Reason 1
Your character and health
For example, you can be refused entry if:
>>> we believe you might be a risk to New Zealand’s security, public order or public interest — for example, you have been associated with a gang or registered sex offenders
>>> we think you might commit an offence that would result in you going to prison, or
you have been deported, excluded or removed from another country.
Reason 2
Meeting the conditions of your visa
If a applicant cannot show us evidence to support the conditions of your visa. For example, you cannot show evidence that you:
>>> Enough money to live on while you are here.
>>>Has made arrangements to leave New Zealand at the end of your stay are coming to New Zealand for a lawful and genuine reason.
Reason 3
False or misleading information
>>> Provides false or misleading information on any part of your arrival card.
>>> Possess a forged, fraudulent or altered identity document or any other official document.