Bill to Restore New Zealand Citizenship for Samoans clears committee stage
A Parliamentary committee has endorsed the “Restoring Citizenship Removed By Citizenship (Western Samoa) Act 1982 Bill.” Introduced by Member of Parliament Teanau Tuiono, the bill seeks to reinstate New Zealand citizenship to certain Samoans whose citizenship was stripped by the 1982 Act. The Governance and Administration Committee reviewed the bill and recommended its passage. The […]