New Zealand would take 150 refugees each year from Australian detention centres if asked to, Prime Minister says.

COMMENT: The economy's vital signs don't look too bad, at first glance.

COMMENT: New Zealand's economic miracle - the desire of people to come and live here - is showing signs of peaking.

As the situation for migrants stuck in limbo in Calais shows no sign of improving some have devised guerilla tactics to sneak through borders

Britain leaving the European Union is the best chance to reverse immigration restrictions on New Zealanders, NZ First leader Winston Peters says.

Marking World Refugee Day, the Herald spoke to a refugee family who escaped from Laos to New Zealand 33 years ago, risking their lives to do so.

COMMENT: I spent a lot of last week with New Zealanders who are former refugees, migrants and followers of the Islamic faith. It was a week like no other.

Refugees will be getting a "five star" temporary first home when they arrive in NZ, says a former refugee who now works for Immigration New Zealand.

Yunjuan Li pleaded guilty to six charges of supplying false or misleading information to an immigration officer.

Sellers of big ticket items like cars, boats and caravans say business is booming on the back of a strong economy and a wealth effect driven by rising property prices.

COMMENT: Population growth contributes to the country's productivity, available skills and demand. But not everyone or everywhere benefits.

Economist claims that cutting number of immigrants allowed into New Zealand could reduce Auckland house prices by a quarter within two years.

Immigration changes to entice migrants to settle in the regions are unlikely to make any real difference.

At first, the baby looked as "if it were still alive".

The Treasury warned that record levels of immigration could push New Zealanders out of low-skilled jobs, depress wages and increase housing pressures.

Fatumata Bah was out shopping when a European woman asked if she would like a "free ride back to the airport" to go back to where she came from.

This country would benefit from many more people, and better preparation for their arrival.

The world needs to act together on the refugee crisis gripping Europe, European Council president Donald Tusk said yesterday.

Australia's Immigration Minister, Peter Dutton, has slightly softened his rhetoric about resettling illiterate refugees following a backlash.

Ann An moved to New Zealand as a child with her parents from China - and still wakes up in the morning asking "who am I?"

More Indian student visas have been declined than approved in the past 10 months, as Immigration New Zealand battles widespread fraud.

More Indian student visas have been declined than approved in the past 10 months, as Immigration New Zealand battles widespread fraud.

COMMENT: Showing leadership on this issue, and working with states in the region, will lead to stronger relationships across the board. That has to be in NZ's wider public interest, writes Michael Timmins..

The growing number of elderly Chinese migrants entering NZ to reunite with family and being left alone is a major concern, an immigration expert says.

COMMENT: A generation seems not to have the work skills, aptitude and life skills to work for the wages employers are able to pay, writes Bernard Hickey.

COMMENT: The highly adverse effects from our present immigration policies are now glaringly apparent. Our resources, unlike America's, are finite, writes John Gascoigne

As a former refugee and now a NZ citizen, I support Helen Clark in her bid to become the next Secretary-General of the United Nations, writes Zakaria Hazaranejad.

COMMENT: Maybe the biggest threat to the Auckland housing problem is simply waiting for Australia to come right, and for normal service to resume.

A new annual migration record was set for a 20th month in March, as more people moved across the Tasman from Australia.