58706 (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:	58706 (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_58706_2025
Document guid:	b0223ba9-a10a-47b4-8000-defaae1c2345

58706 (2025). Hon Phil Twyford to the Minister of Immigration: What impact has the visa-waiver travel pathway from Australia for Chinese and Pacific Islands Forum country nationals had on NZeTA processing times or on the volume of NZeTA applications requiring manual assessment?

Hon Erica Stanford: I am advised that there has been increase in manual assessments, but this has to date not had an impact on the wider overall NZeTA processing times.