Webinars and videos

Is it really getting harder to migrate to New Zealand, or does it just feel that way? In this video, Charlotte Stockman from New Zealand Shores breaks down exactly what has changed in New Zealand immigration settings and what it means for your residence pathway.

We cover:

- Why wage thresholds for skilled employment keep climbing (the median wage benchmark currently sits at $35 an hour)
- Tighter employer accreditation and genuine employment checks
- How the red, amber and green occupation lists affect which pathways you can use
- The two brand new Skilled Migrant Category residence pathways opening on 24 August 2026: the Skilled Work Experience pathway and the Trades and Technician pathway
- The reduced work experience requirement and the new grace period that locks in your wage threshold
- Why New Zealand qualifications now carry stronger recognition in the points system

The honest answer: New Zealand hasn't closed the door, it now has multiple locks, and each one needs a different key. The applicants who succeed aren't always the most qualified on paper, they are the ones matched to the right pathway under the current instructions at the right time. If you're weighing up the Skilled Work Experience pathway, the Trades and Technician route, or the traditional points-based Skilled Migrant Category, don't guess. Speak to a licensed immigration adviser.

Get in touch with New Zealand Shores:
www.newzealandshores.com or [email protected]

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Every week we speak to people who are certain they know how to move to New Zealand, right up until the one detail that changes everything. These are the five misconceptions we see most often, and what each one really costs.

Questions? [email protected]

In this video, licensed immigration adviser Charlotte Stockman breaks down the five misconceptions we see most often at New Zealand Shores, and what each one actually costs when it goes unchecked.

The five myths:

1. A job offer guarantees residence. It does not. A job offer may get you a work visa, but residence still requires your qualifications, your work experience and the role itself to meet the criteria. Immigration New Zealand will not tell you whether your job offer makes you residence eligible when they issue your work visa.

2. Any job will qualify you. If a job sounds skilled, people assume it counts. INZ works on policy, not on how a role sounds. The wage and the classification both have to match what the visa requires.

3. You can work out the points system yourself. On the surface it looks like basic maths. In practice it is unrecognised qualifications, work experience that does not count the way you expect, and job offers that look fine but do not meet criteria. A declined application becomes part of your immigration history.

4. A guaranteed job offer from an overseas recruiter is safe. INZ has warned about this pattern repeatedly. A legitimate employer or recruiter cannot charge you for a job. If someone wants money up front to secure your position, that is not a job offer.

5. Minor health issues and expunged convictions do not need declaring. Health conditions are assessed against a specific cost threshold, and convictions generally still need to be declared even where they have been expunged or spent under another country's laws. Leaving either out is treated as withholding information, which is usually a bigger problem than the original issue.

Assumptions feel reasonable until Immigration New Zealand's actual rules say otherwise. That is exactly what a licensed adviser is for: to test your assumptions before INZ does.

Find out where you really stand. Get in touch at [email protected] or book an eligibility assessment with New Zealand Shores: https://www.newzealandshores.com

Chapters
00:00 The one detail that changes everything
00:20 Myth 1: a job offer guarantees residence
01:05 Myth 2: any skilled sounding job qualifies
01:50 Myth 3: the points system is simple enough to do yourself
02:35 Myth 4: guaranteed job offers from overseas recruiters
03:20 Myth 5: minor health issues and expunged convictions
04:05 What all five have in common

Charlotte Stockman is a Licensed Immigration Adviser with New Zealand Shores Ltd, a Hamilton-based immigration advisory practice operating since 2009.

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Applying for jobs in New Zealand but hearing nothing back?

It's rarely about your qualifications. In this video, Charlotte from New Zealand Shores breaks down why a compliant job offer is the foundation of both the Accredited Employer Work Visa and Skilled Migrant Category residence pathways, why overseas applicants get overlooked, and how a licensed immigration adviser can turn things around.

We cover:
✅ Why no job offer means no visa under most NZ pathways
✅ The real reasons employers hesitate to hire from overseas
✅ Wage and skill threshold pitfalls that sink otherwise strong offers
✅ How to present yourself the way NZ employers actually expect

📩 Get in touch: [email protected]

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Big news for international students planning to study in New Zealand. From Monday 20 July 2026, three key changes to the Pathway Student Visa (PSV) give students far more flexibility to shape their own study journey, without the cost and hassle of reapplying every time their plans change.

Charlotte Stockman breaks down what's new: Year 12 and 13 students' visa conditions will now specify only the tertiary qualification and provider (not the specific discipline), making it easier to switch, say, from a Bachelor of Science to a Bachelor of Arts with provider approval.

The PSV can now also cover study pathways at NZQF levels one to four, opening it up to English language study, foundation programmes, and vocational certificates. And first-time PSV holders moving into levels one to eight can now spend up to 30 weeks on English language study before their next qualification, up from 20 weeks.

The standard requirements (health, character, genuine student status, and sufficient funds) still apply. Whether you're exploring your study options or ready to lock in a pathway, the New Zealand Shores team can help you make sense of what these changes mean for you.

In this client testimonial, we sit down with Chris and Vera, former New Zealand Shores clients who relocated from Switzerland and Dubai to build a new life in New Zealand.

They share why they chose to work with an immigration adviser rather than doing it alone, what surprised them about Kiwi workplace culture, and how they navigated housing, settling in with young children, and adjusting to swapped seasons.

The conversation follows their path from securing employment and a work visa, through university study at Waikato, to gaining residency and eventually launching their own venture: a lavender farm and homestay in Waihi called The Man Estate.

Chris and Vera reflect honestly on the challenges (housing costs, the catch-22 of needing a job for a visa and a visa for a job) and the rewards (welcoming communities, generous family visa provisions, and a genuinely straightforward business start-up process).

