New Zealand's annual net migration rose to another record in January as fewer locals departed for Australia, while Indian student numbers continued to bolster the influx of new arrivals.

Tony Abbott has flagged shifting the balance between upholding individual rights and ensuring community protection following a report into the Sydney cafe siege.

As vital signs go, retail sales data for the last three months of 2014 were pretty healthy, writes Brian Fallow.

Peter Jackson inspires Asian migrants to make movies for release here and overseas, and that could mean more tourists visiting this country, says a professor of diversity.

A money transfer system that has raised fears of money-laundering overseas is being considered by Immigration New Zealand as an acceptable means for wealthy Chinese applicants to bring cash to New....

More than 200 boat people were missing early today after their overcrowded dinghies sank in the frigid waters of the Mediterranean.

Salvation Army says housing shortage adding "incredible stress" to families as its State of Nation report shows Auckland's crisis worsened by a record near-4000 houses last year.

Migration figures and the 2013 Census data clearly show that NZ's population is undergoing a significant change.

After spending eight months as a captive of terrorists in Iraq, one of NZ's newest citizens says being able to call himself a Kiwi feels like a "dream".

Travellers with no intention of attending Cricket World Cup games are taking advantage of a transtasman arrangement allowing visa-free entry to NZ.

The Government's employment watchdog has taken enforcement action against eight employers in the Bay of Plenty Kiwifruit industry following breaches of minimum employment standards.

Any hopes that this year will be less barking mad than last year on the political front are rapidly diminishing.

New Zealand First Leader Winston Peters has criticised the number of foreign students choosing to study here.

A man who breached his parole conditions by leaving the country for Australia has been sentenced to community work.

Rights advocates say more than 700 refugees at an Australian immigration centre have continued their hunger strike, sewed their lips together and swallowed razor blades.

A fugitive who dodged border controls and fled NZ has been caught in Australia and deported - but Australian police missed a chance to detain him in December.

Devout Buddhist believes "karma" brought him and his family to New Zealand.

Ana Cecilia Mijangos moved to New Zealand from Mexico with her partner Luis Cabrera in 2009 with little English and no clue about what she was going to do here.

New Zealand is being urged by Thailand to revoke the passport of a Thai fugitive who has fled to this country.

She moved to NZ to start a new life as a woman. But the qualified pharmacist hasn't been able to find a job after 50 applications because 'people are afraid'.

Holes in NZ passport security have been exposed after an illegal immigrant paid for two false identities and the copies ended up linked to a terror plot.

Auckland has overtaken Melbourne, Perth and Adelaide to become the 16th most expensive location in the Asia Pacific for expatriates.

During his recent visit, Chinese President Xi Jinping sought NZ's help to return fugitives who had fled China with the proceeds of corruption, John Key says.

An Iranian man who came to New Zealand three years ago seeking asylum on the grounds he would be persecuted for his Christianity has lost his bid.

Two lawyers have been struck off in separate decisions following multiple acts of misconduct.

President Obama's executive order would spare from deportation five million immigrants who have lived illegally in the US for at least five years and have children who are citizens.

It could be the end of a dream for many as migration figures show that more New Zealanders are not only staying put but others across the Tasman are coming home.

The net population gain from migration hit new highs last month and is seen as a key reason Reserve Bank governor Graeme Wheeler's foot remains closer to the brake pedal.

New Zealand's annual migration rose to a fresh record for the third consecutive month in October, led by an increase in student arrivals from India.