Wellington, June 19 NZPA - Hundreds of overstayers, most of them Samoan, are continuing to pay $500 for bogus residence visas despite the scam being uncovered.

Wellington, June 19 NZPA - The leader of a self-styled Maori sovereignty group charging $500 for stamps in "passports" has admitted the documents carry no official status.

Wellington, June 18 NZPA - Police are investigating a self-styled Maori sovereignty group which is running a fake passport scam described by government ministers as disgusting and deplorable.

Wellington, May 4 NZPA - A new law which comes into force today could stall applications by hundreds of people who want to live in New Zealand, it has been reported.

Wellington, March 31 NZPA - Internal Affairs Minister Richard Worth was forced to explain in Parliament today the part he played in a trip to India which has landed him in hot water.