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Net migration loss of NZ citizens tops 50,000 for first time
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Comancheros-linked mother wins reprieve from deportation
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'Cynical and devious behaviour': Migrant sentenced over false refugee claims
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Worker claims Auckland bowling alley is ‘controlling and enslaving’ him
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Man jailed for role in $6m property scam to be deported
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OPINION: Kiwis are leaving at record rates, recalling NZ's great late 1970s brain drain.
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Couple to be deported after adviser 'forgot' visa application
The adviser claims the application was missed because of staff shortages.
Boat filled with 20 corpses found floating off Brazilian coast
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'The real work begins now' - Samoan community leader on citizenship bill
"The pioneers...we owe that to them, to put the record straight."
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Immigration changes to target ‘unsustainable’ migration
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Man skipped bail for alleged drug-dealing in Mongolia, allowed to stay in NZ
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