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.

Filipino immigrant Anthony Eltanal, 43, described his path to New Zealand residency as "one hell of a journey", but one that was well worth it.

Posing with a New Zealand passport on his Facebook page did not do Ekaphop Luera any favours.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Could Kim Dotcom recover some credit in this country? A university lecturer in cultural studies thinks so.

More wealthy Chinese visitors will have their New Zealand visas fast-tracked as part of a new joint agreement signed between the two countries' leaders this week.

Kim Dotcom is banned from using helicopters, travelling by boat or going 80 kilometres from his home, ahead of a bail hearing next Monday.

A New Zealand citizen who lost his bank job to a man seconded from India says he is "living proof" temporary migrant workers are stealing Kiwi jobs.

A lawyer who illegally acted as an immigration adviser has been jailed for more than three and a half years.

The devil, so the saying goes, is in the detail.

The New Zealand economy has managed the ultimate "Houdini" act by avoiding the inflationary pressures that usually go along with strong growth, Westpac said.

London Mayor and would-be MP Boris Johnson is backing a report by a British think-tank which calls for Kiwis and Australians to freely live and work in Britain.

Immigration NZ says Kim Dotcom might be deported if he has failed to disclose a dangerous driving conviction. So where could he go?

NZ's annual net migration rose to a record in September, beating government forecasts, as the inflow was spurred by Kiwis returning home from Australia.

This month marks the 75th anniversary of the arrival in New Zealand of Chinese refugee families fleeing the Japanese. Renee Liang talks to one of the original refugees, now an Auckland GP, about the long road to acceptance.