If the departees feel Australia offers a better life then they certainly should go, writes Bob Jones. "Their duty is to themselves to fulfil their potential as they see it."

A tradesman was flown to Australia by his new employer two months ago for a job that is paying $12 an hour more than he earned in New Zealand.

The brother of Dalu Mncube, who was fatally mauled by a tiger, hopes a coroner's inquest recommends better prevention and protection measures for zookeepers.

The face of the exodus to Australia is changing as skilled trade workers in their 20s replace young, well-educated Kiwis flocking to Australia.

The Herald continues a week-long inquiry into our changing national identity. Today: The 40- to 59-year-olds who forged links with other nations.

Nearly 500 people were turned away by immigration officers in the last year after claiming to be in a long-term relationship with New Zealanders.

A group of Romanians have been prevented from entering New Zealand amid suspicions they were planning a crime spree down Auckland's Queen St.