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Customs is the oldest government department in New Zealand. [3] Formed on 5 January 1840, it pre-dates the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi by one month. [4] Its early establishment was necessary to collect revenue for the fledgling government, and over the years duties, tariffs and taxes collected by Customs have remained a major source of revenue for the country, although customs has also ...
Immigration New Zealand is an agency within the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment that is responsible for facilitating and regulating immigration, tourism, foreign students and workers, and foreign investment in New Zealand. Immigration NZ's other responsibilities include migrant attraction, visa facilitation, border protection ...
Countries in the Trans-Tasman Travel Arrangement. The arrangement was announced on 4 February 1973 and came into effect soon after. The arrangement is not expressed in the form of any binding bilateral treaty between Australia and New Zealand, but rather is a series of immigration procedures applied by each country and underpinned by joint political support. [2]
State Hydro Department, became New Zealand Electricity Department, then NZE, then ECNZ; Productivity Commission (Te KÅmihana Whai Hua o Aotearoa) New Zealand Railways Department (corporatised in 1981 as a state-owned enterprise, the New Zealand Railways Corporation, including the infrastructure, which is now trading as KiwiRail)
This system closely resembled that of Canada and came into effect in 1991. The New Zealand Immigration Service now ranked the priority of immigration applications using this points-based system. In 2009, the new Immigration Act 2009 replaced all existing protocols and procedures in the 1987 Act and 1991 amendment to it. [citation needed]
The Minister of Customs is a minister in the New Zealand Government appointed by the Prime Minister to be in charge of matters of border control, international trade and travel and the collection of import duties and taxes to New Zealand.
The Minister of Immigration is a minister in the New Zealand Government.The portfolio was established in 1872 as the Secretary for Crown Lands and Immigration.The minister appointed was William Fitzherbert but when replaced later in the year by Maurice O'Rorke, the title was changed to Minister of Immigration.
SmartGate (eGate in New Zealand) is an automated self-service border control system operated by the Australian Border Force (ABF) and New Zealand Customs Service (NZCS) and located at immigration checkpoints in departure and arrival halls in ten Australian international airports, and 4 New Zealand international airports (as eGate).