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.

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

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: The visa applications of the Indian students sheltering in an Auckland church are fraudulent and the law is the law.

Nine Indian students facing deportation orders for visa fraud have been told no action will be taken against them today.

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

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".

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.