A report from Stats NZ shows the population grew by 100,400 in the year ended June 2017.
The bill would also aim to slash the number of refugees in half.
About 70,000 New Zealanders were eligible when it opened on July 1.
The Government has decided to lower the incomes threshold to $41,538.
Mr Little said there would be "no significant economic impact" of slashing migrant numbers by 30,000.
Critics say it is already hard enough to source workers.
Abbey Looker says she was "treated like an absolute criminal".
The exact timing depends on Australia's deal with the US to accept refugees.
Those wishing to apply need to have a taxable income of around $NZ56,000 a year.
Citizenship applicants normally need to spend 1,350 days in New Zealand.
Lin has been in New Zealand since 2005, when he arrived from Fiji on a false Hong Kong passport.
The Greens want NZ's refugee quota increased to 4000 people, at an extra cost of $350 million.
Yesterday, Labour announced they will cut immigration by 20,000 to 30,000 a year.
"It's no good having anyone off the street," says an aged care hospital manager.
Andrew Little says National has taken its eye off the ball on immigration and Labour "will get the balance right".
Every year 1100 Samoans are drawn from a ballot to apply to live in New Zealand.
The current rules for Samoans wanting to shift here don't work, writes Barbara Dreaver.
Statistics New Zealand says the population is set to rise by one million in the next 20 years, fuelled largely by immigration.
The make-up of New Zealand's population in 2038 has been investigated by Statistics New Zealand.
Mr Peters shares his views on why he think the immigration rate should be cut substantially, and what requirements there should be for new migrants.
Mr Peters told Q+A mass migration is being allowed in New Zealand without the benefits being fully proven.
Subsidies for Kiwis living in Australia are set to be withdrawn next year.
Spokesperson for Bill English says Malcolm Turnbull has given him an assurance.
The Labour leader says "citizenship is even further out of reach for Kiwis" in Australia.
Immigration NZ allowed a recidivist sex offender from Afghanistan to stay here.
Gerry Brownlee will be making the case for Kiwis in Australia.
Thousands of New Zealanders may now need to wait until 2021 to get Aussie citizenship.
Income thresholds, visa limits and stand-down periods are included in the changes.
Workers paid more than $2000 for the fraudulent visas.
Canada says it detained more refugees in the past two months than it did during all of 2016 - and it's likely to do with Trump's migrant crackdown.
