News - Greenstone Recruitment

5 April 2024 – Faster Immigration for Secondary School Teachers

Starting from May 2024, secondary school teachers have a new, faster pathway to residence through the Green List Straight to Residence process. The recent announcement by the government adds secondary school teachers to the high-demand Tier 1 Green List occupations...

28 March 2024 – Update: Overseas Qualifications exempt from assessment

Immigration New Zealandand the New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA) have implemented another round of changes to the List of Qualifications Exempt from Assessment (LQEA). These came into effect on 25 March, 2024. What has changed? On 25 March, the LQEA was...

Success Spotlight: Placements Shine at Carpet Court

At Greenstone Immigration & Recruitment, we’re thrilled to share the success story of Bonipher and Aldrin, whose exceptional work has earned them well-deserved recognition. Their achievements inspire and highlight the value of skill and dedication. Last...

12 February 2024 – How NZ visa processes became more challenging

Why is it more difficult to get an NZ visa now? The processing of visitor visa and work visa applications has changed in the last 12 months. Applications which were previously relatively straightforward have now become obstacle courses. But what has led to this...

26 September 2023 – Green list expands, work to residence opens, and other INZ updates

Here’s a concise overview of the changes just announced: 1. Green List Expansion: Seventeen new roles are set to be added to the Green List in March 2024. Aviation Engineer (Avionics, Aeronautical, Aerospace Engineer) Naval Architects (aka Marine Designer)...

21 June 2023 – “Simplified” SMC points changes announced

A “simplified” Skilled Migrant Category points system has been announced today. The changes will be introduced from 9 October 2023. The points system requires a total of 6 points to qualify under this category. It is heavily weighted towards bachelor’s degrees...

19 May 2023 – 8 Filipino Level 2 Agri students still needing placement

Greenstone Recruitment has exclusive contracts to place international students who are completing Level 2 agricultural certificates in New Zealand. We still have 8 students needing placement. The students are all from the Philippines and are currently onshore. Act...

2 May 2023- Come visit us at Fieldays this June

We invite you to visit the Greenstone team at this year’s Fieldays, held from the 14th until the 17th of June. We will be at site PC18, inside the main Pavilion. Our Recruitment and Immigration teams will be there to meet with both employers and employees. This...

21 April 2023- Greenstone welcomes another Recruitment Coordinator

Cherry Tambor Recruitment Coordinator Greenstone would like to extend a warm welcome to Cherry Tambor. We are thrilled to have you as part of the team! Cherry is highly qualified in counselling psychology and brings over 20 years of extensive Human Resource...

7 March 2023 – Greenstone welcomes two client managers to the team

Dafydd Parry & Lara Toxward As our client base continues to climb, our client engagement team grows with it to provide exceptional service. Greenstone would like to welcome our two fabulous new Client Managers, Dafydd Parry and Lara Toxward. We are thrilled to...