If you've got parents overseas and you've been trying to bring them to New Zealand for good, you'll know the Parent Resident Visa queue has been one of the trickiest waits in the whole immigration system. Good news: Immigration New Zealand is changing how that queue works, and it's designed to be fairer for everyone in it.

It's been a little over a year since we launched Noth & Co., and honestly, what a ride it's been. If you're new here, welcome!

Visas are time-sensitive at the best of times. But when significant policy changes are just around the corner, that urgency goes up a notch.