Kia ora G Smith,
 
On behalf of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment I
acknowledge your email of 2/07/2026 requesting, under the Official
Information Act 1982, the following:
 
Please provide, for the years 2022-2026, the following:

1) Number of migrant exploitation complaints
2) Number of migrant exploitation investigations opened
3) Number of migrant exploitation prosecutions

4) The nationality of the victim/s and the nationality of the offender/s
for each of the above

5) any reports or analysis available to INZ in regards to migrants
exploiting other migrants of the same ethnic and/cultural background
 
We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible, and no
later than 31/07/2026, being 20 working days after the day your request
was received. If we are unable to respond to your request by then, we will
notify you of an extension of that timeframe. Please note that the days
from 25 December 2025 to 15 January 2026 (inclusive) are defined as
non-working days in the Act and are not counted in the calculation for the
response due date. This will affect the time period for responding to your
request. If you have any enquiries regarding your request feel free to
contact us via email to [1][MBIE request email].
 
Nāku noa, nā
Ministerial Services
Strategy and Assurance
Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment
15 Stout Street, Wellington 6011 |  P O Box 1473 Wellington 6140

References

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Kia ora 
 
Please see attached our response to your request for information under the
Official Information Act 1982.

Ngā mihi nui,

Ministerial Services
Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment

15 Stout Street, Wellington 6011 | PO Box 1473, Wellington 6140