Majority of Kiwis want borders closed until virus contained - poll
80 per cent support keeping NZ's border closed until the virus is contained elsewhere.
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Mosque shooting: Border exceptions for victims
Gunman will be sentenced in Christchurch next month.
Trump's Covid 'disaster': Best-selling author, pathologist moves family to NZ
Melinek on temp work visa but hopes family can permanently "join the team of 5 million".
Immigrant workers' visas set to expire on masse
Thousands of temporary work visas will expire at the same time, causing bosses to worry.
Queenstown expats stranded in Bali struggling to survive
Couple has lost unhealthy amounts of weight while rationing their food.
Red-tape trap: Child genius 'too young to become a Kiwi'
However, INZ says there is no student pathway for someone her age to become a Kiwi.
Liam Dann: Border debate masks bigger economic challenge
When the sugar rush of a post-lockdown rebound ends, we will need to reinvent our economy.
Teen fears deportation because parents are overstayers
Overstayer dad dies suddenly, now teen worried mum will be next target for deportation.
Families struggle to reunite across borders
Romi Aggarwal has not seen her husband or son for nearly two years.
ERA alerts INZ to sham employment agreement
Friend created a fake job to help his mate get into the country on a work visa.
Ben Kepes on immigration: Don't let Covid take us back to the past
Let's honour our past, but do so by embracing what, and who, New Zealand is today.
Covid-19: Number of essential arrivals unknown
Immigration Minister Iain Lees-Galloway says officials 'too busy' to tally the numbers.
Vikki Blundell in Peru trying to get back to NZ
Hamilton woman Vikki Blundell is grateful a passenger gave up their seat for her so she could fly from her home in Peru to be with a sick family member. Video / Supplied
Focus: Zimbabwean born Taffy Muyambo reveals what it's like being African ethnicity in NZ
Taffy Muyambo and her 8-year-old daughter Maimai Mvundura speak about what it’s like being African ethnicity in New Zealand. Video / Dean Purcell
Foreign workers on light rail, America's Cup or Crankworx could be allowed
Foreigners working on Auckland's light rail or Rocket Lab launches come to New Zealand.
'We should be allowed to be together': Family kept apart by visa denials
An Auckland mother's partner has been waiting nearly a year for a visa to meet their baby.
'We're stuck': Frustration for family living in a shed in South Africa
About 10,000 people who normally live in New Zealand on work visas are stuck overseas.
Avatar crew allowed into NZ before rule change
Cast and crew of Avatar were granted an exemption to enter New Zealand during lockdown.
Revealed: The cost of the blanket Covid quarantine at the border
Twelve overseas arrivals have tested positive since the blanket quarantine at the border.
Covid-crushing NZ lures foreign students
Overseas inquiries to AUT University have almost doubled since the pandemic started.
Major NZ border rules relaxed: Essential workers, Team NZ challengers allowed in
Changes include removing the need for partners of NZ citizens to travel together
Deported dad of three given chance to return to NZ with family
Dad required to pay cost associated with his deportation before getting visa.
Poisoned ex-Russian spy Sergei Skripal and daughter start new life in NZ
The pair have been given new identities and support to start their new lives in NZ.
National 'suspicious' of refugee author's visa
National is surprised NZ immigration officials granted a visa to refugee Behrouz Boochani.
$15m gone: $30m Govt welfare fund for foreigners rapidly depleting
An emergency fund for workers stuck in NZ is drying up fast, leaving the future uncertain.
Comment: Existing policy 'can allow wealthy migrants to help with rebuild'
Government doesn't need to reinvent wheel on immigration, says consultant David Cooper.
Hotel school closes after 34 years, blames border closures
Auckland hotel training school closes after 34 years due to border closure.
Run-down Auckland house sells for $1.14m
House sold despite warnings house prices about to plunge due to Covid-19 pandemic.
Travel boom as Kiwis escape for long weekend
It's the first holiday weekend since New Zealand moved to alert level 2 - and we're off.
Liam Dann: NZ faces big choice on immigration - are we ready?
For better or worse, immigration has been the magic ingredient in NZ's economic growth.
50,000 tourists still in New Zealand after lockdown
Brooke and Buddy chose to stay in New Zealand, fearing the US could not handle Covid-19.
Open letter to PM: 'We want our families to come home'
We are writing this letter out of desperation and hope that you are able to support us."
'Reopen Auckland': Mayor tells Govt to loosen border
University and council plead with Government to 'reopen Auckland'.
Redundancies pitting workers against each other
One hotel has offered half of its remaining jobs to work visa holders.