Gill Bonnett

The number of successful claims has doubled since 2007, with many coming from China, according to new figures.

A ministry official was worried about the public perception "if word gets out'' that people under a deportation order can sponsor others for immigration, documents reveal.

Kelvin Williams has been freed from custody after the Appeal Court ruled his murder conviction two decades ago was a miscarriage of justice.

Work visas were approved for a record 226,000 people in the last financial year, and according to the government the number will keep rising.

Teachers are warning funding has not kept up with the number of children needing help to speak English, which has increased by more than 50 percent in the last decade.

The agency's new complaints procedure will be able to rule on poor grammar and tasteless office decor but not unfairness in visa decision-making, a lawyer says.

Proposed visa changes will strip workers' rights for their children and could leave a cohort of dislocated young men with no family support, immigration advisers say.

Immigration New Zealand closed a loophole which it says immigrants were exploiting to bring children who are sick, disabled or have special needs into the country.

A woman who fled Jordan, claiming that her mother-in-law hit her with a stick in an attempt to cause a miscarriage, has been granted refugee status.

A serial sex offender whose case led to Immigration NZ being temporarily stripped of the power to deport resident migrants has had his parole conditions tightened.

Ady Korpos was a few days away from selling his San Remo apartment in Kohimarama when the mudslide hit. Audio

A baby who was issued with a deportation notice has won a year's reprieve to remain with her adopted family in New Zealand.

A man jailed for raping a sleeping woman at a party and who has a conviction for passport fraud has won his appeal against deportation to India.

Immigration New Zealand has warned staff to remember their obligations when they are pressured or coerced while handling visa applications.

International students have been left feeling ripped off after changes to immigration rules shattered their dreams of living in New Zealand, a lawyer says.

Damas Flohr, 71, persuaded Dunedin churchgoers to give him $875,000, promising it would unlock more than $30 million overseas.

A woman, her four children and her grandmother drove through flames to flee the Coromandel scrub fire that destroyed homes and an organic commune.

The Fire Service has been forced to recall helmets, chemical splash suits and high pressure hoses because of faults and complaints from firefighters.

A bus driver sacked for letting his wife off a $2.90 fare was discriminated against because of his union involvement, the Employment Court has found.

The number of British immigrants arriving in New Zealand has risen on the back of the country's Brexit vote, and figures also suggest a jump in US immigrants since Donald Trump was elected.

An estimated 1000 cyclists joined the disgraced seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong on a waterfront bike ride in Auckland this morning.

A study has found evidence of widespread exploitation of migrant workers, with some working up to 18-hour shifts and being paid as little as $4 an hour and in some cases nothing at all. Audio

Immigrants will now have to support their parents, if they sponsor to join them here, financially for 10 years if they are approved to settle in New Zealand.

A government review of the skilled migrant category could lead to a points system overhaul.

An immigration adviser has lost his licence after he allowed a senior colleague to give unlawful advice, including that an immigrant should lie to border officials.