Immigration
Trump administration ordered to resume young immigrant scheme
A third US federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to restore a programme letting young undocumented immigrants stay in the country.
Mark Middleton allowed to stay in NZ
Associate Immigration Minister Kris Faafoi has intervened and stopped the deportation of Mark Middleton, who was facing deportation after living in New Zealand for 56 years. Mark Middleton spoke to… Video, Audio
Petition launched to stop Mark Middleton's deportation
Mark Middleton, the step father of Karla Cardno who has lived in New Zealand for 56 years, believes he could be deported to the UK as early next week. Video, Audio
UK's treatment of immigrants 'appalling'
The British home secretary has apologised for the treatment of the Windrush generation, saying it was "wrong" and "appalling" that some face deportation.
National urges assoc immigration minister to intervene
National's immigration spokesperson Michael Woodhouse says Associate Immigration Minister Kris Faafoi can - and should - intervene in Mark Middleton's deportation case. Audio
Immigration NZ apologises for controversial overstayer data programme
Immigration Minister Iain Lees-Galloway has suspended the programme and says he's been assured that race and country of origin weren't criteria used to prioritise deportations. Audio
Immigration New Zealand's profiling of immigrants
Immigration New Zealand has been modelling data - including age, gender and ethnicity - of immigrants to identify which groups most commonly run up hospital costs or commit crime. Audio
Record immigration
Tougher conditions to restrict immigration don't seem to have an impact on numbers with levels reaching new peaks. Paul Spoonley of Massey University expalins the why's and wherefores of the latest… Audio
New immigration scam targets educated Indian brides
Families in India are marrying their drug-addicted sons to educated young women and paying for the bride to study in countries like New Zealand as a way to get residency for the men. But rather than… Audio
The Indian women paying for a NZ education with their freedom
Indian families are marrying their drug-addicted sons to young women and then paying for the women's study in New Zealand as a pathway to residency for their sons. Fearing for her life, one woman… Audio
More visas for tradies than professionals coming into NZ
Immigrants filling trade and technical jobs are outnumbering those taking professional roles for the first time. And the latest Immigration New Zealand figures show there are more labourers coming… Audio
Easy credit behind ballooning house prices - research
One way to pop the country's ballooning house prices would be to force investors to pay cash, a researcher says. Audio
Labour continues to talk with Australian Government about detainees
Labour Minister, Andrew Little, responds to concerns about how families are coping after their father or partner is deported to New Zealand from Australia after serving time in prison. Audio
Families pay the price when Kiwi relatives are deported to NZ
New Zealanders held in Australian immigration centres are speaking out about their indefinite detention and their heartbreak at being deported away from their families. Filipa Payne from Iwis n Aus… Audio
Manus Island and media manipulation
Manus Island has been in the headlines a lot lately on both sides of the Tasman, but few reporters have been able to report on what has really been happening there. Ben Robinson has been following the… Audio
Taking aim at Australia's hard-line refugee policy
While set in the near future, Jock Serong's polemic on Australia's border protection policies could almost be mistaken as a factual tale. Set in the waters of Indonesia, and in Canberra, On the Java… Audio
Midwife should be allowed to stay
Immigration expert Mark Williams says a British midwife who didn't live with her husband in New Zealand before marrying him should still get her work visa renewed. Audio
Indians bearing brunt of immigration crackdown, advisors say
An Indian migrant who's been denied a work visa twice, despite already having a job here, believes he's being unfairly targeted because of his nationality. Video, Audio
Tongan family's 'ticking bomb' finally over
A Tongan family will be granted residency after appealing to the Associate Immigration Minister, because their daughter is so unwell she would likely die if she wasn't allowed to stay. Video, Audio
Migrant workers: Visa conditions linked to exploitation
Tough conditions attached to a type of migrant work visa are being blamed for placing too much power in employers' hands, allowing worker exploitation.
