Kiwis will get priority for jobs in the Christchurch rebuild once new visa rules for immigrants are introduced.

Just eight people have had their refugee status revoked after a long-running saga involving a global people-smuggling ring.

A New Zealand politician is lobbying his Australian counterparts about changing laws to allow New Zealanders a fair go.

Stripped of his own right to permanent residency and citizenship in Australia, he has become a tireless advocate for other New Zealanders caught by the 2001 changes to Australian social security rules.

Job vacancies in Australia may be dwindling but the economic situation there doesn't appear to be stopping New Zealanders from taking their chances in search of a better life.

Some parents tell their high-achieving children to not even consider university because there was no way they can afford to attend.

An ever-increasing number of Kiwis are eyeing a move to Australia despite the lack of access to safety nets.

Across Australia, the young and talented children of expatriate Kiwis find their careers stunted when they leave school, cut off from higher education and government apprenticeships by costs and policies.

Kiwis caught by Australian laws excluding most from social welfare, higher education and permanent residency are increasingly becoming guest workers with few rights.

If that spectacular display did not make Mr Dotcom a household name, the New Zealand police soon did.

A growing number of Kiwis are misspelling their own names on travel documents, risking being left stranded at airports or sent home by overseas authorities.

Periodically, calls are made for a rapid expansion of the population of New Zealand - 15 million has been identified as a desirable target.

Oamaru locals have rallied around a Tongan family facing deportation before their young daughter is able to have much-needed surgery here.

The head of China Southern Airlines wants to forge a relationship with Air New Zealand to build on each others' domestic networks.

The High Court has found Immigration's suspension of processing student visas for study at an Auckland private training establishment to be "invalid and unlawful".

A tetraplegic man declined New Zealand residency is being deported to Tonga to what his family fears is a death sentence.

An Auckland developer says Chinese are using property as a ticket into this country because owning real estate increases immigration visa points.