RSE CONFERENCE 2015SAMOA

INTRODUCTIONS

LIONEL KALUAT VANUATUKALESITA TAUMOEPEAU TONGAJACK O’OI SOL ISTAARI KIRIBATITEVITA HARO PNGVILIMONE BALEDROKADROKA FIJIMINIVA HARRIS NAURUOIKOUMENE MAUALA SAMOA

NEW ZEALAND IMMIGRATION – APIA • REX HEESTERMAN- AREA MANAGER, PACIFIC REGION• ALEKS JOVANOVIC – MARKET MANAGER, APIA BRANCH• TEAM IN APIA BRANCH

• NEW ZEALAND IMMIGRATION – SUVA• GRAYSON ROWSE – MARKET MANAGER, SUVA BRANCH• TEAM IN SUVA BRANCH

• NEW ZEALAND IMMIGRATION – TONGA• ANTONY JURICK – MARKET MANAGER, TONGA BRANCH• TEAM IN TONGA BRANCH

ACKNOWELDGMENTS

• MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE – WELLINGTON

• NEW ZEALAND HIGH COMMISSIONS – FIJI, TONGA, SAMOA, HONIARA, VANUATU, PNG, TUVALU, KIRIBITI

SETTLEMENT, PROTECTION , ATTRACTION DIVISION

GM - Steve McGill

SKILLS AND INVESTMENT BRANCH

National Manager - Matt Hoskin

PACIFICA LABOUR AND SKILLS TEAM

Manager - George Rarere

NEW ZEALAND IMMIGRATIONChief Executive – Nigel Bickle

RSE UNIT SAMOAN QUOTA AND PACIFIC

ACCESS CATEGORY UNIT

NORTH ISLANDTONY JENSEN

SOUTH ISLANDPIP JAMIESON

WELLINGTONMICHAEL JONESALEX COSTAS

AUCKLANDJOHN HELLISOEEVA WILLIAM

PACIFICLAFAELE LUPO

WELLINGTONSTACEY KWANTMATT GIBBS

SPP UNIT

PACIFICA LABOUR AND SKILLS TEAM

SNAPSHOT OF RSE SEASON 8

• CAP INCREASED TO 9000

• REGIONAL GOVERNANCE REALIGNMENT

• MSD PILOT NZSWP

• FIJI AND NAURU JOIN THE RSE WHANAU

• PIPFRUIT RECORD A BUMPER CROP

SNAPSHOT OF RSE SEASON 8 (CONTD)

• KIWIFRUIT RECOVERY QUICKER THAN ANTICIPATED

• NEW AND RECOMMISSIONED VINES INCREASED OVERALL PRODUCTIVITY

• HAIL HITS REGIONS

• CYCLONE PAM SLAMS INTO VANUATU

ANNUAL RSE WORKER ARRIVALS

2013 - 2014

7845 ARRIVALS

JOINT ATRS2013 - 2014 ---10002014 - 2015 ---1396

2014 - 2015

8483 ARRIVALS

2007/8 2008/9 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15

Fiji - - - - - - - 30

Kiribati 69 38 48 149 142 138 127 136

Nauru - - - - - - - 20

Papua New Guinea

- - - 6 6 31 58 96

Samoa 647 1228 1021 1219 1162 1137 1169 1238

Solomon Islands 238 311 256 252 407 423 491 511

Tuvalu 99 49 54 51 88 56 71 70

Vanuatu 1698 2342 2137 2352 2412 2829 3070 3435

Other - 1 - - - 1 - 1480

Grand Total 4486 6821 6216 7091 7009 7456 7855 8483

RSE Arrival numbers by Nationality and Season (1 July to 30 June)Pacific – Workers Arrival by Season

STRENGTHENING PACIFIC PARTNERS(SPP) ACTIONS 2014- 15

• CAPACITY BUILDING /DOMESTIC AWARENESS VISITS • SIGNED GOVT TO GOVT INTERAGENCY

UNDERSTANDING (I.A.U)• DRAFT WEBSITE AND DATABASE PROJECT• REMITTANCE PROJECT

STRENGTHENING PACIFIC PARTNERS(SPP CONTD)

SECONDMENTS TO NZ FROM:

• FIJI• NAURU• SAMOA• VANUATU• TONGA

VISITS TO:

• TONGA• NAURU• FIJI• KIRIBATI• PNG

ISSUES THIS YEAR

• QUALITY OF VISA APPLICATIONS

• HEALTHCARE / MEDICAL TREATMENT

• INSURANCE

RSE POLICY CHANGES

• MONEY TRANSFER OPERATORS

• JOINT ATR TRANSFER

• COLLECTION OF LABOUR MARKET INFORMATION

• SPONSORSHIP RAISED $15K• RESOURCES HAVE BEEN DELIVERED IN

SAMOA, TONGA AND FIJI• RESOURCES TO THE OTHER RSE PIC STATES

DELIVERED BY SEPTEMBER

SPECIAL THANK YOU TO RSE EMPLOYERS