Stories by Gill Bonnett

The honorary Nepalese consul has warned an increasing number of migrants are being scammed into buying visas to work here.

Thirty refugees will be resettled to this country next month amid a drawn-out process described as disgraceful by advocates.

A change in a 'discriminatory' refugee policy has seen a large increase in African and Middle Eastern families being resettled in New Zealand.

Two doctors expecting a baby in August have been caught up in national security checks and face having to decide whether to emigrate.

Immigration advisers are warning about the extent of New Zealand jobs that are being "sold" overseas to qualify migrants for visas.

Migrants have spoken of the devastating effects of long waits for national security checks before they can become residents.

The son of a 70-year-old woman who was asked by Immigration New Zealand whether she was pregnant and to provide a CV, is calling on the department to change its processes.

The Court of Appeal has overturned a landmark ruling over the use of the Returning Offenders Act.

The 54-year-old has been granted permission to stay in New Zealand, with a tribunal ruling it would be hard for him to resettle in Ghana and get the medication he needs.

An immigration lawyer says a new work visa has prompted a free-for-all, with migrants paying up to $40,000 to overseas agents and New Zealand employers.

Average wait times for residents applying to become citizens have risen to 188 days, up from 27 days in 2017.

Officials are reviewing some visa decisions that have prevented visits from Iranians to their NZ-based relatives.

The Biometric Capability Update project is due to be operational by the end of the year.

A man who committed a sex offence and then evaded police for eight years has been given a reprieve against deportation to Vietnam.

Middle Eastern families say they feel like their whānau, already suffering in war-torn zones, are being punished again - as the conflicts are being given as the reason they cannot travel here.

It is a year since Russia invaded Ukraine, and the largest movement of refugees in Europe since World War II began.

Convicted drug dealer Karel Sroubek has launched a legal challenge after losing his last appeal against deportation.

Former Auckland mayor Christine Fletcher is calling for a royal commission of inquiry into the underlying infrastructure issues revealed by the floods.

A data ethics group has raised issues about whether it needs more teeth to act as a government watchdog.

More than half of all parents needing visas to visit their migrant children since July have been turned down. Audio

The ongoing rent for an immigration office closed more than a year ago has cost taxpayers almost $3 million.

More than 6500 skilled migrants have been invited to apply for residence in a one-off ballot before a policy change.

A GP says delays in asking for national security checks have left a long wait and a sour taste in his family's application for residence.

A year after the New Lynn supermarket knifeman asked immigration officials to revoke his residence, he told them to hurry up his deportation.

As the last 12 days until Christmas loom, some families are despairing over visitor visa delays which mean they will not see parents and grandparents until next year.