Refugees And Migrants
Calls to change job-linked work visas
A migrant worker says he was so badly treated by his Auckland employer it almost drove him to take his own life. Audio
Denmark suspended rail links with Germany
Denmark has suspended all rail links with Germany just hours ago after police stopped hundreds at the border. Audio
Denmark closes motorway to stop refugee flow
Danish police have closed a motorway and rail links with Germany in a bid to stem the flow of refugees heading north to Sweden.
Call for work visa changes to curb exploitation
A workers union is calling for the Government to ease restrictions on work visas, allowing vulnerable migrants to escape exploitative employers. Audio
Send refugee men back to fight IS - Peters
Winston Peters has suggested New Zealand only accepts refugees who are women and children, and send the men back to fight against Islamic State. Audio
Mangere awaits its first Syrian arrivals
John Campbell and Mohamed Hassan head to a Mangere refugee centre and, despite warnings Syrian arrivals will strain the system, find a well-prepared set-up. Video, Audio
Warning refugees need quick help to find jobs
A restaurant owner who employs refugees warns they need more help to get jobs quickly or risk falling by the wayside. Audio
Australia to take 12,000 Syrian refugees
Australia's announced it will take 12 thousand refugees from Syria but at the very same time's given its air force the go ahead for air strikes in their homeland. Audio
Call to educate migrants about Māori
A new report has identified a need for more education for migrants about Māori, the Treaty of Waitangi and biculturalism.
Refugees applauded in Munich on arrival
The European Commission will today propose a plan for new refugee quotas with the hope of taking pressure off Italy, Hungary and Greece. Audio
Mangere Resettlement Centre ready for Syrian arrivals
It's now estimated that four million Syrians have fled their country... ...victims of a civil war that has created a refugee exodus roughly equivalent to New Zealand's entire population. Audio
WCC working out what it will do with extra Syrians
The Wellington City Council is trying to create a strategy to cope with its biggest intake of Syrian refugees in a decade. Audio
Immigration NZ says Wellington first port for Syrians
Immigration New Zealand says it's focusing on Wellington for the first influx of Syrian refugees because there are already some living there. Audio
NZ First suggests only accepts women and children from Syria
The New Zealand First leader, Winston Peters, is suggesting New Zealand only accepts refugees who are women and children, and sends the men back to fight against Islamic State. Audio
Wellington 'ready' for influx of Syrian refugees
The first group of Syrian refugees who will arrive in January will be settled in Wellington. Audio
Labour ditches its refugee bill
Labour has now decided to pull its emergency humanitarian response bill, which would have seen a doubling of the quota over the next year. Audio
An extra 750 new Syrian refugees will be resettled
Prime Minister John Key says New Zealand's ability to absorb refugees will be stretched by his Government's decision to accept an additional 750 Syrians over the next two and a half years. Audio
France and Germany urge other EU countries to take fair share
France and Germany are proposing a compulsory refugee quota system for European Union countries as the unprecedented influx continues. Audio
Refugee crisis: Influx will 'change Germany'
Angela Merkel says the "breathtaking" flow of refugees into Germany will "occupy and change" the country in the coming years.
Immigration Minister confident resourse wont be stretched
The Prime Minister, John Key, says the hundreds of Syrians New Zealand is taking in will put pressure on the country's resources for refugees. Audio
