Refugee Quota
Wellington 'ready' for influx of Syrian refugees
The first group of Syrian refugees who will arrive in January will be settled in Wellington. Audio
Labour ditches its refugee bill
Labour has now decided to pull its emergency humanitarian response bill, which would have seen a doubling of the quota over the next year. Audio
An extra 750 new Syrian refugees will be resettled
Prime Minister John Key says New Zealand's ability to absorb refugees will be stretched by his Government's decision to accept an additional 750 Syrians over the next two and a half years. Audio
Immigration Minister confident resourse wont be stretched
The Prime Minister, John Key, says the hundreds of Syrians New Zealand is taking in will put pressure on the country's resources for refugees. Audio
PM says refugee services will be stretched
The Prime Minister says New Zealand's emergency intake of hundreds of Syrians will stretch the country's refugee services. Audio
An Akl Councillor says govt should be careful
New Zealand will take 750 more refugees from Syria - 100 this year and 500 over the following two years, and the other 150 under the existing intake quota. Audio
Refugee proposal "welcome start"
The Prime Minister confirmed this morning a proposal to accept more Syrian refugees will be taken to Cabinet. Assem Alkotob is a Syrian who has been living in New Zealand for 22 years. He is pleased… Audio
In an about face, government will allow Syrian refugees to come
The Labour leader Andrew Little has been calling for New Zealand to take more refugees; He speaks with Guyon Espiner. Audio
NZ told to follow Australia's lead on refugee numbers
Professor Alexander Gillespie; law expert at Waikato University, speaks to Guyon Espiner. Audio
Heat goes on Govt over refugee quota
As you heard in the news John Key says he'll announce an emergency package later today that will allow hundreds of Syrian refugees to come to New Zealand. Audio
National to block bills that could have boosted refugee quota
National is vowing to block opposition party attempts this week to force New Zealand's hand on the refugee quota. Audio
National to block refugee quota bills
National will block attempts by Opposition parties this week to introduce bills that could have seen New Zealand immediately take more refugees.
NZ response to Europe's refugree crisis expected sooner
New Zealand's response to the crisis could be known in a matter of weeks. Audio
Pressure builds on Prime Minister over refugee quota
The pressure is building on the Prime Minister to raise New Zealand's refugee quota, with critics saying he's not acting fast enough. Audio
Increasing NZ's refugee quota sooner welcomed
Humanitarian organisations are welcoming the Prime Minister's pledge to review the country's refugee quota sooner than next year. Audio
Decision on lifting refugee quota could be just weeks away
Scuffles have broken out west of the Hungarian capital, Budapest, after police forced migrants off a train and into a refugee camp inside the country. Audio
Greens calling for govt to allow more refugees
The Government is being urged to take advantage of flexibility within the refugee quota, to respond to the growing crisis in Europe. Audio
Migrants now settled in NZ want Govt to raise refugee quota
Two former refugees say the country could easily accept more refugees - and should be more generous. Audio
A Govt support partner wants the PM to raise the refugee quota
One of the Government's support partners Peter Dunne is at odds with the Prime Minister over the country's refugee quota. Audio
A Syrian NZer working with migrants thinks quota is embarassing
A Syrian in New Zealand working with new migrants fleeing the Syrian civil war thinks the country's refugee quota is embarassing. Audio