Pitt & Moore in the Media

The lottery keeping families apart and holding New Zealand back – Associate, Elly Fleming

May 2023
Radio NZ News

The announcement that New Zealanders will soon have access to Australian citizenship after four years makes it more important than ever to make our own immigration settings fair and appealing.

Pitt & Moore knows New Zealand’s Parent Category immigration policy needs an overhaul.

Associate Elly Fleming makes the case for why in an opinion piece for RNZ, which you can read online.

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Immigration setting reforms go one step too far – Associate, Elly Fleming

May 2022
Radio NZ News

As a nation, we are reliant on migrant workers to survive, thrive and keep our economy alive, but recent immigration policy reforms make hiring migrants a much more onerous task. Associate Elly Fleming analyses the considerable consequences of these changes that will be felt by all New Zealanders, not just business owners.

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Senior Solicitor Elly Fleming discussed Immigration New Zealand’s announcement to scrap 50,000 visa applications

July 2021
Radio New Zealand interviewed Senior Solicitor Elly Fleming an expert in immigration law concerning the government’s decision to discard 50,000 temporary visa applications from offshore applicants and provide refunds. Elly Fleming expressed concern that the refund process would take too long and did not assist applicants who had paid for immigration advice or incurred other expenses. Elly also noted that many people wanted their visa applications to be processed and kept in the system for when the border reopened.
What is most concerning is that the government is currently considering whether to allow refunds for those who have applied for residence visas, leading to a suggestion that certain residence applications currently sitting in the queue may also be scrapped by the government.

Residence visa application refunds may be next – Immigration New Zealand

Partner Mike McMellon discusses deportation of illegal workers in New Zealand.

March 2021
Radio New Zealand interviewed Partner Mike McMellon an expert in immigration law concerning a group of men facing deportation for staying and working in New Zealand illegally. Mike McMellon stresses that it is critical for New Zealand employers to ensure that they only employ workers who have a right to work in New Zealand.

Immigration lawyer Elly Fleming discusses revamp of residence programme

February 2021
The immigration minister, Kris Faafoi, is considering a revamp of New Zealand’s largest residence programme. Faafoi says a review of the skilled migrant category is a priority. He says no decision has been made on whether to re-start the selection of expressions of interest for skilled workers after it was suspended last March. Immigration lawyer, Elly Fleming , discusses the review with RNZ reporter Gill Bonnett.

Partner Mike McMellon explains implications of Immigration NZ’s email error

January 2021
In this article Partner Mike McMellon an expert in immigration law is interviewed by Radio New Zealand about a serious administrative error made by Immigration NZ prior to Christmas. Mike McMellon explains the significant implications of this error and suggests a way forward for Immigration NZ to effectively and fairly address the administrative error.

Pitt & Moore donates to Rotoiti Lodge Outdoor Education Centre upgrade project

December 2020

Partner Geoff Caradus discusses foreign buyer ban on purchasing residential property

November 2020
In a recent episode of NZ Everyday Investor Podcast, confronting the question of whether foreign buyers are still active in the market and responsible for the current housing boom, our Overseas Investment Act expert Geoff Caradus, Partner discusses the foreign buyer ban on purchasing residential property in New Zealand and how effective it has been. He also explains in simple terms who is considered under Overseas Investment Act to be an ‘overseas person’ and thereby caught by the ban currently in place.

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