Donald Trump now admits the US will pay for a border wall for the "sake of speed", but insists Mexico will pay it back layer.

New Zealand needs to show Israel there is a cost of continuing war, by refusing to accept imports or Israeli visitors from the occupied territories.

An Australian senator's call for immigration controls on Kiwis to be reviewed in response to a UN resolution on Israeli settlements is "absolutely nuts", Labour says.

COMMENT: The early period of the next administration in Washington will be tumultuous.

Syrian refugee Mohamad Eid Morad and his family are grateful to be celebrating a safe first Christmas together in New Zealand.

The foreign driver who injured journalist Karen Rutherford and killed her daughter's horse in a crash has lost a last-minute bid to get his passport returned.

New Zealand's booming migration and tourism set new records in November, with arrivals continuing to increase and departures steadily lower.

Migrants are seeking to marry "sham brides" who are pregnant with another man's child in a bid to exploit human rights laws and remain in Britain.

Kiwis already booked to go to South Africa now have to travel to Wellington to get a visa first.

COMMENT: Getting the right number of workers with the right skills at the right time in an economy doesn't just happen.

Bill English delivered a few surprises in his first media appearance, including poetry, a u-turn on gay marriage and a nod to the trade unions.

Two women refused entry into New Zealand were escorted back to Europe by police officers.

Immigration officials have warned that students on work permits are lowering the value of skilled immigration for NZ's economic improvement.

COMMENT: This week's series on widespread cheating and fraud at schools has prompted many readers to contact the Herald. Here are some of their stories.

International students are manipulating the immigration system to get visas and may be pushing Kiwis out of low-paid jobs, say reports to the Government.

Immigrants are using bakery jobs just to get residency, then leaving the profession, claims a union boss.

COMMENT: Targeted immigration can be good for an economy. It can bring in new ideas, cultures and increased entrepreneurship.

Employers are exploiting international students, who put up with illegal wages and working conditions so they can get a visa and stay in New Zealand.

Christine and Shaw Dods-Brooks will have to wait even longer to meet their grandchildren after a new visa requirement for South Africans

An experienced New Zealand teacher has opened up about international education, calling it "a scam".

Schools with thousands of international students have been warned after officials fear they showed similar problems to a college shut down after a cheating scandal.

A top Auckland Filipino restaurant is struggling to convince Immigration New Zealand that cooking ox penis soup requires specialist skills.

New Zealand is the sixth-most-popular destination in the world for millionaire migrants.

A Sri Lankan couple fearing harm after their family members were shot and killed by underworld criminal have been granted refugee status.

Immigration New Zealand says an announcement on its website that the skilled migrant category has closed is a mistake.

The current cap of foreigners who can work seasonally in horticulture and viticulture will increase from 9500 to 10,500 for the 2016/17 season.

New Zealand's annual net gain of migrants hit another record high in October.

Auckland is falling off the pace in its natural tendency to produce disproportionately more economic output than the rest of the country.

Thousands of Americans have registered an interest in moving to New Zealand since Donald Trump was elected US President.

There is an urgent need for "culturally appropriate" elder care, and an Indian trust says having ethnic wards at existing rest homes is the way to go.