Gill Bonnett

Smoke could be seen across central Auckland from a fire at a construction site early on Wednesday morning. RNZ reporter Gill Bonnett is at the scene. She talks to Guyon Espiner. Audio

Documents show convicted Czech drug smuggler Karel Sroubek was granted residency despite significant confusion over the passport he used to enter New Zealand. Sroubek came and went from the country… Audio

Immigration advisers say the continued lack of regulation of marketing managers is blighting international education and leaving badly advised students high and dry. They say they are constantly… Audio

Immigration New Zealand's decisions have been successfully overturned more times in the last year than at any time in its history. An immigration lawyer says staff turnover, delays in processing and… Audio

Immigration New Zealand's decisions have been successfully appealed more times in the last year than at any time in its history. New figures show its appeal tribunal allowed 41 per cent of appeals… Audio

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has told the World Economic Forum that politicians who refuse to take action on climate change will find themselves on the wrong side of history. She appeared on a panel… Audio

A group of reportedly unruly visitors have been served deportation notices and a woman has been arrested and is due to appear in court today. Audio

A fire that has destroyed a large two storey house in Remuera overnight. It is being treated as suspicious. Fire and Emergency is asking the police to investigate how the fire started in the house -… Audio

A large house fire in Otara has been put out. Fire and Emergency says it got multiple calls about the fire on East Tamaki Road about 6.15am on Tuesday. Audio

Bus services in Auckland and Hamilton are disrupted this morning as about 200 drivers go on strike. In Auckland 25 routes and 350 of 11,000 trips will be affected, but school buses, trains and ferries… Audio

Foreign patients who don't pay their bills are costing Auckland's hospitals $10 million a year. The three Auckland district health boards have written off more than $50 million in five years in unpaid… Audio

A frail elderly woman who became a refugee after years of attacks by her husband in China faced being deported because she needed full-time care. A bureacratic bungle was eventually sorted by the… Audio

RNZs Immigration Reporter Gill Bonnett talks to the grandparents stuck in visa limbo who are awaiting news of whether they can join their families in New Zealand. Audio

New Zealand dialysis patients are having their treatment rationed because of ineligible immigrants turning up for emergency care, according to government documents.

Immigration New Zealand's chief… Audio

Former National Party leader Don Brash says Massey University's decision to cancel his speaking engagement is a threat to free speech everywhere. Video, Audio

The leading construction company Ebert Construction has gone into receivership, with workers and contractors locked out of building sites around the country on Wednesday morning. The company… Audio

Immigration New Zealand says under-pressure compliance officers have been diverted into fraud and exploitation work at the expense of tracking down people illegally in the country. New figures show… Audio