Trucking companies say they are being forced to import drivers from overseas because of a desperate shortage of Kiwis.

Emigration is driven not only by opportunities, but also by inequalities, writes Alan Gamlen. Emigration has been worryingly high for decades.

Editorial: Just five years ago, the Government relaxed the immigration conditions placed on wealthy investors. Already, however, it is being lobbied to ease the rules again.

PM John Key showed "strong expressions of support" for relaxing business immigration rules for wealthy investors, says a construction lobby group which includes a wealthy businessman granted citizenship after support from a Govt minister.

A young Cambodian girl adopted by a Kiwi couple has qualified for New Zealand citizenship after a five-year battle.

Robert Peden made a plea on this page for voter participation as fundamental to a healthy democracy.

The businessman granted citizenship against official advice after a Government minister lobbied on his behalf has admitted domestic violence charges.

Migrant workers who were housed in central city offices with no bathroom or kitchen facilities are taking their former employer to court over unpaid wages.

The country's refugee-processing centre is being overhauled - with the capacity to house a huge and sudden intake if necessary.

New Zealand's inbound migration rose to a 10-year high last month, as China overtook the UK to become the biggest source of net migrants for the first time in a decade.

The Prime Minister's office is demanding a Chinese immigration agency remove a picture of John Key from its website, which appears to show he endorses the organisation.

Indian immigrants are being bullied out of thousands of dollars by overseas scammers who are threatening them with deportation.

Editorial: Some differences are evident in the granting of New Zealand citizenship to wealthy Chinese businessmen Bill Liu and Donghua Liu.

Herald exclusive: The businessman granted citizenship against official advice after a Govt minister lobbied on his behalf is facing domestic violence charges.

New Zealand border authorities concede not every traveller's passport is checked with Interpol to determine it isn't stolen.

An Afghan who claimed he had been kidnapped and tortured by members of the Taliban after working as an interpreter for Kiwi troops has been denied asylum in New Zealand.

A Sri Lankan family has been ordered to leave New Zealand after living under temporary visas for eight years.

Migration added a net 3100 people to the population last month, the highest monthly gain since May 2003.

A Fijian migrant who needs a life-saving kidney transplant says he has been given a "death sentence" by immigration officials who will deport him if he does not leave New Zealand.

New Zealand's inbound net migration rose to a 10-year high in January as fewer people quit the country to cross the Tasman.

A fraudster who stole $350,000 of ratepayer money faces court action to have a deportation order enforced so he can be sent back to South Africa.

The myth of the "Kiwi dole bludger" is preventing hundreds of thousands of New Zealanders living in Australia from accessing equal rights and opportunities.

An Afghan interpreter vying for New Zealand citizenship has narrowly escaped execution by the Taliban.

Australian Immigration Minister Scott Morrison announced last week that an asylum-seeker had died and scores of others had been injured.

The fatal riot at the immigration detention centre on Papua New Guinea's Manus Island continues to drag down the Australian Government.

Manufactured misery that has created rampant self-harm and suicide attempts, writes Tracey Barnett. There is no will to process their cases for years.