New Zealand's inbound migration rose to a 10-year high last month, as China overtook the UK to become the biggest source of net migrants for the first time in a decade.

The Prime Minister's office is demanding a Chinese immigration agency remove a picture of John Key from its website, which appears to show he endorses the organisation.

Indian immigrants are being bullied out of thousands of dollars by overseas scammers who are threatening them with deportation.

Herald exclusive: The businessman granted citizenship against official advice after a Govt minister lobbied on his behalf is facing domestic violence charges.

Editorial: Some differences are evident in the granting of New Zealand citizenship to wealthy Chinese businessmen Bill Liu and Donghua Liu.

New Zealand border authorities concede not every traveller's passport is checked with Interpol to determine it isn't stolen.

An Afghan who claimed he had been kidnapped and tortured by members of the Taliban after working as an interpreter for Kiwi troops has been denied asylum in New Zealand.

A Sri Lankan family has been ordered to leave New Zealand after living under temporary visas for eight years.

Migration added a net 3100 people to the population last month, the highest monthly gain since May 2003.

A Fijian migrant who needs a life-saving kidney transplant says he has been given a "death sentence" by immigration officials who will deport him if he does not leave New Zealand.

New Zealand's inbound net migration rose to a 10-year high in January as fewer people quit the country to cross the Tasman.

A fraudster who stole $350,000 of ratepayer money faces court action to have a deportation order enforced so he can be sent back to South Africa.

The myth of the "Kiwi dole bludger" is preventing hundreds of thousands of New Zealanders living in Australia from accessing equal rights and opportunities.

An Afghan interpreter vying for New Zealand citizenship has narrowly escaped execution by the Taliban.

Manufactured misery that has created rampant self-harm and suicide attempts, writes Tracey Barnett. There is no will to process their cases for years.

Immigration officers will gain police-like powers to enter and search homes without a warrant under law changes designed to stamp out exploitation of migrants.

Kiwi spouses of US citizens in this country would not have their financial records passed to American tax authorities under rules that take effect this year

Australia's offshore detention policy is under intense scrutiny again after a night of violence at the Manus Island centre left one asylum-seeker dead.

Korean mother Christina Oh, 39, is thrilled at the prospect of being able to vote in this year's general election after she got her New Zealand permanent resident visa just before Christmas.

Living wage campaigners say it now costs $18.80 an hour to feed two adults and two children in New Zealand.

Migration is a big deal in the New Zealand economy, writes Brian Fallow. In such a small, open and mobile country changes in the net flow of permanent and long-term migrants are a major influence on the economic cycle.

Enticing more migrants into the country could dramatically increase the income of New Zealand, new research has found.

At a special Waitangi Day ceremony in Wellington yesterday, six families became new citizens. We talk to three of them on why they chose to become New Zealanders.

Reporter Sarah Illingworth speaks to eight Kiwis from different backgrounds about what the Treaty and our national day mean to them.

Ngapuhi working in Australia's mines are being told they won't be welcome if they come home to carry out controversial mineral exploration in Northland.

New Zealand is a dream migration destination for millions around the globe, and our population could rise by 134 per cent if everyone could choose to live where they wanted, a survey has found.