Refugees And Migrants
Biden's presidency begins with sharp focus on immigration
Joe Biden is expected to announce an immigration bill that would open a path to citizenship for millions of immigrants in the United States unlawfully, shortly after becoming president.
Promoter claims border approvals a 'game of favourites'
International music and comedy acts are being approved and rejected for border exemptions in a "game of favourites", according to a promoter.
Unions call for residency for migrant workers
Labour unions are calling on the government to give residency to long-term migrant workers who now call New Zealand home.
$2b worth of investor visas 'locked up in office in Wellington'
Only a handful of immigration officials are working on processing investor visas that have a total value of more than $2 billion.
Iranian teenager granted refugee status
An Iranian boy who was sexually abused and bullied as a child would face mental and physical harm if he was forced to return and carry out military service, an appeals tribunal has ruled.
How the Five Eyes countries share immigration data
In June, MBIE implemented a system that sped up responses among Five Eyes' border agencies in sharing identity data.
Half of Singapore's migrant workers were Covid positive
A rights group has said it is "unsurprised" after it was revealed almost half of Singapore's migrant workers have been infected with Covid-19 in the past nine months.
Closed borders and skills shortages put vets under pressure
Industry shortages and closed international borders are putting the veterinary industry under great strain. A survey of practices and animal hospitals done by the New Zealand Veterinary Association… Audio
What's driving NZ's declining fertility rate?
Massey University Distinguished Professor in Demographer Paul Spoonley talks with Kathryn about the latest statistics showing New Zealand's birth rate has fallen to the a record low, and the factors… Audio
Planting for posterity
After nearly 14 years of planting native bush, a massive former dairy farm is now thriving forest overlooking the Kaipara. Produced by Kadambari Raghukumar. Video, Audio
Covid-19 travel disruption leads to extra jail time
People are spending more than 200 days behind bars waiting to be deported because of Covid-19 travel disruption.
Lawyers are calling the situation unconscionable and way beyond what Parliament… Audio
People 'panic buying' extra rooms in managed isolation hotels
Rooms have been sitting empty in managed isolation hotels, because people are 'panic-booking' multiple allocation vouchers they don't need.
MBIE says since November up to 16 rooms have been empty… Audio
Canberra accused of being disingenuous granting visas
Refugee Action Coalition accuses Canberra of being accused of being disingenuous in granting the first ever visas to former refugees. Audio
Ministry might have averted mosque shootings
The head of the country's Federation of Multicultural Councils says having a Ministry of Ethnic Affairs before now, might have helped to avert last year's tragic mosque shootings. A number of… Audio
What authorities should have seen before 15 March
The findings of the Royal Commission into the Christchurch mosque shootings will be released tomorrow. But an extensive investigation that formed a submission into that inquiry is already out, and it… Audio
Economic report knocks migration policy over cheap labour
The NZIER report suggests the government maintain current provisions for top-end skilled and entrepreneurial migrants and continue to substantially reduce flows of people with skills that are the same… Audio
'Most of the sector' comfortable with paying incoming RSE workers living wage - Faafoi
Two thousand seasonal workers are set to land in New Zealand from January in a bid to plug the gap for fruit pickers across the country.
The RSE workers will arrive from Pacific countries and… Audio
Au Revoir to Au Pairs
International Au Pairs are becoming a rare commodity in New Zealand as the closed borders mean the outgoing nannies can't be replaced. Liz Garton finds out more in this episode of Voices. Audio
Nauru refugees corralled on 71st floor of Brisbane hotel
A refugee advocate in Australia is mystified at the treatment meted out by Australia's Border Force to a group of ten asylum seekers from Nauru Audio
Red Cross urges Government to let waiting refugees into NZ
About a thousand refugees who are set to be resettled in New Zealand remain trapped abroad, waiting for the immigration doors to open.
The first batch of 16 refugees to arrive in the country since… Audio