenship, a Zurich court rejecting hereditary claims, and challenges for Swiss citizens working abroad.
Politics and GovernmentWorldEuropeSocial IssuesLegal Swiss AbroadcitizenshipZurichIsraelSingaporeBruneiSwiss Info