Stories by Gill Bonnett

A Fijian man who impersonated an immigration officer and fleeced four people of more than $300,000 will be deported.

Immigration New Zealand has apologised for telling immigrants they could become overstayers when administrative delays left them without a visa.

Academics and the vaping industry say the government urgently needs to bring in e-cigarette regulations, but the government says it has to get it right.

The immigration industry says officials are using what one lawyer described as Trump-style 'extreme vetting' to limit immigration numbers.

Cabinet papers show the government rejected UN recommendations on increased shares of refugees New Zealand takes from Africa and the Middle East.

Newly released documents reveal Cabinet considered whether immigrants should be forced to take their elderly parents with them if they leave the country.

Immigration New Zealand has released new guidance on how it will assess visa applications by partners of New Zealanders.

One of the last remaining people detained after an immigration crackdown on illegal workers has been deported.

Skilled immigrants waiting for residence visas feel in limbo amid lengthening political decisions and calls for lower immigration numbers.

A British man who laundered drugs money and conspired to import party pills has lost a battle against deportation.

Education providers are questioning why Education New Zealand is not calculating the cost of visa delays to the sector.

A training provider for international students who go on to become farmworkers says immigration exploitation is giving good companies a bad name.

A Chinese man's mercy drive helped four North Koreans to escape - but also forced him to flee to New Zealand after being tortured by police and harassed by North Korean agents.

The Green Party is calling for a strengthened family reunification policy to match increasing numbers of refugees.

A health advocacy group says it is a risk to have a third of the government's vaping advisory group made up of representatives of the e-cigarette industry.

Immigration staff will increase by up to 30 percent in Hamilton as the agency battles to improve delays to visa applications.

A Filipino worker has spoken out about the exploitation he suffered at a North Island farm while working up to 14 hours a day. Audio

Firefighters were expected to go back into Skippers Canyon in Central Otago at daylight.

Immigration New Zealand is investigating a complaint of corruption against an employee at the agency.

Immigration advisers say too many couples are being kept apart because officials are taking a tougher line on partnership and visitor visas.

An Immigration New Zealand's official has admitted the organisation was caught with its pants down when migrant numbers spiked while halving worldwide offices.

Immigration New Zealand faces questions over whether it is allowing unfair queue-jumping amid long waits for visas.

A United Nations report shows dozens of New Zealanders have been accepted as refugees after claiming asylum abroad.

The courts should be rolled out nationwide after the scheme reduced victims' anxiety, improved trial speed and quality and increased guilty pleas, a report says. Audio

A maritime police officer has described the David and Goliath battle as he stopped a 200-tonne ferry from slamming into an Auckland wharf, from a 12-metre inflatable boat.