Immigration
Australia, US move to curb skilled worker visas
Changes to Australia's four-year working visa have removed pathways to permanent residency for less-skilled migrants, and removed 30 percent of eligible jobs.
Australia to bring in stricter work visa rules
Australia will abolish a temporary work visa popular with foreigners and replace it with two visas with tougher language and skill requirements.
Rest home manager appalled at threat to deport worker
A Far North resthome is fighting to keep a Filipino staff member who's been given just two days to get out of the country - despite being in the job for 10 years. Audio
Work visa arrivals behind new migration high
The number of people coming to New Zealand to live and visit is continuing to break records.
Immigration rule changed based on incomplete info
The government decided to shut the door to immigrant's parents without the Immigration Minister seeing a report showing under 2 percent were taking up welfare support.
Trump's new travel ban excludes Iraq
Donald Trump has signed an order banning travellers from six mostly Muslim countries - this time Iraq has been left off the list. Our Washington correspondent Nina-Maria Potts says Mr Trump can't… Audio
Dreams of NZ residency shattered
Applications for residency under skilled migrant category have halved since a higher points threshold was introduced five months ago. Audio
Australian tourist blocked from entering NZ
An Australian cruise ship passenger has been blocked from entering New Zealand on character grounds, officials say.
Andrew Little: PM's comments on drug tests "an excuse"
"What I hear from employers is that they want to employ younger New Zealanders, any New Zealanders." The Labour Leader Andrew Little says employers want WINZ to work with the unemployed to get them… Audio
US widens net for deporting immigrants
Millions of undocumented foreigners in the US could be affected by new guidelines the Trump administration has issued to deport illegal immigrants.
Trump promises new security measures after court setback
US President Donald Trump has promised to introduce additional national security steps, a day after a court refused to reinstate his travel ban.
Trumped in court: travel ban suspension upheld
In a further blow to Donald Trump's early policy-making, an appeals court has unanimously upheld a temporary suspension of his order restricting travel from seven Muslim-majority countries.
Trump travel ban: Hearing over, but no decision yet
Donald Trump's travel ban has been debated at a US federal appeals court, with judges promising a ruling as soon as possible. Video
Indian students victims of injustice - church minister
A group of Indian students ordered to leave New Zealand for visa fraud will not resist if authorities come to deport them, a church minister supporting the group says. Audio
Apple, Google, Facebook among 100 firms opposing Trump's travel ban
Apple, Google and other tech giants signed a legal brief opposing Donald Trump's travel ban, arguing it harms their businesses.
Trump continues twitter attacks against judiciary
American president Donald Trump has ramped up his criticism of a federal judge who has blocked his controversial travel ban.
PM's media honeymoon is over
Dealing with the media will be a big part of Bill English's job in election year. Mediawatch looks at the curly questions from the media that brought his short political honeymoon to an abrupt end. Audio
Trump thanks Turnbull for 'telling the truth' about call
Donald Trump has praised Australia's Prime Minister for "telling the truth" about their phone conversation on the Australia-US refugee deal.
Immigration Minister - no sympathy for to-be deported students
The Immigration Minister, Michael Woodhouse, says the nine Indian students who are planning to seek sanctuary in a church to try to avoid deportations are perpetrators of fraud, and are not victims. Audio
