Immigration rises again
The pace of immigration continued to increase for the third month in a row in October, the highest monthly inflow since June 2003, Statistics New Zealand figures show.
Immigration
Home-build lure for Asian migrants
Home-build lure for Asian migrants
Asian business migrants looking at moving to New Zealand are being urged to invest in real estate to secure their residency.
Ageing China migrants a 'major concern'
Ageing China migrants a 'major concern'
Nearly one in four immigrants from China gaining New Zealand permanent residence last year were aged 50 or over.
Asians lead immigration
Asians lead immigration
Asians are dominating in visitor and international student numbers and in most family-migration categories to New Zealand.
Guarding NZ's border
Guarding NZ's border
A Queenstown trip turned sour for some visiting foreign nationals who were refused entry when they arrived at the border, statistics show.
Business as usual for local immigration branch
Business as usual for local immigration branch
The closure of the Dunedin branch of Immigration New Zealand should not affect the Queenstown branch and its service for overseas visitors applying for work visas, the department says.
Immigration advisers penalised
Immigration advisers penalised
An immigration adviser has been fined $3000 after he left a family stranded illegally in New Zealand - one of two punishments for immigration officers announced today.
City's immigration office may be closed
City's immigration office may be closed
Immigration New Zealand is considering closing its Dunedin office and contracting out work to a third-party provider, placing six more jobs in the city in jeopardy.
Inquiry into Jones' decision
Inquiry into Jones' decision
Wellington: The Office of the Auditor-general has announced it will conduct an inquiry into Labour MP Shane Jones' decision to grant citizenship to Yong Ming Yan in 2008.
Millionaire loses fight over immigration charges
Millionaire loses fight over immigration charges
A High Court judge has rejected a bid to have immigration charges against a millionaire businessman thrown out.
Migrants' guides soften shock
Migrants' guides soften shock
Two new guides to help migrant dairy workers and their employers work together more successfully have been launched.
Wealth filter to be applied to potential migrants
Wealth filter to be applied to potential migrants
Poor migrants who speak little or no English are to be subject to stricter immigration laws under a review that will create a "two-tier" system to favour the wealthy, a leaked Cabinet paper shows.
Biggest net migrant loss in 11 years
Biggest net migrant loss in 11 years
New Zealand has recorded its biggest loss of migrants in a 12-month period since August 2001 but ASB chief economist Nick Tuffley says the permanent departure of Kiwis to Australia has been moderating.
Papers warn about refugees
Papers warn about refugees
New Zealand has a reputation as a "soft touch" for refugees and has previously been the target of boatloads of asylum seekers, Cabinet papers say.
Permanent residents deported over crimes
Permanent residents deported over crimes
Fraudsters and criminals are among those with permanent residence status who are being deported or facing deportation.
Mayor welcomes new citizens in ceremony
Mayor welcomes new citizens in ceremony
More than 100 people filled the Clifford Skeggs Gallery this week to see 42 new New Zealanders inducted as citizens.
Labour plans Immigration Ombudsman
Labour plans Immigration Ombudsman
Labour is looking to take politics out of immigration cases and speed up the appeals process by creating a specialist ombudsman.
Easier, faster visas plan welcomed
Easier, faster visas plan welcomed
Plans to make it easier and faster for skilled workers, students and visitors to acquire visas were yesterday welcomed at an Immigration New Zealand update in Queenstown.
Hard times spur bid to stay longer
Hard times spur bid to stay longer
British and Irish people are considering staying longer than they originally planned in Queenstown - and the rest of New Zealand - when they contemplate the troubled economies and labour markets in their home countries, an immigration lawyer says.
Wilkinson yet to consider Ram family case
Wilkinson yet to consider Ram family case
Associate Immigration Minister Kate Wilkinson will consider the case of an Indian family with two New Zealand-born children who have been told to leave the country.