Michael Woodhouse
Disabled man waits 18 months for bathroom modifications
Dunedin man Joshua Perry has launched a petition calling on the government to speed up the lengthy wait times faced by disabled people wanting their bathrooms to be modified so they're safe. Video, Audio
Skilled workers will leave unless visa rules fixed - farmers
Farmers say skilled workers will leave the country unless their visas start reflecting their true value. In changes made just before the last election , low skilled workers who previously could remain… Audio
Teacher fears life on solo parent benefit in immigration wait
A widowed teacher with an autistic son is among those pleading for an answer on whether her parents will be allowed to join them under a shelved immigration programme. Zoe Jiang, of Wellington, says… Audio
Sharp drop in skilled immigrants
A sharp drop in skilled immigrants has accounted for the majority of a 10,000 fall in new resident numbers. National's immigration spokesperson, Michael Woodhouse, is pointing the finger at New… Audio
Loose leaf, palliation and pills - medicinal cannabis is back
The Medicinal Cannabis law has returned to the House from Select Committee with changes and with even more promised to come. Audio
National calls for Immigration Minister's resignation
The National Party's calling for the Immigration Minister's resignation over what they say is yet another appalling display of incompetence. Iain Lees-Galloway has make a complete u-turn on his… Audio
Karel Sroubek's mother Mila: 'Give him one last chance'
EXCLUSIVE: Karel Sroubek's mother Mila says he returned to Czech Republic for one night under the name Jan Antolik in 2009. She spoke with Checkpoint presenter Lisa Owen. Video, Audio
Immigration Minister on shaky ground - political analysis
The Immigration Minister is under increasing pressure with new revelations he spent just an hour considering the Karel Sroubek case and didn't read the entire file before making a decision. The… Audio
Sroubek residency a 'failure of due diligence' - Woodhouse
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is under renewed pressure to sack her Immigration Minister Iain Lees-Galloway after revelations he took just an hour to consider the Czech drug smuggler case. "In respect… Audio
Pressure on Galloway over Sroubek residency
The Immigration Minister is under increasing pressure with new revelations he spent just an hour considering the Karel Sroubek case and didn't read the entire file before making a decision. The… Audio
‘Gullible’ Immigration Minister ‘didn’t look at facts’- National
National's Immigration spokesman Michael Woodhouse joins Checkpoint live to discuss Czech drug smuggler Karel Sroubek's residency case. He says the investigation launched into the case is just a… Video, Audio
Why was convicted Czech drug smuggler given NZ residency?
The Immigration Minister, Iain Lees-Galloway, is under pressure to explain why he granted a convicted drug smuggler from the Czech Republic New Zealand residency. Jan Antolik, whose real name is Karel… Audio
Pay freeze for MPs
The government has used its powers to ignore the rules and pass a bill through all its stages at once to freeze MPs' pay. Audio
'We'd like to see' refugee quota boost - Robertson
Winston Peters has thrown a major spanner into the works of Labour's plan to double the refugee quota, saying his party never agreed to that. Labour campaigned on raising the refugee quota to 1500 per… Audio
Peters throws Ardern curve ball on refugee quota
The New Zealand First leader Winston Peters has thrown a major spanner into the works of Labour's plan to double the refugee quota, saying his party never agreed to that. Labour campaigned on raising… Audio
Sri Lankan student visa scam goes back five years
The fraudulent company at the centre of a student visa scam in Sri Lanka has been providing information for Immigration New Zealand applications for the past five years. Investigations have been… Audio
NZDF nurses' help in strike shows govt bungle - National
The National Party says the decision to call in the Army to help during the nurses strike shows the Government mishandled the situation. Seventeen Defence Force nurses were called in to help in… Audio
Labour breaks election promise on GPs fees - National
Labour looks set to renege on one of its election promises by delaying plans to reduce GPs' fees on July 1. National says it's no surprise the government has had to backtrack, as it over-promised… Audio
National urges assoc immigration minister to intervene
National's immigration spokesperson Michael Woodhouse says Associate Immigration Minister Kris Faafoi can - and should - intervene in Mark Middleton's deportation case. Audio
Housing crisis worse than thought - govt report
The experts commissioned by the government to investigate the housing crisis say it is even worse than they thought. This morning at Parliament, Housing Minister Phil Twyford will release the housing… Audio