Refugees And Migrants

The 2021 Residency Visa programme marks a major step to offer certainty to 165-thousand migrants living in the country.

But there are migrant categories - such as students and partners of students -… Audio

The rural advocacy group Federated Farmers is praising Immigration New Zealand's plans for a residency visa pathway for approximately 9,000 agricultural workers.

Immigration Minister Kris Faafoi… Audio

After her first year of being in New Zealand, Somali former refugee Fatema Mohamed, now considers started a process that could help her restore a long-lost link. Produced by Kadambari Raghukumar.  Audio

Women's rights have come a long way in Afghanistan over the last 20 years.

Will the recent Taliban takeover unravel all that hard work - and worse. Audio

The National Party says the Auckland terrorist's immigration history is a glaring omission in the government review of the September the third attacks.

Charities say huge gaps that exist in services… Audio

For the last 20 years Amina Hassanpoor has worked to improve women's rights in Afghanistan.

Right now, she is sitting in an MIQ hotel with her husband and two teenage children.

She was one of the… Audio

In the second part of stories from Afghanistan, Kadambari Raghukumar speaks to one Afghan waiting in Kabul for evacuation to New Zealand, and one woman who recently arrived in Auckland from… Audio

Empty streets devoid of traffic is just one eerie sign that Afghanistan has changed dramatically in recent weeks.

It's the kind of quiet that is concerning, rather than comforting and it's prompting… Audio

Kadambari Raghukumar talks to Zahra Hussaini and Mahsheed Mahjor both originally from Kabul and now live in Christchurch - how has the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan affected the lives of their… Audio

Locked-down Kiwis have rallied to answer a call for clothes and shoes for Afghan evacuees. Dozens of Afghan nationals escaping the Taliban have either arrived in the counrty or are due to in the… Audio

More than 500 people in Afghanistan eligible to come to New Zealand may be left to their own fate as the overnight bombing at Kabul Airport puts an end to further Defence Force evacuation flights.

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"We are not giving up on bringing those who need to come home, home" Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Friday, as NZ was forced to abandoned its mercy mission in Afghanistan.

Speaking to Checkpoi… Video, Audio