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Josh Williams: We need imported skill as well as training
COMMENT: Getting the right number of workers with the right skills at the right time in an economy doesn't just happen.
COMMENT: Getting the right number of workers with the right skills at the right time in an economy doesn't just happen.
Bill English delivered a few surprises in his first media appearance, including poetry, a u-turn on gay marriage and a nod to the trade unions.
Two women refused entry into New Zealand were escorted back to Europe by police officers.
Immigration officials have warned that students on work permits are lowering the value of skilled immigration for NZ's economic improvement.
COMMENT: This week's series on widespread cheating and fraud at schools has prompted many readers to contact the Herald. Here are some of their stories.
International students are manipulating the immigration system to get visas and may be pushing Kiwis out of low-paid jobs, say reports to the Government.
Immigrants are using bakery jobs just to get residency, then leaving the profession, claims a union boss.
COMMENT: Targeted immigration can be good for an economy. It can bring in new ideas, cultures and increased entrepreneurship.
Employers are exploiting international students, who put up with illegal wages and working conditions so they can get a visa and stay in New Zealand.
Christine and Shaw Dods-Brooks will have to wait even longer to meet their grandchildren after a new visa requirement for South Africans
An experienced New Zealand teacher has opened up about international education, calling it "a scam".
Schools with thousands of international students have been warned after officials fear they showed similar problems to a college shut down after a cheating scandal.
A top Auckland Filipino restaurant is struggling to convince Immigration New Zealand that cooking ox penis soup requires specialist skills.
New Zealand is the sixth-most-popular destination in the world for millionaire migrants.
A Sri Lankan couple fearing harm after their family members were shot and killed by underworld criminal have been granted refugee status.
Immigration New Zealand says an announcement on its website that the skilled migrant category has closed is a mistake.
The current cap of foreigners who can work seasonally in horticulture and viticulture will increase from 9500 to 10,500 for the 2016/17 season.
New Zealand's annual net gain of migrants hit another record high in October.
Thousands of Americans have registered an interest in moving to New Zealand since Donald Trump was elected US President.
Political Roundup: Will next year's general election be shaken up by rising populism?
Permanent and long-term international migration to NZ is at its highest level in more than 25 years and many newcomers are opting to settle in the regions.
Donald Trump says he plans to deport between two and three million undocumented immigrants as he launched a Twitter tirade against his enemies.
US traffic to Immigration NZ is up 24-fold while Trade Me is seeing more Americans browsing jobs and property in the wake of the election.
WATCH: Air New Zealand is extending an invitation to Americans for a post-election break in New Zealand.
What is political populism? Here's an explanation of the new anti-Establishment politics, as well as ten reasons why a popular revolt could happen in NZ.
President-elect Donald Trump's campaign staff has erased from his website a statement detailing one of his controversial proposals.
Trump's policies are typically lacking detail and often facing strong criticism from economists. Here are the key questions answered.
US President-elect Donald Trump has promised everything. But what does he stand for? These are his key policies.
The President Elect Donald Trump bodes well for farms and coal mines, but trade deals will be left in peril.
COMMENT: New Zealand has so far escaped the issues faced by other countries with large influxes of people coming across their borders.