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Former Immigration boss pleads guilty to false CV
Former Immigration head Mary Anne Thompson admits fraudulently using her CV to secure top public service jobs.

No plans to 'adopt' Tongan overstayers - Ngapuhi elder
Remarks that Tongan overstayers can get citizenship in exchange for $1000 at Te Tiriti O Waitangi Marae this weekend are "misleading", says a Ngapuhi elder.

Philippines to warn would-be job-seekers
The Philippines is warning its citizens about the perils of moving to New Zealand on the work-to-residence scheme.

Take my family off blacklist, says father
A man whose toddler and wife were barred from India wants a full inquiry, compensation and their names removed from a blacklist.

Foreign parents see there's more than just LOTR
International students continue to arrive despite the recession and economic crisis, a Department of Labour report says.

Big hopes from little Singapore
Immigration New Zealand is for the first time shifting its migrant marketing focus away from America and Europe to Asia.

NZ residency gives Chinese sex appeal
International students from China want New Zealand residency and passports not only for ease of travel, but also as a way to get into a good university back home and attract the opposite sex.

Kiwis wanting to work in UK will need ID cards
New Zealanders planning to work in Britain for six months or more will soon need an identification card containing their photo and fingerprints.

<i>Life in 2030:</i> NZers becoming wired citizens of global society
Today's Facebook generation will help blur national boundaries in future, a researcher says.

Biggest influx of migrants since 2004
New Zealand's population is set to swell by 20,000 for this year - the biggest jump in migrants since 2004.