An inquiry into deporting Kim Dotcom has been underway for 29 months. Dotcom calls it the government's "Plan B" to get rid of him.

COMMENT: Dutch voters show the hard right might not win Europe's elections this year.

Name suppression lapses for businessman convicted of smuggling 5kg of Ecstasy - after judge gave him second chance.

Scheme offers foreigners free holidays for taking on a series of job interviews.

The circumstances of Peter Thiel's NZ citizenship were so exceptional they have not been repeated.

In a tweet about the nationalist Dutch politician Geert Wilders, a Republican Congressman of Iowa appears to have crossed the line.

European leaders are nervously looking to tomorrow's election in the Netherlands as Dutch politician Geert Wilders spreads an anti-muslim message.

MFAT has dispelled fears that Kiwi expats in Australia will have their rights removed.

Nick Leggett says he has decided against running for Parliament in Mana.

A service station owner who allegedly told an employee to either pay $25,000 or work for free as been ordered to pay over $40,000 by the ERA.

Primary school students challenge Michael Woodhouse to grant China's grieving shidu parents lifelong visas to visit their children's graves.

An official briefing that states a new policy hasn't helped unemployed Kiwis into jobs is wrong, Immigration Minister Michael Woodhouse says.

A leading world critic of Muslim extremism says New Zealand should establish "assimilation centres" for migrants and refugees from

Terrorism has triggered deeper anxieties that may sway more elections this year.

Hastings has congratulated its largest number of newly officiated New Zealand citizens just as Statistics New Zealand released population projections stating Hawke's Bay would grow steadily over the next 30 years. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Rising numbers of international students forced the Government to clamp down on immigration last year.

A cruise ship passenger has been denied entry to New Zealand this week on "character grounds".

How do Prime Minister Bill English's comments about drug tests stack up with official data?

The big migration trend which has underpinned New Zealand's strong economic growth shows no sign of letting up.

Next month, EU citizens who travel to Britain will no longer have the automatic right to stay in the UK permanently.

The threat of deportation raids in the US has left farm workers in a state of suspension.

The president's language could raise concerns from immigration advocates.

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From April, employers who use migrant workers and breach employment standards will be banned from taking on overseas workers for up to two years.

Eight Indian students facing deportation for immigration fraud have agreed to leave New Zealand by Monday but they are also asking

Pressure is mounting for the Government to reconsider the plea for lifelong visitor visas from Chinese parents who lost their only child in the Christchurch quake.

Chinese immigrant and only-child Chen Wang's biggest wish is to see his 60-year-old mother, Jie Qu, come through the Auckland Airport arrival hall.

Recent events in the US prompt NZ On Screen's Nicky Harrop to re-examine some chapters in New Zealand's immigration history.

Nine Indian students who had been facing deportation have been offered a deal that would let them reapply for student visas after returning to India.

Supporters of Indian students who have taken sanctuary in an Auckland church to avoid deportation say the students' vigil is entering its final days.