If you listened to talkback this week you'd know who's to blame for the price of Auckland's houses.

More than 1300 overseas visitors were denied entry to New Zealand last year, Immigration New Zealand figures show, mostly because border officials did not believe their stated travel purpose was genuine.

When you take in one million refugees, that number of people will include a considerably larger number of ignorant hicks who think that it is not a crime to attack non-Muslim girls sexually, writes Gwynne Dyer.

What can be done to entice more migration to regions far from Auckland?

Although the absolute numbers of new migrants may be modest compared to Auckland, small cities are being transformed by the increasing "Asian" presence, writes Simon Draper.

Korean immigrant Anna Song is so passionate about living in Rotorua she wants to tell every would-be migrant to consider settling there.

Speculation is mounting over whether convicted cricket cheat Mohammad Amir will be allowed into New Zealand if he is selected for this month's tour.

Yenis Rojas, a doctor who has worked all her life for the state and yet she has fled as part of the largest outflow in 35 years.

Migration flows into New Zealand continue to surge, with the latest figures from Statistics New Zealand showing a net gain of 6300 migrants last month.

"We're often led to believe migration is a drain on the country's resources but Steve Jobs was the son of a Syrian migrant," said Banksy.

Police freeze assets linked to well-known Auckland restaurant chain.

International students are being duped by unregulated education agents overseas to study in the regions to gain bonus points for residency.

International students are being duped by unregulated education agents overseas to study in the regions to gain bonus points for residency.

People hold strong views on the topics of immigration, inequality and religion - turns out the facts behind the views are mostly all wrong.

The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment is keen on better understanding the boon that investor-category migrants provide the country.

A bid to make health insurance compulsory for migrants who enter New Zealand in the parent reunion category is set to fail.

Immigration advisers in India may "flirt with the law" if New Zealand authorities keep working with unregulated education agents.

The deportation of New Zealanders became a hot political issue in Australia - but it has placed no political pressure on the Australian Government.

Immigration officials are warning New Zealand's reputation as a destination for international students is at risk from Indian student exploitation.

Jihadists are able to travel freely from Syria to Europe as one in 100 are checked against the EU's anti-terrorism watchlist in some countries.

A son of Vietnamese "boat people" to New Zealand is running three half marathons to fundraise and highlight the plight of refugees.

He is allowed to stay in New Zealand permanently because the Government deemed his skills useful to the country.

Every story of a displaced person freezing to death this winter will also be the story of our government doing too little, too late, writes Murdoch Stephens.

New Zealand is becoming a super diverse nation, but its diversity story is a stratified one - drawn along ethnic and economic lines.

Tauranga's long-held image as a retirement haven for mainly Pakeha New Zealanders no longer holds true.

A row has erupted over a planned theme park in Calais that its mayor hopes will rehabilitate the image of a town tainted by its association with squalid migrant camps.

New Zealand recorded its highest net migration gain last year.

Editorial: While it is in our interests to provide all reasonable assistance to enable them to establish a new life here, we should not sympathise with their predicament too much.

Many have spent most of their lives in Australia. They're now starting to end up dumped at Auckland Airport, separated from family and friends, and expected to survive as best they can, writes Brian Rudman.