Millions of refugees have fled Syria since 2011 but the number New Zealand has taken in would almost fit in one of Auckland's new double-decker buses.

A chef deemed "too fat" for NZ has launched a fresh appeal to stay in the country, claiming that even the All Blacks would fail tough immigration obesity rules.

Refugees have enriched our society in the past. One even produced a son who became a Prime Minister, writes Brian Rudman.

The Government's lead economic advisor warns a new policy aimed at attracting more migrants to the regions would achieve nothing.

As the death toll on land and sea continues to grow, the EU summoned ministers to an emergency summit to discuss solutions to the crisis.

A row of jetskis in the Mediterranean showed the latest method adopted by people smugglers to take their charges to Europe.

A refugee community centre has backed Immigration New Zealand's position not to change the listed age of an Ethiopian orphan.

When are you Kiwi enough to qualify for KiwiSaver? Helen Twose puts that question to Nigel Jackson, Westpac's head of wealth products.

Seven years ago Latu Talu was an overstayer from Tuvalu. Now he's successful boxer.

Turkish efforts to stop traffickers from sending large "ghost ships" crammed with migrants towards Italy has sparked the surge in arrivals in Greece, the International Organisation for Migration says.

The chief executive of Immigration NZ is not impressed at the discovery of a border official who accepted $26,500 to help a young couple obtain visas.

Exclusive: A visa-for-cash scandal was discovered only when a young couple who paid $26,500 to a corrupt border official demanded a refund.

New Zealand is a more dangerous place to be than Bosnia/Herzegovina, Panama and even Bangladesh.

Immigration advisers will be asked to be in the front line as part of a battle to stop international terrorists from migrating to New Zealand.

The decision to allow refugee frauds to stay in New Zealand means 27 genuine refugees may have missed out on coming to the country.

A wooden fishing boat packed with at least 600 migrants overturned in the Mediterranean Sea and hundreds are feared dead.

Race Relations Commissioner Dame Susan Devoy has called for Kiwis to stop demonising migrants and show leadership in race relations.

Making immigrants take out insurance was rejected as "utterly disgraceful" by an NZ First MP - but his colleague has included a similar measure in legislation.

They love the lifestyle and making money isn't their main reason for arriving. But super-rich migrants complain about NZ's cost of living, bad weather and slow pace.

Net migration is increasing our population by more than 1 per cent a year and that's not counting natural population growth, writes Bernard Hickey.

Desperate nightly dash for a better life reaches fever pitch as Britain prepares more daunting fencing.

Immigration New Zealand has urged customers to take special care that they are using the correct site since they were made aware of the scam.

More than 1300 at-risk or ineligible passengers flew to New Zealand in the past financial year, Immigration New Zealand figures reveal.

Providing migrants with an added incentive to settle in regional New Zealand, rather than Auckland, involves a degree of intervention that would not normally be contemplated by a National Government.

Council, developers and lobby group debating new rules which will allow more houses to be built.

The Government says a new plan to lure migrants away from Auckland will boost regional economies, but admits it will do little to ease Auckland's housing pressures.