Yasir Mohib hit his wife with a hammer after she complained he wasn't holding her hand. At first he was allowed to walk free, but has now been sentenced to jail time.

CUTTING COSTS: Phil Goff, who is pictured sworn as Auckland mayor by Auckland Council chief executive Stephen Town, is already cutting

COMMENT: As the world's population becomes more urban our cities are increasingly coming under pressure to sustainably accommodate everyone.

The 750 refugees who arrive in NZ each year now face a whole new journey navigating our foreign land.

Now the world's most famous Tweeter is finally in office, what will it mean for your back pocket?

A new report has revealed some of the bizarre reasons travellers have given for visiting New Zealand that didn't fly with border control.

At least eleven international students from Korea are in limbo after an education agent ran away with their money, paid for school fees and living expenses.

COMMENT: Bill English would have been entitled to feel quite cock-a-hoop when he rolled up to 10 Downing St with Theresa May early this morning.

For the past seven years, Charlie Wood has gone to the UK to play and coach polo. But he is now one of the casualties of tough Post-Brexit rules.

Donald Trump now admits the US will pay for a border wall for the "sake of speed", but insists Mexico will pay it back layer.

New Zealand needs to show Israel there is a cost of continuing war, by refusing to accept imports or Israeli visitors from the occupied territories.

An Australian senator's call for immigration controls on Kiwis to be reviewed in response to a UN resolution on Israeli settlements is "absolutely nuts", Labour says.

COMMENT: The early period of the next administration in Washington will be tumultuous.

Syrian refugee Mohamad Eid Morad and his family are grateful to be celebrating a safe first Christmas together in New Zealand.

The foreign driver who injured journalist Karen Rutherford and killed her daughter's horse in a crash has lost a last-minute bid to get his passport returned.

New Zealand's booming migration and tourism set new records in November, with arrivals continuing to increase and departures steadily lower.

Migrants are seeking to marry "sham brides" who are pregnant with another man's child in a bid to exploit human rights laws and remain in Britain.

Kiwis already booked to go to South Africa now have to travel to Wellington to get a visa first.

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.

One of NZ's biggest schools for international students has been given a no confidence rating after an inspection found "widespread evidence of systemic plagiarism".

A female Indian student who has tried to immigrate honestly to NZ tells how she was propositioned and asked to pay for jobs to get her visa.

Christine and Shaw Dods-Brooks will have to wait even longer to meet their grandchildren after a new visa requirement for South Africans