Refugees And Migrants
From Myanmar refugee to Wellington chef: A rough road
Former refugees are being given opportunities to shine in their chosen professions thanks to the Red Cross Pathways to Employment programme - but it's a rough road to success with many barriers.
AudioKiwiBuild 'will need to rely on migration' in short-term - Lees-Galloway
Immigration Minister Iain Lees-Galloway discusses migrant workers and KiwiBuild with Susie Ferguson. "What we're trying to do is get a better mix of skills in the migrant workforce," he says. Audio
Overstayers have overstretched checkers - Immigration NZ
Immigration New Zealand says under-pressure compliance officers have been diverted into fraud and exploitation work at the expense of tracking down people illegally in the country. New figures show… Audio
US judge orders migrant family reunions
A US judge has ordered officials to reunite migrant children separated from their parents within 30 days.
Refugee women learning to drive
This week women in Saudi Arabia were granted the right to drive. Many refugee women here in New Zealand never learned how to drive in their original countries. So a training programme was set up in… Audio
'Crisis of politics' in EU over immigration laws
EU leaders have been gathering in Brussels for an emergency meeting on migration. The issue has become heated between Italy and Germany of late, despite a drop in the number of migrants attempting to… Audio
Voices: Indians in New Zealand since 1769
The first Indian to set foot on Aotearoa arrived in 1769. A new publication throws light on the buried history of the Indian diaspora to New Zealand. Audio, Gallery
Voices: Indians in New Zealand since 1769
The first Indian to set foot on Aotearoa arrived in 1769. A new publication throws light on the buried history of the Indian diaspora to New Zealand.
AudioVisa applicants referred to govt's profiling branch fall by three-quarters
The number of visa applications referred to Immigration New Zealand's profiling branch has fallen by nearly three-quarters since it was launched.
Trump's separation policy: US military could house children
The US military has been asked to prepare to house 20,000 immigrant children as President Donald Trump rolls back his policy of separating them from parents at the border.
Net migration continues to decline
Net migration continues to decline as more non-New Zealand citizens leave the country while fewer citizens return.
"This is a breach of international law"
A lawyer for the 17 year old New Zealand boy in a Melbourne detention centre says the Australia Border Force refuse to explain the grounds on which they are holding him. The boy was born in New… Audio
Australia also putting refugee children in detention camps
It's not just the US putting refugee kids in detention. In Australia more than 3-thousand children are still detained and separated from one of their parents.
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Trump backs down on migrant children separations
Widespread condemnation has led Donald Trump to back down on his policy of separating immigrant children from their parents at the southern border. After initially claiming he needed the Democrats to… Audio
A carpet of dead bodies: a Hiroshima survivor's story
At thirteen Taeko Yoshioka Braid survived a moment of history that changed the world forever; the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. Produced by Lynda Chanwai-Earle. Audio, Gallery
Kids held in US immigration centre told they can't hug
John Campbell interviews Antar Davidson, who worked at an immigrant children's shelter in Tuscon, Arizona. The conditions there are better than in many places, but under zero tolerance, the children… Video, Audio
Republicans urge Trump to soften migrant child detention policy
More than 2,300 children have been separated from their parents since April, when the Trump administration launched its "zero tolerance" immigration policy. More than 100 of those children are under… Audio
Couple avoids deportation for immigration fraud
A husband and wife who committed immigration fraud after he fathered twins with another woman have won their appeal against deportation.
Refugees and Olympians play sport to recognise unique ‘days’
Olympics New Zealand today hosted 300 young refugees at a sports day in Auckland alongside eight Olympians, including gold medal winner Barbara Kendall. Zac Fleming was there. Video, Audio
Trump defiant on seizing migrant children
Donald Trump is refusing to back down on the policy of seizing children from illegal immigrants. According to the Departmet of Homeland Security in six weeks, nearly two thousand children have been… Audio
