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US population growth slowed last year as net immigration fell by about half
US population grew by 1.8 million, or 0.5%, between July 2024 and June 2025, census shows.
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Stories and analysis from The Northern Express Herald.
How an Ice deportation threw a $170m heist case into disarray
An indicted suspect in the biggest jewellery-heist case in US history was sent to Ecuador
False posts and altered images distort views of Minnesota shooting
Video shows Alex Pretti disarmed and pinned before agents shot him.
Trump attempts to pivot in face of Minneapolis killing backlash
ICE has become the US Government's most heavily funded law agency under Trump.
‘They lost their world’: Mum facing visa deadline after husband dies of heart attack
Their visas expire in May, leaving the widowed mother and daughters in limbo.
Police name driver swept away at Mahurangi River crossing near Warkworth
Police said 47-year-old Tekanimaeu Arobati was from Kiribati.
Republicans struggle to respond to shooting, reflecting political peril
New York Times: US shooting fuels worries within the party about a potential backlash.
US shooting: Second death in Minneapolis crackdown heaps pressure on Trump
There was a shift in tone from Trump officials amid widespread criticism from all sides.
UK march: Hundreds protest over asylum seekers housed at former barracks
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood says using military sites allows closure of asylum hotels.
As Ice arrests surged in US, there was a move to cut bodycam funds
Homeland Security proposed reducing spending on them in its initial budget proposal.
Finding their place: Migrant stories show a changing Hawke's Bay
Nearly 18% of Hawke's Bay residents were born overseas, Census data shows.
Man fatally shot by US agents was ICU nurse focused on veterans' healthcare
'He wanted to serve veterans, just had a high sense of duty,' said doctor who hired him.
Trump and other federal US officials put blame on Minnesota officials and man who was killed
New York Times: Footage from the scene shows the man was holding a phone in his hand.
'Armed' man shot dead by federal agents during protest in Minneapolis
Bystander video shows masked federal agents pinning the man before shots.
US arrests women who disrupted church over Minnesota immigration crackdown
The FACE Act protects those seeking to access abortion clinics and places of worship.
Richard Prebble: Trump, tariffs and central banks – Winston Peters is our Talleyrand
OPINION: Practical diplomacy beats moral posturing in the age of Trump.
Editorial: Kiwis chasing Aussie dream might need a reality check before they go
OPINION: Big numbers are heading overseas but some Kiwis are coming back broke and broken.
People of Minneapolis vs Ice: A street-level view of the fear and fury
New York Times: Activists press against a grey zone of legality as they confront agents.
US voters oppose Ice tactics amid crackdown in Minneapolis
The economy, not immigration, is the most important issue, according to US polls.
Government considering ban on rock pool harvesting in Auckland
Ngāti Manuhiri wants a two-year shellfish ban along Auckland's east coast.
Unpacking the details of New Zealand's free trade deal with India
The deal cuts tariffs on 95% of New Zealand exports, but dairy remains excluded.
Agent who shot Renee Good was trained to track and apprehend fugitives
NY Times: Jonathan Ross went from National Guard, to university, to Border Patrol and Ice.
Rock pools 'ransacked': Govt seeks urgent advice after Army Bay protest
Shane Jones has asked Fisheries New Zealand for urgent advice on the issue.
Dream jobs in Australia turn to desperation as Kiwis arrive unprepared
Queensland's 2025 rules bar most non-citizens from state housing support.
Inside the 1990s Nazi war crimes probe that drew in New Zealand police
Two Kiwi officers joined a rare worldwide hunt for suspected Nazi killers.
Venezuela interim leader sacks Alex Saab as minister amid pressure from US
Saab was arrested in 2020 and later extradited to the United States.
Trump's Justice Department investigates Minnesota governor, Minneapolis mayor
The action focuses on whether Tim Walz and Jacob Frey impeded federal agents.
US clamps down on Pacific visas with bans, bonds and suspended migration
Fiji faces a halt on new US migration visas from January 21, but tourists can still go.
Renee Good was shot in head and chest, new documents show
Her family rejects Ice claims she tried to ram agent Jonathan Ross.
Federal agent shoots man in Minneapolis, prompting tense protests
NY Times: An agent and a man who was shot were in hospital. Two people were in custody.