Stories by Gill Bonnett

Overseas tourists and students will be hit with a 'hidden tax' when they apply for visas and they risk being misled about the cost, according to an immigration adviser.

Worker numbers have quadrupled from when the scheme started in 2007 - but inspector funding hasn't increased at all.

It comes less than three years after it closed its last major offshore office.

The Five Eyes countries are considering whether they can run checks on each other's criminal databases.

More than 2300 claimed refugee status once they arrived in New Zealand in the 12 months to July.

Hundreds of nurses called to fill critical shortages are without jobs, with one in four recent graduates unemployed and international nurses warning others to stay away.

移民局在大选后需向移民部长给出一份业务简报，就当前所面临问题和亟需改革事项进行汇报。

Immigration New Zealand has warned the government that risk intelligence systems and information technology to carry out visa processing are "creaking".

The upgrade is due to go live in October with improved photograph-matching aimed at speeding up the process for confirming identities.

A leading oceanographer says ships and boats may be behind an increase in whale and dolphin strandings.

Meta owns Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Messenger.

The group of nations, which exchanges millions of traveller details, should be subject to greater oversight, opposition MPs say.

由美国富布莱特奖学金资助的独立报道针对五眼联盟国家背后的信息共享协议进行深入调查。

本地居民呼吁联合政府"兑现承诺"，业内人士认为尽快推出替代性签证措施有利于缓解移民局及政府当前的压力，并进行远期签证类别的规划。

Families are fed up with delays and a lottery to allow their overseas parents to join them permanently.

But Cabinet chose to retain the current settings, Immigration Minister Erica Stanford says.

Christchurch rapists Danny and Roberto Jaz will not be deported when their jail terms end.

目前以该签证入境的海外工人中有一半已经转为其他签证，但仍有177人逾期居留。

More than 1200 people arrived to work in jobs connected to the recovery effort since last year's Cyclone Gabrielle and Auckland floods, on a fees-free visa.

A group of more than 40 refugees, charities and advocates want better protections for asylum seekers arriving by boat.

Stories of a man with a serious injury stuck overseas and a teenage athlete who could not compete internationally have emerged due to passport delays.

People smugglers are being warned to back off after 25 Bangladeshi men were denied entry to New Zealand.

本地雇员发现，他们来自海外的同事获得的薪酬更高，不少公司和律师表示这在就业市场上引发了不满。

Workers are finding out their overseas colleagues are being paid more, with companies and lawyers saying it is brewing discontent in the workplace.

Nurul Noor Azman charged workers up to $600 each to facilitate the fake claims.