Gill Bonnett

Managed isolation planning is under fire after figures show there are still more than 1000 empty places - while separated families say they are being told there is no room at the inn.

Recent graduates who spent thousands on their education in New Zealand are questioning why they were left out of a border exemption to get them back to their homes and jobs.

The 14-year-old girl only found out she was not a New Zealand resident when her mother made a passport inquiry.

Red Cross says some of those helped were in distressing and sometimes terrifying situations, sleeping in cars and unable to return home.

Migrant groups are looking ahead to what changes the new Labour government will make to border and visa rules.

A British social worker says overseas staff are desperately needed here and they should be allowed a border exemption.

A third of all managed isolation spaces have lain empty since July, with average vacancies running at more than 2000 every day.

Overseas workers are being 'consigned to the rubbish heap' after the government left them with no option except returning home, according to an immigration adviser.

Newly released documents show 500 out of an estimated 7000 border and managed isolation staff were tested for Covid-19 in the first week of August.

It's shaping to be a record year for the New Zealand screen industry kickstarted by border exemptions for Hollywood actors and crew, the Film Commission says.

Almost nine out of 10 of all applications to waive managed isolation charges have been approved.

New Zealand First wants to lure immigrants into towns and smaller cities under a new rural visa scheme.

An embryologist who could not take up a job in New Zealand because of the border closure says it is unethical for authorities to keep hold of the immigration fees she and others have paid.

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Immigrants waiting for news on their visas expiring tomorrow have been told they can use a media release to show employers they are still eligible to work.

Backpackers in New Zealand who bought visas from companies connected with STA Travel are pleading with immigration officials to let them access the jobs they were promised. Audio

Today marks six months since New Zealand's border closed for the first time in its history.

Immigration New Zealand staff have been facing increasing abuse and threats from people in "desperate" situations.

Staff at overseas government offices who have been off work during lockdown have remained on full pay - at an estimated cost of $7 million.

Analysis - No fewer than five announcements in the last week have changed the immigration landscape for some workers, visitors and employers, Gill Bonnett writes.

The government has agreed to pay for repatriation flights for stranded immigrants who cannot afford to buy tickets to their home countries.

Families with surrogate babies being born overseas are struggling to collect them because of international border restrictions and pandemic turmoil.

An immigration lawyer says New Zealand stands to lose overseas investors if the country's border entry policies thwart its economic recovery.

One of thousands of coronavirus-stranded visitors in New Zealand says the long wait for news about extending visas has left him fearful of becoming an overstayer.

Wealthy Americans are leading a surge in foreign investors seeking a safe haven in New Zealand from their coronavirus-ravaged countries and economies.