Refugees And Migrants

The Australian teenager Will Connolly shot to fame in March when he egged the far-right Senator Fraser Anning blamed Muslim immigration for the Christchurch mosque shootings. As the teen dubbed "Egg… Audio

Hamilton City Councillor James Casson has admitted his comments in the aftermath of the Christchurch mosque terror attacks led to his resignation from Immigration New Zealand. He spoke with Checkpoint… Video, Audio

World Vision says restrictions under the refugee quota on people from the Middle East and Africa are discriminatory and should be dropped.

Under the quota, which is up for review, refugees from those… Audio

Refugee advocates say the government should drop restrictions in the refugee quota for refugees from the Middle East and Africa.

Under the quota, which is currently up for a three-yearly review… Audio

In the three weeks following the Christchurch terror attacks, nearly 800 people have contacted the Department of Internal Affairs to report online links to video footage of the killings or the… Audio

Andrew McConnell is an award-winning photographer who has been covering world events for over 15 years. His first work as a filmaker, GAZA has made the official selection for Sundance 2019 and will… Audio

Families say they have been torn apart by ongoing visa delays caused by staff shortages and a backlog of cases. Peter Elms is the Immigration New Zealand assistant general manager in visa services. He… Audio

Families say they have been torn apart by ongoing visa delays caused by staff shortages and a backlog of cases. In one case a baby has been separated from his mother and in another a teenager's been… Audio

Immigrants fighting for their parents to join them under a shelved visa scheme say some of them have died while waiting to be reunited with their families. The parent category was put on hold pending… Audio

There's been a spate of suicide attempts on Manus Island following the Liberal party's victory in the Australian election. Audio

Young Muslim RNZ journalist Isra'a Emhail gives a special insight into what it was like covering the Christchurch mosque attacks - and seeing her own community torn apart.  Audio

Josh Gerstein is senior legal affairs contributor for Politico. This week he has reported on the case of Leonidas Bimenyimana and Gregoire Nyaminani, two Rwandan men who, along with a third, Francois… Audio

A Manus Island refugee says the Christchurch terror attack has spared asylum seekers from being vilified during the Australian election campaign. Audio