Banks create the money they lend out of nothing and can charge interest on the new money for as long as it exists in the form of a debt owed to them, writes Bryan Gould. "The affordability crisis will go on getting worse."

Why find scapegoats when it’s the lack of long-term planning, policy and inaction of those at the helm of affairs which has contributed to the current housing shortage, writes Gurbrinder Aulakh.

The state was paying unwarranted attention to Nicky Hager when its low-wage citizens needed it more, writes Dita De Boni.

A slowdown in the Chinese economy isn't expected to crimp demand for education in New Zealand.

Fewer than 100 migrants have lost their lives crossing the Mediterranean since the EU boosted its search and rescue operations at the end of April.

Labour leader Andrew Little has stood by the decision to release figures showing a high proportion of house sales to people with Chinese names in Auckland.

Ignoring a plea from the Republican Party chairman to tone down his rhetoric, Trump plans to rally more than 9,000 supporters in Phoenix on Saturday afternoon.

Now that it is our turn to chair the United Nations Security Council Murray McCully says we will attempt to revive peace talks between Israel and Palestine. Not an easy task.

Immigration admits it made mistakes after a Chilean woman was sent home on the suspicion she would earn money babysitting her 3-year-old niece.

Auckland's net gain of 26,600 migrants in the past year boosted demand for housing in the city, writes Brian Fallow. But if you are talking about home ownership there are a lot more factors at play.

Illegal migrants desperate to get into Britain have exploited the closing of Calais and travel chaos on both sides of the English Channel.

At times like this it can be useful to remember that we are all refugees, or descendants of refugees.

NZ has had a net gain of 57,800 migrants in the year through May - the 10th consecutive record-breaking month.

English remains king throughout wider Auckland but the second most-spoken language depends on the neighbourhood.

Now is the time when we need to work out what we think about refugees and asylum seekers.

For tomorrow's World Refugee Day the Herald looks at how three young people have made lives for themselves here.

Immigration Minister Michael Woodhouse says the Government may lift the refugee quota next year.

Hungary has unveiled plans to build a fence along its border with Serbia as part of an anti-immigration drive, saying it "cannot afford to wait any longer" for the European Union to come up with a solution to the migration crisis.

Medical staff treating asylum seekers on Nauru were told to withhold details of psychological effects of living in detention from mental health reports, a psychiatrist claims.

More than once, the Prime Minister has warned that, at some time, a boatload of desperate people will wash up on our shores.

Mother speaks out as Immigration NZ withhold permanent residency from sick child of NZ citizen.

A Kiwi's plan to return to New Zealand to raise his family is in limbo after Immigration New Zealand granted permanent residency to only one of his young sons.

The asylum-seekers who were shipwrecked after attempting to reach New Zealand have apparently called on the Government to help.

National has been asked to join other parties in Parliament and support an increase in the refugee quota.

Employers may soon find that the key skill/capability they are recruiting for is Cultural Intelligence or CQ, and not just IQ and EQ, writes Mai Chen.

An immigrant family faces being torn apart after its patriarch was convicted for drug smuggling.

A boat of asylum seekers had a credible chance of reaching NZ - but the Government will not say what options were being considered if that had happened.

The survivor of a camp recounts her 25 terrifying days late last year near the southern Thai town of Padang Besar, where she saw people die every two or three days.