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How clean applications can get passports processed in three working days

Passport applications surge, but Department of Internal Affairs appears to be keeping up.

07 Sep 05:00 PM

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14 May 05:00 PM

Visa declines fell to 65,000 in 2025, from more than 83,000 in 2024.

30 Apr 05:00 PM

A crackdown in freedom camping across summer holiday spots has seen results.

23 Mar 04:00 PM

Only nine Kiwis visited in June 2024, down from 813 just two months earlier.

12 Oct 04:00 PM