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Write to, or speak with, your Member of Parliament. Many MPs aren’t aware of the issues faced by New Zealanders.

The Get Involved page has information about the issues and how to contact MPs.

Donate or Volunteer

Donations are used to fund meeting with MPs in Canberra, to run information sessions, and raise awareness of the issues.

Go to the Volunteer page to see how you can help Oz Kiwi.

Raise Awareness

Many people do not realise the rights of
New Zealanders have been stripped away. Tell your friends, family and colleagues. Help make this an issue.

Find out how you can help Raise Awareness of the issues.

Oz Kiwi – campaigning for the fair treatment of New Zealanders living in Australia

Oz Kiwi pays our respects to Aboriginal Elders past and present and acknowledges the land on which we live and work is Aboriginal land – always was, always will be.

There has been a free movement of people between New Zealand and Australia pre-dating European settlement. The 1973 Trans-Tasman Travel Arrangements (TTTA) acknowledged the close relationship between the two countries, allowing all Australian and New Zealand citizens and permanent residents to move freely across the Tasman to visit, work, study, and reside.

Since 2001, the rights and protections of New Zealanders in Australia have slowly been eroded. Currently, any New Zealander arriving in Australia is granted an SCV (Special Category Visa). This visa allows the holder to reside indefinitely, but is classified as a “temporary” visa under the Migration Act and does not provide a pathway to citizenship.

Oz Kiwi is campaigning for the rights of New Zealand citizens, adversely affected by Australian immigration laws, who call Australia ‘home’.

Latest News

Will Australia stop discriminating against New Zealanders?
27 November 2022
Australia's Home Affairs Minister is looking into how to make the treatment of New Zealanders fairer.
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Australian Minister pledges stronger relationship with New Zealand
18 November 2022
Home Affairs Minister Clare O’Neil is working on potential changes to Australian immigration.
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Why Australia needs an immigration review
12 November 2022
Government immigration review of visas and processing times.
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Canberra meeting with Citizenship Minister
9 November 2022
Oz Kiwi representatives met with Andrew Giles in Canberra yesterday.
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Canberra meeting with Home Affairs Minister and Federal Treasurer
8 November 2022
Oz Kiwi representatives met with Clare O'Neil and Jim Chalmers in Canberra today.
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