Wealthy investors and "highly-skilled workers" will be the targets of New Zealand's Covid-19 immigration "reset" to reduce the economy's reliance on low-wage migrants.

In a speech setting out the Government's intentions for immigration policy, Economic Development Minister Stuart Nash said that would include making it harder for employers to take on workers from overseas, other than in areas of genuine skills shortages.

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Government targets rich investors as part of its "reset" of Immigration settings