Immigration

The legislation will now head to the House of Lords where it is expected to face stiff opposition.

INZ processed 519,417 visitor visa applications, approving more than 80 percent of them.

A union organiser says progress is being made on the plight of jobless Filipino workers following a meeting this afternoon.

About 500 people lost their jobs when a labour hire group ELE went into liquidation.

French President Emmanuel Macron faces cracks within his ruling alliance after parliament passed a toughened immigration bill, spurring the resignation of the health minister amid tensions over the…

A major labour hire and recruitment firm with more than 1000 workers has gone into receivership.

The British PM is pushing for global reforms to the asylum system and warned the threat of growing number of refugees could "overwhelm" parts of Europe.

The former owners of two North Island restaurants have been ordered to pay more than $423,000 over the exploitation of seven migrant workers.

Weak manufacturing and exports drove the decline, while household spending was also weaker.

The inflow of migrants has set another record with a net gain of 128,900 for the year ended October.

The Labour Party has conceded immigration settings may need to be tightened, but rejects National's criticism of its record.

The federal government is seeking to curb the number of migrants living in a "permanently temporary" state in Australia.

RNZ understands hundreds of workers had accredited employer work visas and were promised work with Prolink NZ - but some have been left broke and jobless, while others were not working enough hours to…