Looks like good news to me. This was a huge area of disappointment for many of my clients – now being deferred until April 2023.

This gives INZ time to allow a reasonable transition towards raising the bar for skilled immigrants again.

Because INZ has been raising the bar on immigrants for several decades now, the best time to migrate is always “right now”!

Read more here – https://www.immigration.govt.nz/about-us/media-centre/news-notifications/changes-to-partner-work-visas-deferred-to-april-2023/view
And here – https://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/changes-partner-work-visas-deferred-april-2023