25 Feb 2026

Increased powers for NZ immigration officers

From Morning Report, 6:20 am on 25 February 2026

Immigration officers will soon have the power to request identity-based information from suspected overstayers in homes and workplaces. Political reporter Anneke Smith reports.

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