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$25 million worth of cannabis seized in Tāmaki Makaurau drug bust
Twelve people are facing deportation, including nine migrants here unlawfully.
Family with autistic son denied residency
The 7-year-old requires education funding at the "very high needs" level.
Migrants prefer Australia, Canada over NZ due to crime, housing costs - recruiter
A recruiter at a UK job market says no one wanted to move here.
'It is God's place': Immigration NZ apologises for offending Sikh community
NZ Central Sikh Association say officials refused to follow religious protocols.
Brain drain: Signs of recovery but immigration challenges remain
New Zealand continues to struggle to attract workers.
Backlog of 36,000 tourists waiting for visitor visas
Prospective tourists have been told not to book travel amid visa backlog.
Brooke van Velden: Govt needs to move fast on dire worker shortage
Inability to secure staff is driving businesses to the wall and worsening health crisis.
Gearing up for summer: Govt extends working holiday visas amid dire staff shortages
More than 21,000 people overseas have had their visas approved.
'Hasn't helped': Desperate restaurants frustrated by new employer scheme
Restaurant Association: 'We see chefs from Michelin-starred restaurants being turned down'
Serial sperm donor detained in Fiji while on way to NZ for 'donation tour'
Kyle Gordy has nearly 60 biological children.
Deceived: Foreign student left no option but to go home, and try again
His immigration lawyer pretended to work for him but left him facing a return ticket home.
Samoan deportee: 'They've got a picture of me ... but I've got out and I've stayed on track'
A convicted man's last-ditch attempt to avoid deportation to Samoa has failed.
'Dire' staff shortage: NZ hotels offer guests discounts to clean their rooms
Burnout and migration backlog: Dire staff situation drives hotels to cut cleaning deals.
Jacinda Ardern meets with Boris Johnson: Extension to UK holiday visa scheme on cards
Ardern will meet UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson at Downing Street.
Overstayer and family in limbo after visa application never lodged
'Deliberate deception:' Immigration advisor censured and fined.
'The same as how Australia treats the 501s': Samoan deportee calls Govt hypocritical
Advocate: 'We institutionalised him. It seems wrong to now just foist him off onto Samoa.'
'Not fit for purpose': Ukrainians fleeing war find NZ visa process difficult
The Government offered 4000 special visas, fewer than 200 immigrants have arrived.
Russian academic and family declined asylum in NZ
The woman and her children fear they will be killed if they return to Russia.
Roger Partridge: Border announcements a mix of half-measures, muddled thinking
OPINION: NZ's border settings continue to confound, NZ Initiative chairman writes.
'Commonsense has prevailed': Govt drops international primary students ban
International students will be welcome back to the country from July 31.
'Commonsense has prevailed': Govt drops primary international students ban
International students will be welcome back to the country from July 31.
'The system is so stretched': Nurses, doctors say border changes not enough
"Right now, the whole health system just needs more nurses."
International students welcome back from July 31
Government seeks a full resumption of what was a $5.1 billion industry.
'Not the fix we need': Immigration adviser says new settings 'too narrow'
The new settings have also been slammed as 'racist' and 'sexist'.
Govt pushes out 2021 residency visa processing by six months
The admission has the Opposition questioning processing times for new visas.
'Defeated': Couple's visa heartbreak after application fiasco
Kiwi teacher faces being separated from US partner over Immigration NZ delays.
MIQ gatecrashing family: Emails reveal officials' fears about 'loophole'
'I hope they don't post anything on how they managed to skirt the system."
Tiny passport detail causes Aussie's NZ travel nightmare
A tiny amount of damage to a woman's passport has stopped her from moving to NZ.
Govt announces new visa to support 4000 Ukrainians fleeing war
Move comes as more than two million people have been displaced in Russia's war on Ukraine.
Immigration NZ 'quietly changing' Government border reopening rules: licensed adviser
INZ changes 'temporary visa holders' to 'temporary work and student visa holders'.
'Heartbreaking': British woman asks NZ Govt to cancel deportation notice
Queenstown woman Caroline Douthwaite is running out of time and needs an answer.
'Woeful': Border scheme to lure 300 teachers to NZ - only 8 came
Claim process is too costly, confusing and slow to get teachers into the country.
'Heartbreaking and cruel': IT issues lock out visa holders from MIQ
At least 187 migrants have been left out in the cold, National MP Erica Stanford says.