Refugees And Migrants
'He's the kind of person that ruins it for everybody'
An Australian woman who was violently assaulted by her NZ partner is glad he's been detained and says not everyone who ends up in a detention centre deserves a second chance.
Detainee 'kind of person that ruins it for everybody' - abuse victim
An Australian woman who was violently assaulted by her New Zealand partner is glad he's been deported and says not everyone who ends up in a detention centre deserves a second chance. The New… Audio
Call to legalise sex work by migrants
The New Zealand Prostitutes' Collective is helping gather information on migrant sex workers, but argues decriminalising the industry would be a better option.
Yaba Badoe: Freedom & finding your place in the world
With a strong background in documentary making Yaba Badoe is a dual British and Ghanaian citizen, who's passionate about portraying women's lives in an authentic way. She was one of 50 writers to be… Audio
Exploited, abused Filipino worker speaks out
A Filipino construction worker, who came to Christchurch for a better life says he's been been bullied, kicked in the back and hit in the head at work, but had no choice to put up with it, or lose his… Video, Audio
NZ must ‘speak out loudly’ for children kept on Nauru - psychiatrist
Dr Vernon Reynolds, who has worked on Nauru for almost two years, tells John Campbell about the children in the Australian offshore detention centre, and how even if she visits, Prime Minister Jacinda… Video, Audio
Nauru refugee camp pulled down before Pacific Islands Forum
Mouldy tents which have housed refugees on Nauru for years are being hastily pulled down ahead of the Pacific Islands Forum next week. Refugee advocates say it's a cynical move intended to 'pretty up'… Audio
UN warns of 'lost generation' of Rohingya children
The United Nations warns of a lost generation of Muslim Rohingya children, with half a million in refugee camps in Bangladesh.
Polish president faces protest on Wellington visit
A protest broke out against the far-right Polish president at a ceremony in Wellington today.
Australia's Labor joins calls for Nauru children to go to NZ
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is softening her language over whether she will meet with refugees on Nauru when she visits the island for the Pacific Islands Forum in September. This comes as pressure… Audio
Plea to save families on Nauru: 'This is an emergency for those children'
World Vision is calling on Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern to offer to immediately resettle all 119 children and their families who are detained in Nauru.
Christchurch to be a refugee settlement location again
Christchurch has been reinstated as a refugee settlement location, more than seven years after the first Christchurch earthquake.
Immigration policy needs to return to first principles - minister
The Immigration Minister says he will review temporary work visas and Pacific immigration to make them fit for purpose.
Australia MPs condemn senator for controversial Muslim ban speech
Australian MPs have widely condemned senator Fraser Anning for advocating a return to the White Australia policy and using a Nazi phrase, but he is unapologetic.
Gillian Triggs - Aussie battler for human rights
Gillian Triggs was a lawyer and academic specialising in international public law when she was named president of the Australian Human Rights Commission in 2012. An extremely controversial five years… Audio
'More to come' on immigration cuts - Lees-Galloway
The government is moving against the exploitation of the student visa regime. It is bringing in stricter rules for work visas, especially for lower-level qualifications or foreign students who are… Audio
Indian widow whose husband drowned given govt respite
An Indian widow whose husband drowned at a Hawke's Bay beach earlier this year has been granted respite in her fight to stay in New Zealand.
Student visa scam: Company provided info for five years
A finance company implicated in student visa fraud in Sri Lanka has been providing information for Immigration New Zealand applications since 2012.
Sri Lankan visa scam: 'They are perpetrators but also potential victims'
Hundreds of students from Sri Lanka could be here illegally, while officials do what they can to investigate claims of fraud in the student visa scheme.
Manus Island refugee's death 'entirely preventable' - coroner
In Australia a Queensland coroner has ruled on the 2014 death of an Iranian refugee on Manus Island was "entirely preventable" and due to the "compounding effect of multiple errors". Hamid Kehazaei… Audio
