58696 (2025). Hon Phil Twyford to the Minister of Immigration

Written Question

Published date: 19 Jan 2026

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	58696 (2025)
Question asked:	11 Dec 2025
Member asking:	Hon Phil Twyford
Portfolio:	Minister of Immigration
Minister replying:	Hon Erica Stanford
Answer received:	21 Dec 2025
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_58696_2025
Document guid:	d7389531-1390-42f1-a3ec-5f3d1d086b73

58696 (2025). Hon Phil Twyford to the Minister of Immigration: How many Samoan, Tongan, Fijian, Vanuatuan, Solomon Islands, Kiribati, and Tuvaluan nationals have entered New Zealand under the visa-waiver travel pathway from Australia for Chinese and Pacific Islands Forum country nationals, broken down by nationality?

Hon Erica Stanford: I am advised that of the Pacific Island forum countries, the following arrivals by nationality have occurred under the visa-waiver travel pathway from Australia: - Fiji: 131 - Tonga: 34 - Samoan: 26 - Vanuatu: 9 - Soloman Islands: 6 - Tuvalu: 3 - Kiribati: 1