Refugees And Migrants

The National Party are questioning Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern after her office released texts sent to her about Czech smuggler Karel Sroubek from his supporters.

A New Zealander on hunger strike in an Australian detention centre says he doesn't know how long he can last on only water.

Recent migrants are more likely to feel biased against than people who are born in New Zealand or have been in the country for more than five years, research shows.

A widowed teacher with an autistic son is among those pleading for an answer on whether their parents will be allowed to join them under a shelved immigration programme.

After revelations that new resident numbers dropped significantly in the last financial year, the government has been accused of trying to make it harder to get residence visas. Audio

Workers' representatives say rogue employers are finding new ways to deter New Zealanders from applying for jobs so that they can recruit and exploit immigrants instead.

The Labour Inspectorate has asked the viticulture industry to check their supply chains to prevent wine labels being produced by exploited labour.

The United Nations refugee agency says it could take several days to process the case of a young Saudi woman who barricaded herself in a hotel room to avoid deportation from Thailand.

The UK Immigration minister Caroline Nokes is defending her government's handling of a surge in illegal migrants crossing the English Channel.

The government is hoping to fill regional labour shortages with a significant shift to the immigration scheme.

An insight into how big a problem modern-day slavery might be among horticultural workers in Hawke's Bay could be known by the end of the week.

The government has steps to take to better protect migrant workers from exploitation, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says. Video, Audio