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Sociologist breaks down new immigration figures on Herald NOW
Ryan Bridge talks to Paul Spoonley about new immigration figures that show net migration has fallen.
Meth-smuggling bigamist who dodged deportation for 28 years jailed for rape
He was once known as the longest-serving remand prisoner in New Zealand history.
'Do you want something bad to happen?': Armed men threaten psychologist
She faced multiple threats from guerrilla groups due to her work with traumatised victims.
Children being adopted overseas, trafficked to work in NZ
A 12-year-old boy was among them. He was put to work and assaulted.
Mining business fined $27K as figures reveal worst immigration offenders
142 infringement notices issued under new Immigration Employment Infringement scheme.
‘Blatant discrimination’: Six-year-old with Down syndrome faces deportation
Six-year-old Luandre is the only one in the family of four that's been denied a visa.
‘Trapped’: Business owner bribed Immigration NZ employees, exploited migrants
Migrants weren't told they were working illegally until after they arrived from Samoa.
Man travelled on fake passports between NZ, Australia and Fiji for three years
The passports contained his photo but the details of someone else.
Immigration scam: Fake squash players from Pakistan caught applying for NZ visas
The group claimed to be playing in the 2025 New Zealand Open Junior Squash Championship.
20-year ruse uncovered as Bangladeshi couple found guilty of immigration and identity fraud
The real name and date of birth of the man behind the decades-long lie remain a mystery.
‘I am dependent on her’: Man says deportation of his wife will kill him
Piliki Talanoa, 65, is in poor health and relies on his wife to do even basic tasks.
Immigration data reveals which countries are on the rise
Almost 40,000 people became citizens last year, a 67% increase in Pacific Islanders.
Auckland family say they ‘can’t survive’ proposed deportation to Tonga
Tina Veaila told the Herald her family 'can’t survive in Tonga'.
Scammed out of life savings, drug-growing Vietnamese workers jailed and face deportation
Five Vietnamese men were jailed, claiming they were duped into a visa scam.
Auckland family pleads for compassion amid deportation crisis
Tina Veaila faces deportation with her New Zealand-born sons after her husband was deported to Tonga. Video / Alyse Wright / Ben Dickens
‘Land of weed’: Man thought he was paying $45k for a job and visa ... now he’s behind bars
The Vietnamese man ended up in a cannabis growing op that used $300 of stolen power a day.
Opinion: Daman Kumar case shows it’s time to reconsider immigration law
OPINION: We need to protect the vulnerable, innocent and voiceless children.
Migrant workers in visa scam each paid $16k for Cyclone Gabrielle recovery jobs that did not exist
The eight men arrived in New Zealand to find the jobs did not exist.
How a midwife escaped an African prison, crossed deserts and seas to find refuge in NZ
He was accused of helping a female prisoner escape hospital moments after she gave birth.
Editorial: Alarming numbers of young Kiwis leaving – will they ever come home?
OPINION: Latest migration stats show concerning brain drain trends.
Green MP accuses Peters of ‘explicitly xenophobic’ comments, calls for PM to step in
'Silence is complicity, right?'
Editorial: Rules have exceptions – Daman Kumar should be one
OPINION: He was born here and has never visited India – yet Immigration NZ wants him gone.
Fijian teen to be deported, separated from family over concern his health will burden NZ system
His family is his only support for daily functioning. But they may not return with him.
"Absolute disgrace": Outrage over New Zealand-born teen's looming deportation
The teen's lawyer says he's never seen a case like it in 28 years in immigration law. Video / Cameron Pitney
‘Absolute disgrace’: NZ-born teen’s looming deportation to India draws outrage
Daman Kumar faces deportation to India despite his sister being allowed to remain in NZ.
Foreign buyer ban still a ‘barrier’, says lawyer
Immigration lawyer says foreign buyer ban remains sticking point for investors.
Overseas-born students driving roll growth in Rotorua
'We're getting an even spread of New Zealand-born and overseas-born students.'