The politics and history of immigration in Aotearoa
From Research and Reason by Faculty of Arts and Education, University of Auckland
October 21, 2025 · 33 min · Season 5 · Episode 5
About this episode
Professor Francis Collins discusses the evolution of immigration policy in Aotearoa New Zealand and its societal impacts over the last 40 years.
How does immigration policy impact our peoples and society? Professor Francis Collins discusses how immigration policies has evolved in the last 40 years. In conversation with our media adviser Julianne Evans, he explores how “neutral” policies can still produce unequal outcomes, the precarity faced by temporary workers, and the opportunity to rethink Aotearoa New Zealand's immigration policy. You can read more in Francis' book Edges of Empire: the politics of immigration in Aotearoa New Zealand, 1980-2020: https://aucklanduniversitypress.co.nz/edges-of-empire/
People in this episode
Host: Julianne Evans
Guest: Professor Francis Collins
Topics covered
- immigration policy
- Aotearoa New Zealand
- societal impact
- temporary workers
- policy evolution
Keywords
- immigration
- policy
- Aotearoa
- temporary workers
- inequality
- history
- politics
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Edges of Empire: the politics of immigration in Aotearoa New Zealand, 1980-2020
Places: Aotearoa New Zealand
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