The Migrant Employment Data (MED) combines Immigration New Zealand’s visa data with Pay As You Earn (PAYE) tax data to provide measures of how many people are engaged in the labour market each month, by industry, visa type, geographic area, and demographic characteristics.

We survey recent migrants about their experiences of life in New Zealand and report on their settlement outcomes. We also survey New Zealanders about their perceptions of migrants and immigration to better understand community attitudes.

In May and June 2024 we consulted on proposed changes to the International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy (IVL). Following consultation, the Government has now agreed to increase the IVL to $100.

Most migrants are settling well in New Zealand.

We proactively release Cabinet papers and supporting advice on our policy work.

The Regional Migration and Labour Force Trend reports provide an annual overview of migrant population and the impact migrants have on each region’s labour market.

Findings from the evaluation of the Welcoming Communities pilot programme. The interim and final evaluation reports cover the development, implementation, early outcomes and lessons learned during the 2-year pilot programme from July 2017 to June 2019.

This section contains the most recent editions of our set of ongoing migration monitoring reports.

The New Zealand Refugee Resettlement Strategy was developed and implemented in 2013 with the aim of improving outcomes for former refugees.

Immigration New Zealand undertakes an annual survey of immigration advisers and lawyers to help evaluate and improve its customer service.