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?

Prime Minister Bill English is defending the latest increase in net migration and says he is not looking at curbing demand.

The number of first-home buyers getting on the property ladder has dipped slightly at the start of this year.

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.

Watch The Economy Hub: Housing affordability, immigration and Trump's policies will be the big economic election issues this year.

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.

Church says students welcome for as long as they need sanctuary.

COMMENT: I am stunned at the New Zealand Government's decision to deport a large number of Indian students.

COMMENT: This 31-year-old says at 19 he was forced to serve in Robert Mugabe's secret police and participated in up to 20 murders, several rapes and multiple tortures.

New Zealand's most senior Catholic has appealed to fellow Catholic, Prime Minister Bill English, to reconsider plans to deport Indian

COMMENT: Auckland needs to work harder and closer to build a two-way, long-term New Zealand-China relationship.

An Auckland man has failed in his appeal against a jail sentence for beating his wife with a hammer.

Labour leader will make a last-ditch appeal to the Government not to deport a group of Indian students over fraudulent documents submitted by their immigration agents.

Teachers have been told to encourage children to speak their first languages in their first few years of education, rather than sticking solely to English.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has set up a 24-hour task force to oversee the transition of US President Donald Trump.

President Donald Trump denounced arguments against his immigration order as "disgraceful".

Immigration and the economy among topics English and Trump discuss in brief telephone call.

US President Donald Trump has lashed out at mainstream polls that showed his controversial travel ban was unpopular.

If Australia's Turnbull got Grumpy Trump, English got "friendly, warm, thoughtful" Trump and even an invite to the White House "if you're passing by".