58741 (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:	58741 (2025)
Question asked:	11 Dec 2025
Member asking:	Hon Phil Twyford
Portfolio:	Minister of Immigration
Minister replying:	Hon Erica Stanford
Answer received:	22 Dec 2025
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_58741_2025
Document guid:	1e0ea0df-1266-4305-af15-44c4bc522098

58741 (2025). Hon Phil Twyford to the Minister of Immigration: How many travellers entering New Zealand on an NZeTA have been refused entry at the border in each of the last five years?

Hon Erica Stanford: I am advised there were 781 total travellers on an NZeTA refused entry at the border in the last 5 years. Broken down by year: - 2020/2021: 34 - 2021/2022: 87 - 2022/2023: 267 - 2023/2024: 209 - 2024/2025: 184