Refugees And Migrants

Iranian Canadian journalist and film-maker who was imprisoned and interrogated in Iran for over 118 days in 2009. Audio

Lynda Chanwai-Earle brings us a story about White Ghosts and Yellow Peril, a new non-fiction publication that reveals some surprising and sometimes unsavoury facts about New Zealand's first contact… Audio

There are conflicting accounts of how a stand off between guards and asylum seekers on Papua New Guinea's Manus Island came to an end. Audio

Young refugees fleeing violent homelands are finding a new home, and a voice, on the theatre stage. Audio

The presents and the Christmas dinner are behind us, the next set of festive decisions looming are New Year's resolutions. But why stop at a year? What about decisions that could shape the next 5, 10… Audio

Christmas is upon us and right now the New Zealand Police are concerned about getting the message of new alcohol limits and driver safety to the public over the festive season. But often the message… Audio

From one of the wealthiest countries on earth and home to Islam's holiest site, the Saudi Students Association in Wellington find surprisingly different riches living here. There are around 7000 Saudi… Audio

In Australia, sweeping changes have been made to the country's immigration laws which would see the re-introduction of temporary protection visas. Audio

The United Nations World Food Programme has been forced to suspend a critical programme providing food vouchers to more than 1.7 million Syrian refugees, due to a funding crisis. Audio

City Councillor for the Parparaumu Ward, K.Gurunathan is a sharp-witted and passionate advocate for his patch of coast. Lynda follows Guru around Kapiti as he gathers signatures for a petition against… Audio

The political comeback of former French President Nicolas Sarkozy, Swiss voters reject law that would have drastically cut annual immigration, A rocky start for the new European Commission led by… Audio

Obama under fire from republicans for sparing millions of undocumented immigrants from deportation. Audio

The number of people moving here or staying long-term hit 47-thousand-700 people in the year to October, an all time high. Audio

Founded in 2002 by migrant women, the NZ Sikh Women's Association provides support for ethnic minority community families experiencing domestic violence in Auckland South and Manukau Counties… Audio

Michelle Brane is an advocate for immigration reform in the U.S. She's the Director of Migrant Rights at the Women's Refugee Commission in New York. Audio

President Obama has announced the most sweeping changes to the US immigration system in a generation. Audio

Seventy five years ago several hundred Chinese women and children arrived in New Zealand, fleeing the Japanese invasion of China. These were the wives and children of the Chinese men already here. The… Audio

Migrant advisers in Christchurch say prosecutions by labour inspectors are just scratching the surface of a problem migrants are too afraid to talk about. Audio

The head of an immigration scam who exploited six Chinese chefs has escaped a jail sentence. Audio