Immigration

The three parties have all launched immigration policies targeting migrant parents and grandparents, with Labour also promising amnesty for some overstayers.

The changes follow recommendations made in an independent review released in July, with the majority being implemented immediately.

The changes follow recommendations made in an independent review released in July, with the majority being implemented immediately.

Immigration New Zealand has launched a review of the Accredited Employer Work Visa, unveiling a support package Wednesday for those falling victim.

A full-day job matching event took place in South Auckland to help a large group of South Asian migrants scammed out of thousands of dollars for the promise of work in New Zealand.

Net migration rose to a record high of 96,000 in the year to July on the back of gains from India, the Philippines and China.

A group of migrants scammed out of tens of thousands of dollars for the promise of work in New Zealand will have nowhere to live in three days.

A group of migrants scammed out of tens of thousands of dollars for the promise of work in New Zealand will have nowhere to live in three days.

Nearly half of all deportations from the country over the past five years have involved Indian and Chinese nationals, according to the latest statistics from Immigration New Zealand.

Nearly half of all deportations from the country over the past five years have involved Indian and Chinese nationals, according to the latest statistics from Immigration New Zealand.

Immigration officers say they've been told to ignore criminal convictions and investigations, not to read supporting documents on visa applications and not to check work visas at the border

Ten migrants have been stopped at the border and 193 others have been told not to travel to New Zealand.

Ten migrants have been stopped at the border and 193 others have been told not to travel to New Zealand.

Advocates for migrant workers facing exploitation are turning up the heat on the government as it heads towards an election.

Kiwi-born children of visa overstayers are stuck in a legal limbo - unable to officially work or go to university, but existing on the sidelines of the community.

A man who claimed ownership of two exterior units on the property told workers to vacate the premises as he attempted to remove them.

The mechanisms outlined by the mission offer a lifeline to migrants who have relocated on the promise of a visa only to find themselves without a job.

After arriving in New Zealand for jobs, more than 100 workers from India have been trapped in five Auckland properties without jobs or food.

The annual figure was made up of a record net gain of 121,600 non-New Zealand citizens and a net migration loss of 34,800 New Zealand citizens.

The annual figure was made up of a record net gain of 121,600 non-New Zealand citizens and a net migration loss of 34,800 New Zealand citizens.