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Faafoi takes on immigration brief after minister sacked

Image: Stuartyeates [CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons

Tokelau MP given responsibility for international student visas

Kris Faafoi, a former journalist and New Zealand’s first MP of Tokelauan heritage, has been appointed immigration minister following the sacking of Iain Lees-Galloway by prime minister Jacinda Ardern.

The portfolio change means Faafoi is now the minister responsible for international student visas, including post-study work applications.

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