Refugees And Migrants
EU ministers fail to agree broader quota system for refugees
European Union ministers at a meeting in Brussels have been unable to agree on a controversial plan to relocate another 120,000 migrants, with binding quotas for individual member states. Audio
EU interior ministers to meet in Brussels
More countries in Europe are tightening up their border controls as record numbers of migrants continue to arrive. Audio
Migrants face European 'legal limbo'
Thousands of refugees could be left in "legal limbo" as European countries adopt different border rules to deal with the record influx of migrants, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) has warned.
European Union to hold emergency refugee meeting
European Union officials will hold an emergency meeting later today to discuss a plan to settle 160-thousand asylum seekers. Audio
Refugee crisis: Germany closes border with Austria
Germany has introduced temporary controls on its border with Austria to cope with the influx of migrants and refugees.
Germany introduces border controls to slow flow of refugees
Germany is introducing temporary controls on its border with Austria to cope with the influx of refugees. Audio
Kiwis in detention centres may be result of tougher immigration
The growing number of New Zealanders held in Australian detention centres may be the collateral damage from that country's tougher approach on immigration according to the Prime Minister. Audio
When my family left Czechoslovakia
As Syrian families arrive in Germany, RNZ's Veronika Meduna finds herself thinking back to her family's first year there after fleeing Czechoslovakia in 1974.
'Help is Coming' - a message to refugees
A 20-year-old song by Crowded House has become a charity single for a worldwide fundraising drive to help raise money for Syrian refugees. Video
'Abysmal' conditions at refugee camp
Refugees are being kept in cages and thrown food in camps set up in Hungary - and any others considering entering the country are being told they will be arrested.
Harry McQuillan: 50 years of Iran
Nelson orchardist with a PhD in geology who spent many years geologically mapping vast tracts of the Zagros Mountains in Iran, and now conducts annual spring and autumn tours there. Audio
Matthieu Aikins: Yemen and the Middle East
Matthieu Aikins reports from the Middle East and South Asia for a number of magazines and his investigative work exposing war crimes in Afghanistan won him the George Polk Award and the Medill Medal… Audio
Call for refugee centre in Dunedin
Dunedin's mayor has asked the government to consider establishing a refugee resettlement centre in Dunedin.
'Being a refugee is not a choice'
Former refugees were among hundreds of people to attend candlelit vigils calling for the Government to double New Zealand's annual refugee quota.
Candlelit vigils for double refugee quota
Former refugees were among thousands of people around the country to attend candlelit vigils calling for the Government to double New Zealand's annual refugee quota. Audio
Assyrians call for Christian refugees to get priority
Assyrian Christians are calling on the Government to give priority to Christians among the extra refugee intake because IS is intent on a genocide against them. Audio
Take more people, Refugee Council tells MPs
The Refugee Council has told MPs that accepting only 600 extra refugees into New Zealand is not good enough.
A tale of two refugees
Two refugees tell of the slow process of making New Zealand their home.
Australian PM moves to identify potential refugee candidates
Australian government officials are already planning a visit to the Middle East to identify potential refugee candidates. Audio
Refugee network criticises NZ's approach to resettling refugees
A visiting delegation from the Asia Pacific Refugee Rights Network is highly critical of New Zealand's attitude towards refugees. Audio
