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![MP paints face in racist rant](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=785)
MP paints face in racist rant
An Italian MP has “blacked up” to deliver a staggering anti-immigration rant in the country’s parliament.
![Protesters send sanitary pads to Australian minister](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=785)
Protesters send sanitary pads to Australian minister
Australia’s Immigration Minister is receiving tampons and sanitary towels in his post box from protesters against alleged restrictions on sanitary products for refugees.
![FBI speaks out on Dotcom case](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=785)
FBI speaks out on Dotcom case
"Megaupload knowing created and and facilitated the distribution of stolen property." The FBI does a tell-all interview on TV's 60 Minutes.
![Sex offender stopped at border](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=785)
Sex offender stopped at border
A convicted German child sex offender tried to abscond to NZ but was returned by officials here to serve his sentence in Germany.
![Officials bar almost 800 at border](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=785)
Officials bar almost 800 at border
Nearly 800 people were prevented from entering New Zealand over the past year.
![Australian boat arrivals slowed](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=785)
Australian boat arrivals slowed
Turning the Coalition's best known three-word slogan into reality was always going to be a tough ask for the Abbott Government in Australia.
![Evidence against Dotcom](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=785)
Evidence against Dotcom
A detailed account of the evidence against Kim Dotcom has been released by the FBI to allow so-called victims of alleged piracy to claim against his seized fortune.
![Customs quiet on 'brownie points' case](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=785)
Customs quiet on 'brownie points' case
The "secrets-for-brownie points" case has been escalated to Customs Minister Maurice Williamson - but he says it has nothing to do with him.
!['Brownie points' for leaked info to FBI](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=785)
'Brownie points' for leaked info to FBI
A senior Customs official told colleagues in charge of highly personal information they could earn "brownie points"if they passed secrets to the FBI.
![Akl house consents hit 5-year high](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=785)
Akl house consents hit 5-year high
Auckland house and apartment building is at a 5-year high, with nearly 5700 dwelling consents issued in the year to October.
![Census 2013: Immigration at new high](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=785)
Census 2013: Immigration at new high
Our house prices are high, our wages are low - so why is the world coming home to New Zealand?
![NZ migration service wins international award](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=785)
NZ migration service wins international award
NZ migration and corporate relocation specialist, Woburn International, has beaten rivals from 165 countries to be named the Cartus Global Destination Service Provider of 2013.
![Editorial: Time to open NZ migration doors wider](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=785)
Editorial: Time to open NZ migration doors wider
Editorial: It has been a long wait for a clear measure of New Zealand's population. Now the census confirms it's 4.24m, it's time to think about how to increase that headcount.
![New Kiwis add to our diversity](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=785)
New Kiwis add to our diversity
Our latest batch of citizens are embracing the multicultural nature of the country they now call home.
![Kiwi caught up in Moroccan marriage con](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=785)
Kiwi caught up in Moroccan marriage con
A bizarre love rectangle was outlined in a case before a Migration Review Tribunal of Australia hearing this month.
![Net migrant gain at 10-year high](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=785)
Net migrant gain at 10-year high
NZ gained a net 3,000 permanent and long-term migrants last month, the most since June 2003.
![Lawyers on secret blacklist](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=785)
Lawyers on secret blacklist
Immigration New Zealand has a secret blacklist with the names of 185 lawyers and immigration advisers it claims have questionable characters.
![Minister disputes people smuggling claims](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=785)
Minister disputes people smuggling claims
Immigration Minister Michael Woodhouse says officials are looking at claims that asylum seekers in the Middle East have bought false New Zealand visas and passports.
![Heated protest in Parliament](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=785)
Heated protest in Parliament
Parliament has been interrupted by a heated protest by a group of people demanding justice on an immigration issue, with security struggling to remove several of them.
![Green MP heads home after detainment](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=785)
Green MP heads home after detainment
A Green Party MP is making her way back to New Zealand after being detained by Sri Lankan authorities and questioned about her visa.
![Green MP's passport confiscated](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=785)
Green MP's passport confiscated
Green Party MP Jan Logie says she is "safe'' after being detained by Sri Lankan authorities and her passport confiscated.
![Hospital jobs elude migrants](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=785)
Hospital jobs elude migrants
Immigration officials will consider removing GPs from a skills shortage list as newly qualified immigrant doctors struggle to find jobs in hospitals.
![Hundreds of immigration visas revisited](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=785)
Hundreds of immigration visas revisited
The Ombudsman has found Immigration NZ was wrong to reject the partners of Indian migrants - now hundreds of visas need to be reassessed.
![NZ No 5 on world prosperity list](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=785)
NZ No 5 on world prosperity list
New Zealand has been rated the fifth most prosperous nation to live in, according to an international report.