Mike Tyson's second application for a visa to visit New Zealand has been rejected, and the Maori leader who sponsored it blames the Prime Minister.

If ever refugees deserved to be welcomed to New Zealand it is the Afghans who have been acting as interpreters for our soldiers in their country.

Customs has been forced to apologise after an officer was heard saying "no more Romanians" within earshot of a Romanian couple who were then kicked out of the country.

A coroner has ruled on the true identity of the cat handler mauled to death by a tiger at a Whangarei wildlife park in 2009.

Willie Jackson says he'll write a letter to authorities today saying ex-boxer and convicted rapist Mike Tyson could help South Auckland youth turn their lives around.

A school teacher from Wellington has been hailed as the woman who stopped convicted rapist Mike Tyson visiting New Zealand.

It took up to 10 shots from a shotgun and rifle to kill a tiger that fatally attacked a handler at Whangarei's Zion Wildlife Park, a coroner's hearing has heard.

The promoter of Mike Tyson's visit to New Zealand says he does not accept the revocation of the former boxer's visa and will try to get another visa issued for him.

A big-cat handler fatally mauled to death by a tiger did not see a need to lock the animal away while cleaning its enclosure, a coronial inquest has heard.

The man once known as the "the baddest man on the planet'' is looking forward to meeting Maori on his first visit to New Zealand next month.

A tradesman was flown to Australia by his new employer two months ago for a job that is paying $12 an hour more than he earned in New Zealand.

If the departees feel Australia offers a better life then they certainly should go, writes Bob Jones. "Their duty is to themselves to fulfil their potential as they see it."

The brother of Dalu Mncube, who was fatally mauled by a tiger, hopes a coroner's inquest recommends better prevention and protection measures for zookeepers.

The face of the exodus to Australia is changing as skilled trade workers in their 20s replace young, well-educated Kiwis flocking to Australia.