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?

Syrian father Ahmad Barghach is desperate to bring his four children to join him in Auckland - but he's not finding it easy.

No country can stand aside if it wants to be recognised as a fully participating member of the international community, and that includes New Zealand.

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.

Seven years ago Latu Talu was an overstayer from Tuvalu. Now he's successful boxer.

Turkish efforts to stop traffickers from sending large "ghost ships" crammed with migrants towards Italy has sparked the surge in arrivals in Greece, the International Organisation for Migration says.

The chief executive of Immigration NZ is not impressed at the discovery of a border official who accepted $26,500 to help a young couple obtain visas.

Exclusive: A visa-for-cash scandal was discovered only when a young couple who paid $26,500 to a corrupt border official demanded a refund.

New Zealand is a more dangerous place to be than Bosnia/Herzegovina, Panama and even Bangladesh.

Immigration advisers will be asked to be in the front line as part of a battle to stop international terrorists from migrating to New Zealand.

The decision to allow refugee frauds to stay in New Zealand means 27 genuine refugees may have missed out on coming to the country.

International travel figures released support suspicion that the economy's potential growth has been cut by slower population growth.

The mayor of Palermo has urged European Union leaders to respond to "a genocide caused by European selfishness".

A wooden fishing boat packed with at least 600 migrants overturned in the Mediterranean Sea and hundreds are feared dead.

Race Relations Commissioner Dame Susan Devoy has called for Kiwis to stop demonising migrants and show leadership in race relations.

Making immigrants take out insurance was rejected as "utterly disgraceful" by an NZ First MP - but his colleague has included a similar measure in legislation.