NZ removes birth residency right
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New Zealand is to amend its laws so that babies born there to non-resident parents do not automatically receive citizenship. Internal Affairs Minister George Hawkins says of the 57,000 babies born each year
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Keith Campbell and his Japanese-born wife spent his 47th birthday half a world apart because of an immigration dispute. Critics say the case illustrates how making mistakes in getting visas and permanent U.S. residency can lead to life-changing consequences for families.
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NEW ZEALAND might be mired in an IT skills shortage, but not everyone with IT skills can find work.   One Victoria graduate, who did not wish to be named, has been jobless since he left university in October.
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When Hawaii's Supreme Court recently issued several rulings protecting the rights of sex offenders, prosecutors were so disgusted they took their case to the voters. The verdict came on Election Day: Hawaii's voters overwhelmingly approved a string of constitutional amendments to undo the high court rulings.
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A French court has barred the proposed repatriation of the mummified and tattooed head of a Maori warrior.
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New Zealand at least took the heat out of their money-for-autographs lark after being eliminated from the Champions Trophy in ignominious fashion.
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New Zealand has deported two Israelis who admitted trying to fraudulently obtain passports, the BBC reported Wednesday. In July, Uriel Kelman and Eli Cara got six-month sentences for the crime.
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Australia's highest-profile family of asylum seekers have been deported to Pakistan, ending a four-year battle for sanctury.
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Parliament defused a 24-hour constitutional crisis Thursday by halting the deportation of rejected asylum seekers and stripping the hard-line immigration minister of responsibility for most immigration policy.Comment
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Former Australian and French Open champion Mary Pierce of France has pulled out of next week&#39;s Auckland Open, officials said on Thursday.
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A complaining patient removed from a medical practice's list has prompted concerns about new doctors' contracts.
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Proposals to limit the use of tissues taken from living patients have been overthrown.
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THE International Cricket Council (ICC) has cleared the Zimbabwe Cricket Union (ZCU) of racism, ending desperate attempts by some of the rebel cricketers, who were fired in May, to force their way back into the national team.
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Plans to combine new compulsory ID cards with passports and driving licences are dropped by the government.
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Patients have a 'realistic' period to opt out The Department of Health (DoH) has stuck by the "implied consent" model for the central collection of electronic patient records in England, but will provide support for those who want to opt outâ¦
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Sir, I hope that all city councillors saw the Country Calendar programme, Saturday January 27. The programme graphically showed the importance of wetlands. Such areas were prolific around our estuaries in 1961. The destruction of our wetlands around Tahunanui, Annesbrook and Stoke horrifies me.
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A controversial scheme for national identity cards has been approved by the British House of Commons.