Immigration

The government will make an announcement soon on when it will restart the process for skilled migrants to become residents, it says. A suspension review was expected at the end of March.

"Besides the birthdays and the milestones, it's that every other day in between. To say 'good night' and 'don't worry, I'll see you soon" for 450 days, it's mind-boggling."

A Chinese man caught working illegally at an Auckland construction site escaped from police custody last night, hours before his controversial deportation.

The government is extending temporary immigration powers to respond to Covid-19 until May 2023.

A delegation is visiting a prison this morning to check the rights of Chinese men facing deportation have been upheld.

Some migrants have not seen their families for more than a year and others are grieving the loss of parents, thousands of kilometres away.

A Kiwi who has fought for years to adopt her nieces and nephews from Ethiopia is now facing the possibility that one will have to be left behind.

A news report showing restrained 501-ers being herded onto a repatriation flight while being harassed by an Aussie TV reporter raised hackles here because an Australian minister called it “taking out…

Ten Chinese men facing deportation for staying and working in New Zealand illegally are in custody at police stations in Auckland.

A New Zealand aid worker who recently returned from a Rohingya refugee settlement in Bangladesh is devastated to hear about a deadly fire there.

Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta has defended her decision not to alert the prime minister to the imminent deportation of a 15-year-old boy from Australia, when she was told last week.

A couple who faced deportation asked Oranga Tamariki about finding adoptive parents for their daughters so the pre-schoolers could stay in New Zealand.

Auckland's two recent lockdowns and the limitations of working from home have been blamed for a stalled residence visa queue.

Immigration New Zealand told the crew on superyacht Bold only those essential for its operation would be granted a visa.

In this episode, Kadambari Raghukumar talks to the Minister for Ethnic Communities, Priyanca Radhakrishnan, along with the Green and National party spokespeople for ethnic communities - Golriz…