Refugees And Migrants
Syrians touch down in new southern home
The first Syrian refugees being settled in Dunedin say they are overwhelmed by the city's warm welcome.
Hundreds of refugees drown in Mediterranean
Hundreds are feared drowned after the boat they were being transferred to by traffickers capsized in the Mediterranean, survivors say.
Refugees in NZ struggling to send money home
Some refugees say they can't send money back to their families because of the law on financial transactions intended to prevent financing of terrorism.
Temporary visas often mean low wages, debt for migrants
A new survey shows temporary migrants to New Zealand are likely to be on low wages, live in rented accommodation, and are in debt. Audio
Refugees and their families suffer
Refugees who've been living in New Zealand for years are now struggling to send money to their families back home, after banks cut ties with some money transfer operators. Audio
New initiative for integration Pasifika communities in Oamaru
According to the last census, the second most spoken language in Oamaru is Tongan, with as many as 2000 Tongans living in the town. Audio
Pope visits frontline of refugee crisis
Pope Francis has arrived on the Greek island of Lesbos, turning the world's attention to the "human catastrophe" of Europe's refugee crisis.
Duane Peltzer: wilding pines
Toby Manhire interviews Duane Peltzer, senior researcher and plant ecologist at Landcare Research, Lincoln who investigates the effects of biological invasions in ecosystems, and is talking about… Audio
Iyad el-Baghdadi: after the Arab Spring
Toby Manhire interviews the stateless Palestinian writer, human rights activist and entrepreneur, who became prominent for tweeting and commenting on the Arab Spring, and was then expelled from the… Audio
Number of overstayers plummets
The number of overstayers in New Zealand has almost halved in the past 15 years.
The refugee experience
A Colombian refugee, Daniel Gamboa Salazar, wants Kiwis to get to know the truth behind stereotypes. Daniel became a refugee when he fled Colombia with his mother as a child, and is now an aspiring… Video, Audio
Bulgarian vigilantes filmed tying up migrants
Amateur video shot shows vigilantes arresting three refugees or migrants and tying their hands behind their backs as they lie in a wood.
'More hardships' for refugees, migrants
Refugees and migrants in Christchurch are struggling to adjust to their new life, research suggests.
Syrians in Wellington share stories of hellish past
Syrian refugees in Wellington have spoken about the hell they have left behind. Audio
Refugees' stories lead to empathy
Syrian refugees in Wellington have spoken about the hell they've left behind in their homeland and their hopes for their new lives here. Audio
Refugees protest their deportation to Turkey
A Pakistani man has threatened to hang himself on the Greek island of Lesbos as hundreds of refugees protest their deportation to Turkey. Audio
Refugee and migrant crisis: Greece starts deportations to Turkey
Boats carrying deportees from Greece have started arriving in Turkey as part of a heavily criticised EU deal.
Paul Waggott
Chances are that if you've seen a play in Wellington in the last few years Paul Waggott was in it, often as a member of his collective My Accomplice. He's performing in a physically demanding, one man… Audio
Passport forgery prompted by Interpol hunt
A Hungarian woman used a forged passport to apply for a New Zealand visa after Interpol flagged that her 72-year-old husband was wanted for fraud.
Paul McLaney: Shakespeare, soliloquies and song
Colin Peacock interviews Paul McLaney - composer, singer and guitarist, and deputy chair of the NZ Music Commission. He is the creator of Play On: a Musical Imagining of the Great Soliloquies, the… Audio
