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King's Birthday Honours 2025: The full list of recipients
A total of 188 New Zealanders who have made their mark in everything from sport to business to comedy have been awarded today.
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Rez Gardi: From refugee to human rights investigator
Rez Gardi was just six when she came to New Zealand from a refugee camp where she was born. Her Kurdish family spent nine years living in the camp, after they fled to Pakistan from Iraq and Saddam… Audio
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The Outliers | Episode 19: Rez Gardi
Rez Gardi is a Kurdish advocate and Harvard Law graduate. She went to Kurdistan at the start of 2020, investigating ISIS war crimes against Yazidi women in northern Iraq. Video
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NZ's first Kurdish lawyer
Rez Gardi was Young New Zealander of the Year in 2017 She's now NZ's first Kurdish lawyer. She talks to Jesse about a new film, Girls of the Sun, which resonated with her. Audio
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Empowering refugee youth from her own pocket
Empower is a charity established in 2017 by former Kurdish refugee and Young New Zealander of the Year Rez Gardi. It enables higher education for refugee youth here and Rez is prepared to spend… Audio, Gallery
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Empowering refugee youth from her own pocket
Empower is a charity established in 2017 by former Kurdish refugee and Young New Zealander of the Year Rez Gardi. It enables higher education for refugee youth here and Rez is prepared to spend…
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Taika Waititi takes out top Kiwi honour
Hunt for the Wilderpeople actor and director Taika Waititi has been named New Zealander of the Year.
