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Fill-in drivers fear getting boot from NZ
Foreign bus drivers on work visas employed to fill a shortage have been told they are no longer needed and could face deportation.
Editorial: Foreigner ban just one way to ease house price inflation
Editorial: If foreign restrictions will help first-home seekers - and we should be sure of that first - they could be one of many policy levers used.
Age-gap husband told to leave NZ
A 22-year-old Indian who married a Kiwi nearly 40 years his senior has failed to convince Immigration that the decision to deny him a visa was discrimination.
Grant Bayldon: Stop passing buck with refugees
In Australia the issue has become what humanitarian issues should never be - a political football kicked around by politicians desperate to win an election, writes Grant Bayldon.
Rudd in PNG deal on asylum seekers
Australia and Papua New Guinea have signed a new agreement that will allow the resettlement of asylum seekers in PNG under a regional arrangement, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said last night.
Oz attraction dwindles for Kiwis
New Zealand's monthly inbound migration rose to a four-year high in June as more kiwis stayed at home amid the dwindling attraction of Australia's slowing economy.
Kiwi 'treated like animal' on China trip
A Chinese New Zealander who entered China illegally to see his dying parents says he was chained and tortured for five days before being deported.
Former MP laments NZ First legacy
NZ First celebrates its 20th anniversary this month but a former MP of the party believes it'll self-destruct when its leader Winston Peters decides to leave.
Jobs to go at Immigration as part of restructuring sweep
A management restructure at Immigration New Zealand will result in 50 branch and regional managerial positions being disestablished.
Exit threat hits family
Three Sri Lankan sisters face deportation after seven years building lives in New Zealand.
Sea safety ban keeps sailor in port
An American overstayer has been banned from sailing from the Bay of Islands for the Pacific Islands because his yacht is unsafe.
Immigration adviser stripped of licence
An immigration adviser has been stripped of her licence and ordered to pay more than $20,000 after what amounted to "systematic exploitation of a vulnerable migrant".
Kiwi generosity aids young student
A young Indonesian woman born with a large tumour covering half of her face is excited about restarting her life.
Couple's fight to stay: She's 59, he's 22
A couple's age gap of nearly 40 years is being cited as one of the reasons Immigration New Zealand declined an Indian man's visa application - a move he says is "ageist".
Deportation bill hits $1.7m
Deporting immigrants who breached their visa conditions cost New Zealand taxpayers $1.7 million in the past year.
Family reunited after adoption struggle
A 7-year-old Cambodian girl received an emotional welcome from her Kiwi family in Auckland yesterday after they were reunited for the first time in New Zealand since 2009.
David Ellis: Boosting New Zealand's brain gain
Recent media coverage suggests that the main issue for returning expats, or repats, is re-entry culture shock, writes David Ellis. It is not.
Smuggler claims police protection
A secretly-filmed video has recorded a people smuggler admitting to Indonesian police protection of the trade in boat people sailing to Australia.
Flow of migrants to Oz slowing
More Australians are coming to New Zealand and fewer Kiwis are crossing the Tasman in the latest sign that the grass may not be greener across the Ditch.
Peters blasts 'Orwellian' censorship
New Zealand First leader Winston Peters has compared NZ to an Orwellian state because he feels he's being censored over his Chinese immigration comments.
Visitor arrivals surge to new May record
Visitor arrivals in May were up 9 per cent from the same month last year, Statistics New Zealand said today.
Action filed in $4/hour restaurant case
Investigations into an Indian restaurant chain allegedly paying its staff less than $4 an hour has resulted in an action being filed with the ERA.
Tracey Barnett: Grim precedent pulls plug on our human rights standing
NZ has just passed a law that mirrors what is probably the most disastrous Australian policy failure of the past 20 years, writes Tracey Barnett. Mandatory detention of asylum seekers arriving by boat.
Private college faces probe
A private college in central Auckland, Hygiene College, is being probed for allegedly offering fake job offers to international students.
Migrant employers could face deportation for exploiting workers
Migrant employers who exploit foreign workers could face deportation under a law change proposed by Immigration Minister Michael Woodhouse.
New country, new lives
Hussain Sayed's daughters were a long way from home as they ran with a dozen other youngsters across the vast lawns of Government House in Auckland yesterday.