Story: Immigration regulation
Page 8. All images & media
From page 1 -Immigration policy: overview
From page 2 -1881–1914: restrictions on Chinese and others
From page 3 -1914–1945: restrictions on non-British immigration
From page 4 -1946–1985: gradual change
From page 5 -1986–2003: selection on merit
From page 6 -Controlling Pacific Island immigration
How to cite this page
Ann Beaglehole, Immigration regulation, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/story/20885/media (accessed 17 February 2026).
Story by Ann Beaglehole, published 4 March 2009, updated 1 August 2015.