Some 400,000 New Zealanders living in Australia will soon have their path to citizenship eased. Here's what's changing.
Mr Hipkins said the announcement "brings our nations closer together".
"Most of us know someone who's moved across the Tasman. They work hard, pay taxes and deserve a fair go."Perth resident Sandy Boyce, who is in her 50s, became emotional as she learned the news, telling SBS News the decision ended the sense of "limbo" she'd felt since first arriving in Australia in 2008.
"I always had this thing in the back of my mind that it wouldn't work out here, that I wouldn't be able to retire here," she said.
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