A church harbouring Indian students facing deportation asks the Government to allow them to stay on compassionate grounds.

The Auckland church that hosted NZ's first same-sex marriage has decided to give sanctuary to nine Indian students facing deportation over a student visa fraud.

President Donald Trump has tweeted that the ruling of a judge against his travel ban is "ridiculous and will be overturned".

Peter Thiel netted tens of millions of dollars.

COMMENT: There is frustration as well as fury in the messages mainstream media are receiving. Somehow we need to work out what is not being said.

A young Indian couple facing deportation with their 2-year-old daughter are now planning to seek sanctuary in a central Auckland church.

Students facing deportation plan to seek refuge in a church.

COMMENT: Readers of a certain age might remember when there was a degree of prejudice against the wave of immigrants from the Netherlands, Brian Fallow writes.

A Tauranga man sentenced in connection with a recent high-profile human trafficking case has avoided jail after offering to pay full reparation to his victims.

Citizens of the seven countries targeted by Donald Trump in the name of preventing terrorism have not been known to previous cause terrorism in the US.

Political Roundup: English's middling approach to the Trump immigration controversy might lose him support, but he's focused on keeping onside with the superpower.

The Prince of Wales has warned the world is in danger of "forgetting the lessons of the past" in a speech about the Holocaust.

New Zealand's strong economic growth story looks set to be underpinned this year by ongoing record net migration flows, economists said.

Migrants do not dilute New Zealand's cultural identity despite more coming from non-traditional source countries, experts say.

In 2016, more migrants came to New Zealand on work visas and more holidaymakers arrived than ever before.

A woman will be sent back to Fiji after her jail sentence.

Google has donated US$2 million ($2.75m) to refugee causes and hopes its employees will match the gift in response to Donald Trump's travel ban.

EDITORIAL: Immigrants have always provided an easy target for populist politicians.

The perception that migrants take jobs from Kiwis and push up house prices are widespread, but the fear is overblown, a new report has found.

A new report from the New Zealand Initiative suggests immigrants cover the increase cost of infrastructure.

Despite being touted as protecting the US against terrorism, It's not clear tough immigration measures will help prevent attacks on American soil.

Donald Trump may be drawing attacks for his tough stance on immigration, but Australia will be happy with his latest decision.

Prime Minister Bill English has a duty to speak out against US President Donald Trump's ban on Muslim travellers, the Green Party says.

Google delivered a sharp message to staff traveling overseas after an executive order on immigration from President Donald Trump: Get back to the US now.

Travellers with valid visas and green cards have reportedly been prevented from boarding flights and turned away at US border control.

Anyone who wants a black passport - bar a very few special cases - needs to live in New Zealand for most of five years.

US tech billionaire Peter Thiel got his New Zealand citizenship fair and square, under what is a legal exception to the rules, says Fran O'Sullivan.

The American that bought New Zealand, a truly bizarre incident and why everybody is sick of January.

PM backs granting of citizenship to Trump-backing billionaire Peter Thiel as former Minister Wayne Mapp reveals he'd known about it for years.

The news that billionaire investor and Trump supporter Peter Thiel has acquired New Zealand citizenship has triggered questions in Parliament.