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The government's super-ministry has quietly embedded itself in the country's spy agency network, more than tripling the size and spending of its own intelligence-gathering arm.
Immigration New Zealand is standing by its decision to grant a visa to the partner of Green MP Ricardo Menndez March and says the application was treated like any other
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Visa for Green MP Ricardo Menéndez March's partner gets green tick 26 Feb, 2021 03:54 AM 2 minutes to read Green MP Ricardo Menendez March says he's not surprised his partner's visa was given the all clear. Photo / Supplied Green MP Ricardo Menendez March says he's not surprised his partner's visa was given the all clear. Photo / Supplied Political reporter, NZ Herald@AmeliaJWade Green MP Ricardo Menéndez March's partner's visa has been given the green tick by Immigration New Zealand. After National MPs raised questions at a parliamentary select committee about whether it had been approved ...
"If a couple were domiciled in two houses, in two countries, and they simply stayed with each other on holiday every now and again, would that not then meet the 'living together' instruction?" she asked. Immigration NZ head Greg Patchell said he would look into it, telling Stanford: "In the situation you've described... it probably wouldn't meet the criteria." Menéndez March's partner was invited to apply for a visa on December 3 last year and a six-month visa was granted on January 11. The Green MP flew to Mexico in December to care for his sick parents and returned with his partner i...
Image courtesy www.rnz.co.nz What did Immigration NZ say last time when enquired about Green Party MP Ricardo Menendez’s partner’s visa? Friday, February 26, 2021 Sandeep Singh Long before the recent grilling of Green Party MP Ricardo Menendez March before the select committee in parliament, the Indian Weekender had sought information from Immigration New Zealand about any special treatment meted out to his partner, which was then deflected under the guise of "privacy-issue." Luckily this will not be the case now, as INZ head Greg Patchell, fresh from the grilling by the s...