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Trump names hardliner Miller chief of staff after midterms rout
He has helped drive Trump's mass deportation programme in his second term.
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Tamaki claims he was denied entry to Australia after 12-hour interrogation
A day earlier, he had pleaded not guilty in Auckland to inciting racial disharmony.
Macron takes aim at Trump for using France riots for election gain
Fresh cost-of-living protests are planned across France on Saturday.
'Tackle tax and reduce it,' says Peter Thompson of Barfoot & Thompson
Overseas buyers of $5m-plus properties fear they could face double taxation.
‘That would be a disaster’: BusinessNZ’s election warning
BusinessNZ wants corporate tax cut from 28% in staged reductions.
French PM vows ‘massive’ police deployment for new demonstrations
Interest-free loans will be available from Friday to affected businesses.
Is the Aussie dream fading?
Australia's unemployment rate reached 4.7%, below New Zealand's 5.6%.
‘Like we had a war’: France counts cost of violent protests
Paris officials reported 557 people in custody after 855 arrests on Saturday.
This is why it costs more than ever to become a NZ citizen
Fees increased 14.4% in August after a 19% jump in late 2025.
France rocked by nationwide clashes, blazes and looting
Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu said 1200 people had been arrested.
Student visa refusals soar as fraud crackdown catches genuine students
Immigration NZ declined 70% of applications from Bangladesh in three months.
'Just in time to vote': Joni Mitchell becomes US citizen
The Canadian-born singer called gaining citizenship 'a journey that began 62 years ago'.
Brain drain to Australia is finally slowing, new figures show
Stats NZ data also shows a record number of Aussie tourists coming to New Zealand.
NZ First promises to implement 'shortage-led' skilled work visas
Entry would depend on occupation, region and demonstrated need.
'She is a Kiwi': High-needs child wins appeal after being denied residency
Permanent residency was refused over fears she'd be a burden on health and school systems.
Homeland Security chief criticises New York Mayor’s call to ‘abolish ICE’
Markwayne Mullin said Zohran Mamdani's comments were 'dangerous'.
Immigration scandal: Fate of MBIE CEO likely unclear until 2027 as inquiry drags on
The inquiry was initially expected to be wrapped up ahead of November's election.
Immigration catches up with overstayer who lived in NZ under alias for 38 years
Lafaele Laoa remains unlawfully in New Zealand after his September 29 deadline.
'It was like a lottery': Parent visas change towards queue system
For families like Jacques Botha's, it's hoped that agonising process will be made easier.
Child sex offender spared deportation to stay with New Zealand wife
A tribunal found that removing the man from New Zealand would likely end his marriage.
Construction’s dirty-money issue: Fortune flows through industry from gangs
Police have told the NZ construction industry that its systems 'are not robust enough’.
Japan raises residency fees for migrants by 3000%
Telegraph: New conditions from April include Japanese-language proficiency requirements.
Rogue immigration system approved visas by itself
More than 55 job checks and visitor visas bypassed manual assessment.
Questions over how fraudster entered NZ after failing to admit prison past
After arriving here, Reece Salmon became involved in a scam that defrauded elderly Kiwis.