A Chinese employer has to pay more than $46,000 after charging a migrant to work at a restaurant, and paying him only five times during eight months.

Malaysia has the most travellers turned away at the New Zealand border. Those rejected include some carrying false passports from people-smuggling syndicates.

No one seems to think it worth reflecting on the ethics of a government cutting a deal with a foreign business to provide their customers with a visa short-cut, writes Toby Manhire.

Millions of Chinese have viewed the pictures of Queenstown that Yao Chen has posted on her Weibo page.

This decision was made within the context of a wider Govt strategy designed to better optimise the opportunities presented by our fastest-growing visitor market, writes Martin Snedden.

The Government is facing heat over its relationship with SkyCity after claims the casino lobbied it over a deal to fast-track visas for wealthy Chinese visitors.

Sky City helped negotiate a deal struck by the Govt which fast tracks wealthy Chinese visitors' visa applications to NZ, Winston Peters has revealed.

In their unwillingness to face the reality of changing demographics, US Republicans are behaving like King Canute.

Immigration officials questioned the decision to grant a wealthy businessman citizenship while he was under investigation by three government agencies, emails reveal.

New Zealand's population will reach 4,444,444 tomorrow, according to Government population numbers.

New figures have revealed that 550 overstayers and convicted criminals have been deported this year, and show which countries they were sent to.

Two British miners lured to the West Coast with the promise of jobs for life with Solid Energy are now facing redundancy and could be kicked out of New Zealand.

Chinese students appealing to remain in NZ after their visa applications were found to contain fake qualifications and bank statements are claiming to be fraud victims.

Broadcaster says former boxer's terrible past will resonate with troubled Maori youth.

Mike Tyson's second application for a visa to visit New Zealand has been rejected, and the Maori leader who sponsored it blames the Prime Minister.

If ever refugees deserved to be welcomed to New Zealand it is the Afghans who have been acting as interpreters for our soldiers in their country.