A must-watch for anyone considering the move to New Zealand and wondering what life actually looks like a few years in.

Questions? email [email protected]

Studying in New Zealand as an international student comes with more funding options than most applicants realise.

In this video, New Zealand Shores breaks down the main types of scholarships available to international students coming to New Zealand's tertiary institutions:

✅ GET YOUR FREE ELIGIBILITY ASSESSMENT
New Zealand Shores is an approved education agent and a team of licensed immigration advisers. We help you choose the right course, identify the scholarships you qualify for, and manage your student visa application from start to finish.

🔗 https://www.newzealandshores.com/study
📧 [email protected]

New Zealand Shores has been helping families migrate to and study in New Zealand since 2009. All immigration advice is provided by Licensed Immigration Advisers regulated by the Immigration Advisers Authority (IAA).

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We are discussing with Michelle who came to New Zealand from the Philippines on a visitor visa with her husband and three children, just to test the water. Today she is completing a Graduate Diploma in Teaching (Early Childhood Education) at New Zealand Tertiary College in Auckland, graduating August 2026, and finally pursuing the teaching dream she set aside years ago.

In this interview with Klarence Oliveros, Licensed Immigration Adviser at New Zealand Shores, Michelle shares her family's journey: why they chose New Zealand, how she switched from Business Administration to early childhood education, and what life is really like for a Filipino family settling in Aotearoa.

⏱️ CHAPTERS
00:00 Meet Michelle: studying ECE at New Zealand Tertiary College
01:24 Why New Zealand? Work-life balance and raising children
03:39 From Business Administration to her childhood dream of teaching
06:49 What surprised her about early childhood education in NZ
08:33 How her three children (11, 8 and 5) are settling into Kiwi schools
11:21 Work-life balance, family time and her children's health
13:42 How she found New Zealand Shores on YouTube
15:54 Michelle's message for Filipinos dreaming of New Zealand

💬 MICHELLE'S KEY TAKEAWAYS
- A career change is achievable: her business degree opened the pathway to a graduate diploma
- NZ early childhood education empowers children and embraces diverse cultures and languages
- With the right licensed immigration adviser, the challenges along the way become manageable

✅ WANT TO STUDY IN NEW ZEALAND?
We assist with both course enrolment and your visa application, including options for your partner and children. Start with an assessment of your pathway:
🔗 https://www.newzealandshores.com
📧 [email protected]

New Zealand Shores has been helping families migrate to New Zealand since 2009. All advice is provided by Licensed Immigration Advisers regulated by the Immigration Advisers Authority (IAA).

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A criminal record does not automatically mean your New Zealand visa will be declined. In many cases, what it means is that you need to make an extra argument to Immigration New Zealand through what is called a character waiver.

In this video, Licensed Immigration Adviser Charlotte Stockman from New Zealand Shores explains how INZ assesses character issues, when a character waiver is needed, and why full disclosure is always the safest path. With over a decade in the industry and hundreds of character waivers submitted, Charlotte answers the question we get asked daily.

⏱️ CHAPTERS
00:00 Does a criminal record mean my NZ visa will be declined?
00:45 When police certificates are required (residence and 24-month+ visas)
01:50 What triggers a character waiver
02:40 What a character waiver actually is
03:30 What Immigration New Zealand considers: time passed, conviction type, your benefit to NZ
04:20 Expunged records: why you must still declare them

🔑 KEY POINTS
- Police certificates are required from your country of citizenship, and potentially any country you have lived in since age 17
- INZ looks at how long ago the offence occurred, the type of conviction, and the contribution you will make to New Zealand
- Even if a charge has been expunged and no longer shows on your police certificate, you must still declare it to INZ
- INZ typically allows two chances to respond before assessing a character waiver

✅ WORRIED ABOUT SOMETHING ON YOUR RECORD?
Have a confidential chat with a licensed adviser about how your history affects your visa options:
🔗 https://www.newzealandshores.com
📧 [email protected]

New Zealand Shores has been helping families migrate to New Zealand since 2009. All advice is provided by Licensed Immigration Advisers regulated by the Immigration Advisers Authority (IAA).

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A job offer is the make-or-break step for most skilled migrants moving to New Zealand. Whether you are applying for an Accredited Employer Work Visa (AEWV) or working towards residence, employers need confidence that you will actually get your visa and arrive ready to work.

In this video, Licensed Immigration Adviser Charlotte Stockman from New Zealand Shores shares the three biggest mistakes we see offshore candidates make when applying for jobs in New Zealand, drawn from helping tens of thousands of families migrate since 2009:

⏱️ CHAPTERS
00:00 Why the job offer is the crucial step for skilled migration
01:20 Mistake 1: Not knowing your visa eligibility before applying
02:45 Mistake 2: No research on the job, company or region
04:30 Mistake 3: Sending generic CVs and cover letters
05:40 How our Job Search Support Package helps you stand out

💼 OUR JOB SEARCH SUPPORT PACKAGE INCLUDES:
- A personalised New Zealand job search strategy with targeted recruiters and employers
- A cover letter template designed for the NZ market
- A New Zealand-formatted CV (two pages maximum, the way Kiwi employers expect)
- A New Zealand point of contact who can answer employers' visa questions directly

✅ START WITH A FREE ELIGIBILITY ASSESSMENT
Find out which visas you qualify for and how long the process will take before you start applying:
🔗 https://www.newzealandshores.com
📧 [email protected]

New Zealand Shores has been helping families migrate to New Zealand since 2009. All advice is provided by Licensed Immigration Advisers regulated by the Immigration Advisers Authority (IAA).

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