![PM: Extra refugees will put strain on NZ](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
PM: Extra refugees will put strain on NZ
John Key defends the scale and pace of his rescue package for Syrian refugees, saying it cannot be rushed.
John Key defends the scale and pace of his rescue package for Syrian refugees, saying it cannot be rushed.
European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker is trying to build political support for a mandatory scheme to relocate some 160,000 refugees
Syrian refugees Lilas and Basal Slik have been sleeping soundly this year for the first time in their lives.
Immigration Minister confirms New Zealand will take a total of 750 Syrian refugees - 600 in an emergency intake over and above the usual annual quota of 750.
Europe, with its ageing population, needs to increase its younger population by several million to avoid a situation where pension systems grow unsustainable.
If Assad's forces collapse, we will see millions trying to force their way into Europe as radical religious groups seek to cleanse the area, writes Alexander Gillespie.
John Key knows he can limit the damage if he can re-position himself quickly, without being accused of flip-flopping too obviously, writes Bryan Gould. A carefully choreographed and well-practised process of cautious change is under way.
Church communities around New Zealand can host and settle an extra 1200 Syrian refugees, the Anglican and Catholic Church says.
After being shouted at and manhandled in Hungary, a country that did not want them, thousands of refugees stared at the cheering crowd in Germany.
The leaders of the Roman Catholic and Anglican Churches will put on a united front, asking the Prime Minister to increase the number of refugees New Zealand lets in.
A New Zealander living in Germany says that country's welcome to Syrian refugees has put others - including New Zealand - to shame.
The pre-dawn move eased immediate pressure on Hungary, which has struggled to manage the flow of thousands of migrants arriving daily from non-EU member Serbia.
It wasn't long ago that Iceland went broke. When the Global Financial Crisis hit, the country became a beggar. It couldn't pay its debts. The rest of the world ridiculed it, Heather du Plessis-Allan writes.
Prime Minister John Key has rejected claims this morning the government is opening the gates to extra Syrian refugees.
Half protest-march, half procession, the dismal crocodile of refugees left the Keleti station at 10am carrying what meagre possessions they could.
Former Prime Minister Helen Clark has revealed she asked Prime Minister John Key to follow the example she set with refugees.
Tracey Barnett asks, will our PM continue to defend the status quo of doing so little by any international measure? Or will the larger sights of average Kiwis push our Govt to make a more meaningful contribution?
Millions of refugees have fled Syria since 2011 but the number New Zealand has taken in would almost fit in one of Auckland's new double-decker buses.
A chef deemed "too fat" for NZ has launched a fresh appeal to stay in the country, claiming that even the All Blacks would fail tough immigration obesity rules.
Refugees have enriched our society in the past. One even produced a son who became a Prime Minister, writes Brian Rudman.
The Government's lead economic advisor warns a new policy aimed at attracting more migrants to the regions would achieve nothing.
As the death toll on land and sea continues to grow, the EU summoned ministers to an emergency summit to discuss solutions to the crisis.
A row of jetskis in the Mediterranean showed the latest method adopted by people smugglers to take their charges to Europe.
Angela Merkel has promised there will be "no tolerance" for violent anti-migrant protests that have gripped Germany in recent weeks.
A complaint made against Viveg Lingam Mudaliar has been partly upheld by the Immigration Advisers Complaints and Disciplinary Tribunal.
A refugee community centre has backed Immigration New Zealand's position not to change the listed age of an Ethiopian orphan.