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![Migration boom rolls on as fewer kiwis depart](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Migration boom rolls on as fewer kiwis depart
Annual net migration rose to a record in August spurred by more migrant arrivals and the ongoing decline of Kiwis leaving for Australia.
![Peter Calder: Proud Kiwis from a land far away](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Peter Calder: Proud Kiwis from a land far away
The number caught my eye: 243 people who identify as Eritrean live in New Zealand.
![Transgender refugee says NZ paradise](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Transgender refugee says NZ paradise
A transgender refugee from Colombia who was knocked back by other countries says she has "found paradise" in New Zealand after being officially recognised as a woman.
![Auckland man arrested in cold case](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Auckland man arrested in cold case
A man who lived in New Zealand for 13 years under a false identity was arrested yesterday in connection with a killing in Switzerland 14 years ago.
![Doctored photo reason for residency refusal](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Doctored photo reason for residency refusal
A doctored photograph of Donghua Liu was the reason he failed the good-character test and was refused residency in New Zealand.
![Billy Adams: Expat Scots face a question of identity](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Billy Adams: Expat Scots face a question of identity
According to the last national head-count, 130,000 people born in Scotland now live in Australia. I'm one of them, writes Billy Adams.
![NZ begins Ebola checks on travellers](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
NZ begins Ebola checks on travellers
New Zealand border officials intend screening anyone arriving from West African countries afflicted by the deadly Ebola virus, which has claimed almost 1000 lives since March.
![Driver faces deportation over crash that injured athlete](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Driver faces deportation over crash that injured athlete
A young Russian man faces deportation a crash that injured four of his friends, including a promising athlete who missed out on competing in the Commonwealth Games.
![Donghua Liu admits building charges](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Donghua Liu admits building charges
Donghua Liu has pleaded guilty to charges laid by the Auckland Council over building works on two properties worth more than $6 million in plush suburbs.
![Liu's new renovation woes](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Liu's new renovation woes
Donghua Liu is in more legal trouble after the Auckland Council charged him over renovations on two properties worth more than $6 million in plush suburbs.
![Family overwhelmed by generosity](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Family overwhelmed by generosity
An Auckland Congolese family whose children are sponsored by NZ donors have been overwhelmed by readers' generosity since their story featured in the Herald.
![Welcome mat rolling out for returning Kiwis](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Welcome mat rolling out for returning Kiwis
Returning Kiwis are faring better than ever in the recruitment stakes and are being met with open arms by some employers.
![Visa move baits hook for top acts](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Visa move baits hook for top acts
Kiwi music lovers could be in for more big name international acts under new visa laws due to come into force in November, a tourism body says.
![Verity Johnson: The changing Kiwi childhood](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Verity Johnson: The changing Kiwi childhood
The other day, I realised that we've had cows in the garden for the past six years, and I've never milked them, writes Verity Johnson.
![Heather Shotter: Migrants help give Auckland an edge over other cities](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Heather Shotter: Migrants help give Auckland an edge over other cities
As we become more globally connected more than half the world lives in cities which are becoming more ethnically diverse.
![Kiwis quitting Australia fuel immigration surge](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Kiwis quitting Australia fuel immigration surge
The immigration surge continued to gather pace last month, with the net inflow of 4270 people the second-largest monthly gain on record.
![Bernard Hickey: Spectre of 'Zombie towns' a worry for us all](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Bernard Hickey: Spectre of 'Zombie towns' a worry for us all
What would "peak population" mean for NZ? The country hasn't had to think much about depopulation before, writes Bernard Hickey.
![Susan St John and Claire Dale: Pension injustices tarnish retirees' golden years](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Susan St John and Claire Dale: Pension injustices tarnish retirees' golden years
The Retirement Policy and Research Centre is hearing from an increasing number of unhappy, married superannuitants that are affected by an unfair part of our social security legislation.
![Tampa refugee thriving in new life](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Tampa refugee thriving in new life
A refugee from Afghanistan who arrived in the country without being able to speak a word of English came third in a spelling bee just five years after arriving and is now studying political science.
![One nation with many faces](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
One nation with many faces
Singapore-born Chloe Kannangara is of Irish-Dutch and Singaporean-Sinhalese descent - but considers herself to be "half Asian, half Kiwi".
![Jolie puts focus on boat people policy](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Jolie puts focus on boat people policy
Actress Angelina Jolie will visit the asylum seeker detention centre on Nauru in a move likely to put further international pressure on the Australian Government's harsh policies.
![Youngsters risk all to cross border](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Youngsters risk all to cross border
When the gang came for him, Ceferino decided he had three choices: join them, refuse to join and risk being killed, or flee the country.
![Banking boss helps migrants](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Banking boss helps migrants
BNZ's head of migrant banking, Frank Cui, reckons he has a pretty good grasp of the challenges immigrants face when building a new life in NZ.