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Is the Minister, or any member of the Minister's office, aware of the number of permanent residents from the Pacific Islands are living in New Zealand and if so, what are those numbers, broken down by Pacific Island nation and date?

Answered Question 30389 (2026)
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Teanau Tuiono

List MP · Green Party

Question

  • Is the Minister, or any member of the Minister's office, aware of the number of permanent residents from the Pacific Islands are living in New Zealand and if so, what are those numbers, broken down by Pacific Island nation and date?

Answered by

Hon Erica Stanford

Member for East Coast Bays · National Party · Minister of Immigration

Answer

Neither I nor any member of my office know the exact number of nationals of Pacific countries who hold New Zealand Permanent Resident Visas.