Passports
Huge delays for passport renewals
The borders are open, holiday is booked, but is your passport still valid? If it's not you may miss the plane due to high demand for renewals and lengthy delays, partly beause covid is hitting the… Video, Audio
Warning: six week wait for passport
As Covid-19 border restrictions relax here and abroad, Kiwis are ready for international travel. But passports are taking almost three times as long as usual to process. Over half a million passports… Audio
Queues grow for passports as borders reopen
The stampede is on for passports, but beware you may have to wait.
After two years of border restrictions, New Zealanders can now travel off shore and return without having to isolate, as long as… Video, Audio
Afghans hope for action while awaiting court hearing
Afghans with connections to New Zealand are pinning their hopes on a government change of heart as they wait for a judicial review into their case next month. In August, Community Law Waikato launched… Audio
Solomons passport renewal service opens in New Zealand
The first ever passport renewal service for Solomon Islanders in New Zealand opened this week in Wellington. Audio
What will a digital Covid vaccine passport look like?
The shape of post-pandemic travel - when it takes off - could be quite different, with the likelihood a digital Covid vaccine passport will be required before travellers even set foot on an… Audio
Calling Home: Kingsley Edney in Leeds, England
Kingsley Edney lectures in Politics and International Relations of China at the University of Leeds, and lives with his family on the edge of the city's greenbelt. Kingsley is Calling Home this week… Audio
UK correspondent Dominic O'Connell on Brexit
The United Kingdom is no longer a member of the European Union (EU) as of this weekend. BBC Business presenter, New Zealander Dominic O'Connell offers some on-the-ground reaction from London. Audio
Calling Home: Costa Cotsilinis in Athens
Costa Cotsilinis wanted to give something back when he was appointed Honorary Consul-General for NZ in Greece in 1991. Twenty nine years later, he is still doing everything to help New Zealanders and… Audio
Shopping for citizenship
A spotlight on the super rich shopping for passports, including in the Pacific Islands, and what that means for international efforts to combat tax evasion. Since the early 1980s, Pacific island… Audio
Questions raised over bitcoin idea in Vanuatu
Vanuatu passports are in question again after a plan was announced to allow the use of bitcoins in exchange for citizenship. Audio
Law to prevent Phillip Smith-style escape passes
The government hopes the change will prevent a repeat of the convicted murderer and sex offender's infamous escape.
Fiji passport fraud case further probed
Fiji authorities are continuing to investigate a complaint into an alleged attempt to defraud the immigration department.
No advice to NZ govt. over Tonga passports
The New Zealand Prime Minister says he hasn't received any advice about whether holders of illegal Tongan passports are smuggling drugs into New Zealand. Audio
Tongan PM promises action on passports
Controversy over the sale of thousands of Tongan passports has dominated the first day of Tongan PM 'Akilisi Pohiva's visit to New Zealand. Audio
Asset sales are reported to be funding 10 year passports
Asset sales funds have helped to subsidise 10 year passports to keep the cost to the public down. Audio
Forget your passport? No problem says Australian government
New Zealanders may soon be able to pack one less thing for their next holiday across the ditch - their passport. Audio
Cloud-based passports
Australia and New Zealand could soon be trialling "cloud passports". Where your biometric information is stored in the cloud - spelling the end to paper passports. Audio
Peter Dunne defends the cost of 10 year passports
The Government's been warned it will have to more than double the cost for the new 10 year passports or stump up millions of dollars in cash come 2021. Audio
Cabinet papers reveal Govt went against Treasury on passports
The cost of getting a new 10 year passport could more than double in six years time unless the Government injects millions of dollars. Audio