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.

Political Roundup: Will next year's general election be shaken up by rising populism?

Permanent and long-term international migration to NZ is at its highest level in more than 25 years and many newcomers are opting to settle in the regions.

Donald Trump says he plans to deport between two and three million undocumented immigrants as he launched a Twitter tirade against his enemies.

US traffic to Immigration NZ is up 24-fold while Trade Me is seeing more Americans browsing jobs and property in the wake of the election.

WATCH: Air New Zealand is extending an invitation to Americans for a post-election break in New Zealand.

What is political populism? Here's an explanation of the new anti-Establishment politics, as well as ten reasons why a popular revolt could happen in NZ.

President-elect Donald Trump's campaign staff has erased from his website a statement detailing one of his controversial proposals.

Trump's policies are typically lacking detail and often facing strong criticism from economists. Here are the key questions answered.

COMMENT: New Zealand has so far escaped the issues faced by other countries with large influxes of people coming across their borders.

The US presidential election has become an object lesson in everything that ails a country long seen as a beacon of freedom and hope.

COMMENT: Grant Robertson is having a hard time explaining Labour's proposed 'training levy'.

PM John Key says proposed levy will hurt small business, but Labour's Grant Robertson says businesses are getting "pissed off" with others coat tailing on their training efforts.

Labour is considering a 'training levy' on businesses that rely on migrant labour without providing training for New Zealand workers.

Are the National Government and Murray McCully guilty of corruption? The official verdict is now in, but not everyone agrees.

A man convicted of beating his wife so severely that he perforated her eardrum has left New Zealand.

Are you angry about the widening gap between rich and poor? Or are you sceptical about the stats?

An Auckland restaurateur was sentenced to six months' home detention and ordered to pay $2500 in reparation on immigration and exploitation charges.

Immigration New Zealand are set to remove a man convicted of beating his wife so severely - as she held their baby daughter - that he temporarily deafened her.

Recent controversies over Indian students were just waiting to happen says Victoria University academic.

More than 400 people have been deported for a criminal offence in the last five years - the majority from Samoa, China and Tonga.

As Prime Minister John Key heads to India for trade talks, newly-released documents reveal the scale of fraud being committed by Indian agents representing international students.

Adjustment to immigration rules could have serious implications for businesses, says BusinessNZ.

A Kiwi child faces deportation after her mother hid the fact she had a partner and child in China when she applied for residence.

Opponents of high levels of immigration say we need to be able to talk about reducing immigrant numbers without being accused of racism. Are they right?

Europe must prepare for a fresh influx of Isis jihadists fleeing Mosul as the Iraqi Army moves in on their last stronghold in the country.

Young New Zealanders value very highly their right to stay and work in some other countries.

Tennis coach Rex Haultain, jailed in the US for soliciting sexually explicit photographs from a youth player, is being lined up for deportation to New Zealand.

Salvation Army recommends tightening immigration rules further beyond last week's Government decisions to raise the point system.

COMMENT: It's time to revive the Tampa spirit and rescue refugees our Australian neighbours have sent off to rot in hellish prison camps on remote islands.