Stories by Gill Bonnett

Immigration officials say they have discovered an asylum fraud in which more than 150 people claimed to be in danger from loan sharks.

The University of Auckland has been given a top 10 global ranking in sustainable development goals after enrolling 800 refugee students.

New Zealand has refused to grant asylum to a dissident law academic who spoke out about election fixing in Russia.

Up to 5000 Pasifika will be offered residence visas under a government policy aimed at addressing a pandemic shortfall.

A man who had a secret family in Vietnam while married to a New Zealander has been deported.

A New Zealand woman placed in abusive Australian foster care has won an appeal against deportation from Australia.

Employers are hiring staff who can work offshore instead of taking on migrants, and other countries are recruiting workers in New Zealand to do the same.

Almost 200,000 people have now applied to become residents under the fast-track visa, and one in four has been approved.

Health requirements for new residents are under the microscope as Immigration NZ examines how much certain conditions cost to treat.

Jacinda Ardern is expected tomorrow to bring forward the October border date. But future residents are being warned they may face a longer wait to settle permanently.

A 75,000-member Facebook group has been disbanded after a complaint from an immigration body about posts, comments and admins' moderation of the site.

National says Immigration New Zealand (INZ) has failed to scale-up staffing levels to meet the demand for visas as the border reopens.

Migrant parents who want to join their adult children as residents in New Zealand have longer to wait before a decision is made on restarting a long-shelved immigration programme.

Immigration New Zealand is being blamed for restricting how many migrant workers, students and visitors can come into the country.

The government may change the law so would-be terrorists and refugees who are serious offenders could be sent back to their home countries.

Government agencies which battled to detain and deport the LynnMall attacker Ahamed Samsudeen are remaining silent on why they did not agree to his request to lose New Zealand residence.

Ukrainians trying to flee to New Zealand under a family reunification visa are being told they can come, but they will have to leave their relatives behind.

Security services briefings show the LynnMall attacker was highly likely to carry out a terrorist attack in New Zealand only if he was prevented from leaving the country.

A 77-year-old woman who was stuck in Australia because of border restrictions says she feels hurt at her pension being stopped and receiving a demand to repay more than $11,000.

A mother says health authorities should be more upfront with parents, after she was told she could take her children for second doses of the Covid-19 vaccine in half the official timeframe.

Migrants who will soon become residents under a government fast-tracked visa process are being offered more than $30,000 to enter bogus marriages, according to an immigration adviser.

Aucklanders can see their updated property values from today, with homes in Great Barrier Island soaring by 59 percent.

An estimated 100,000 migrants can apply for fast-tracked residence from today - though IT problems have stopped some being able to.

Reducing the time between Covid-19 vaccine doses for 5 to 11-year-olds has been rejected by the government's expert advisers.

Consultants are among an exodus of medical staff from New Zealand to countries whose immigration policies are more attractive.