Refugees And Migrants
Govt warned against keeping asylum seekers in Mt Eden
The Government is being warned that detaining asylum seekers in prison is dangerous and it's just matter of time before someone takes their own life. Audio
Community Law also short of funds to help Syrian refugees
Another key refugee service is considering turning away new migrants. Audio
Hutt GPs to turn away Syrian refugees, blame Govt funding
The biggest GP service for refugees in the Hutt Valley is going to turn away the 30 Syrians who arrive today, saying lack of government funding makes it unsafe to treat them. Audio
GP service to turn away latest refugees in funding row
A GP service for refugees in the Hutt Valley will turn away the latest Syrian arrivals saying it does not have enough money to treat them.
Greece orders Austrian ambassador home over migrant crisis
Greece has ordered its ambassador to Austria home after being left out of discussions between Balkan countries about how to deal with the migrant crisis. Audio
Lack of funds Hutt Union Health unable to treat new refugees
The biggest GP service for refugees in the Hutt Valley is going to turn away the 30 Syrians who arrive today, saying lack of government funding makes it unsafe to treat them. Audio
Govt told prison no place for asylum seekers
The government is being warned that detaining asylum seekers in prison is dangerous, and it is just matter of time before someone takes their own life.
First Syrian refugees under new quota to arrive in Wgtn
The first of the Syrian refugees to enter the country under the emergency quota will arrive in Wellington tomorrow to begin their new lives. Kate Pereyra Garcia reports. Video, Audio
Church says NZers should follow Canada's lead on refugees
The Anglican Church is asking the government follow the lead of countries like Canada and allow private organisations, including the church, to be able to sponsor refugees. Audio
First Syrian refugees arrive in Wellington tomorrow
The first of the Syrian refugees to arrive under the emergency quota will move to Wellington tomorrow. Audio
City of Thorns: 9 Lives in the World's Largest Refugee Camp
In 1991, the United Nations High Commission for Refugees opened a camp on a dusty and desolate piece of desert in Kenya to provide safe haven for people fleeing the chronic civil war in Somalia. Now… Audio
Wellington ready to welcome Syrian refugees
Religious groups have teamed up to provide a warm welcome to the first 90 Syrian refugees who will settle in Wellington in the next fortnight.
Religious groups pool resources to welcome refugees
Religious groups have teamed up to provide a warm welcome to the first 90 Syrian refugees who'll settle in Wellington in the next fortnight. Audio
Supplies gathered for NZ's Syrian refugees
Religious groups in the lower North Island have gathered household supplies for the first 95 Syrian refugees to settle in Wellington. Anglican and Catholic churches, and the New Zealand Islamic...
Baby Asha's release from hospital a step toward deportation
The asylum seeker baby who has been kept at a Brisbane hospital looks likely to return to Nauru after Australia's immigration minister said she will be moved to community detention soon. Audio
Turnbull announces new citizenship pathway for NZers
For some New Zealanders, it will now be easier to get Australian citizenship. Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull made the announcement after a two-hour meeting in Sydney with Prime Minister… Video, Audio
NZ and Australian prime ministers meet amid refugee row
New Zealand's offer to resettle some of Australia's asylum seekers could be back on the table today. Audio
John Key in Sydney to meet Australian PM
The Prime Minister is in Sydney today for talks with his Australian counterpart, Malcolm Turnbull and the fate of 267 aslyum seekers, including 37 babies, is likely to be on the agenda. Audio
Turnbull unlikely to accept Key's refugee offer
The Prime Minister John Key will meet Malcolm Turnbull in Sydney tomorrow and New Zealand's long standing offer to accept Australian asylum seekers under this country's refugee intake will be on the… Audio
Labour wants climate change refugees given new life in NZ
The Labour Party says Pacific Islanders whose homes disappear under rising sea levels should be able to make a new life in New Zealand. Audio
