The rule follows several high-profile crashes involving foreign-born drivers last year which officials cited as justification for tightening requirements.

The online petition, signed by nearly 50,000 people, many of whom are residents of PIF countries, was presented to the current foreign minister and leader of NZ First, Winston Peters.

Officers from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police were called to the area shortly after 11pm following reports that several people had been involved in an altercation.

In each year, 3,000 lucky individuals are selected through the ballot to apply for a PEV visa.

According to the FBI, investigators arrested 10 people across several states while an 11th suspect, who had previously been deported to India, was also charged.

Association of Australia CEO described the jump as inequitable for students nearing the end of their study visas, warning Australia was developing a reputation for pulling “the welcome mat” away.

Shibani Kashyap said she travelled to New Zealand independently as an invited artist and was not involved in arranging documentation for others associated with the celebrations.

Police allege that during the search of the bag they located and seized a pipe and about one gram of a substance believed to be methamphetamine.

Immigration New Zealand (INZ) confirmed to Stuff that of the 18 people who arrived for the festival alongside Bollywood singer Shibani Kashyap on 21 February, only three had returned to India.

Senator Hanson called for dedicated funding for deportations and visa cancellations, insisting the current system allows dangerous individuals to remain in the community because the government “doesn’t take deporting unwanted people seriously.”