New Zealand on Monday offered overseas nurses and midwives an immediate pathway to residency, as the country tries to address an acute shortfall of medical staff.
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said changes to the immigration system meant those eligible can get fast-tracked residency from Thursday.
The country only fully opened its borders in August, after more than two years of travel restrictions to combat COVID-19. "We need to be as competitive as we can be," she said, defending against allegations that her government had been slow to address shortfalls. "The government's major backdown on giving migrant nurses a direct pathway to residence should have happened a year ago," said National Party's immigration spokeswoman Erica Stanford.
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