Many Chinese couples are rushing to get married before the start of the Year of the Tiger, to avoid any misfortune associated with the inauspicious year.

A tour operator is under fire for using fake Maori to attract tourists from cruise ships docking in Tauranga.

International students continue to arrive despite the recession and economic crisis, a Department of Labour report says.

In the first of a three-part series, immigration reporter Lincoln Tan investigates migration trends and their impact.

Homophobia is on rise in Uganda as the government seeks an Anti-Homosexuality Bill and the minister for ethics and integrity insists that it will be every citizen's duty under new laws to denounce anyone they suspect of being gay.

Following the marriage of President Jacob Zuma to his fifth wife, the Independent looks at the arguments for and against polygamy.

Willie Jackson's urban authority wants to negotiate to buy a troubled rest home tagged for closure at the end of the month.

Australia's fragile relations with India have taken another serious blow.

Broadcaster Willie Jackson is making a last-ditch attempt to save a Mangere rest home slated for closure by the Counties Manukau DHB.

Just under 50 per cent of Maori women smoke, compared to 20 per cent for the whole population aged 15 to 64.