Refugees And Migrants
Transmission Gully too big for local workforce - immigration lawyer
The company that brought in 100 migrant workers to help tackle a major infrastructure project is not taking the easy way out, an immigration lawyer says.
Diversity of public sector boards in the spotlight
Ethnic Communities Minister Jenny Salesa has ordered a stocktake of ethnic diversity on public sector boards, because at the moment the government doesn’t know the ethnic make-up of its own boards… Audio, Gallery
Diversity of public sector boards in the spotlight
Ethnic Communities Minister Jenny Salesa has ordered a stocktake of ethnic diversity on public sector boards, because at the moment the government doesn’t know the ethnic make-up of its own boards…
AudioTransmission Gully needs overseas workers - lawyer
An immigration lawyer says a construction company which brought in workers from overseas isn't taking the easy way out and the finger pointing needs to stop. One hundred and one workers have been… Audio
Behrouz Boochani - Chauka, Please Tell Us The Time
Kurdish journalist, poet, filmmaker and refugee Behrouz Boochani has been imprisoned on Manus Island for almost five years. He has created a film entirely on his mobile phone from inside Australia's… Audio
Syrian refugee living in Kuala Lumpur Airport
Hassan Kontar has spent the last 59 days at a Malaysian airport terminal, after airline staff denied him access to a flight to Ecuador. He can't go home, and Malaysia won't let him back in. He spoke… Video, Audio
Approaching monsoons could spell disaster for Rohingya refugees
Monsoon rains just a few weeks away could spell disaster for the 700 thousand Rohingya refugees living in makeshift shelters in Bangladesh. The refugees fled across the border from Myanmar last year… Audio
Lawyer convicted of fraud in human trafficking case
A lawyer who helped a human trafficker exploit Fijian workers by providing false immigration information has been found guilty of fraud.
Nelson-Tasman missing out on value of migrants
Migrants to Nelson-Tasman face widespread racial discrimination, language barriers that make it hard to get a job and living costs that act as a barrier to settling, a long-term study shows.
Indian woman refused NZ residency faces persecution
An Indian woman refused residency after her husband drowned faces a life of persecution in her home country if she cannot stay in New Zealand, her brother says.
Indian woman refused NZ residency faces persecution back home
The brother of Indian woman Tanvi Bhavsar, who was refused residency after her husband drowned, says she faces a life of persecution if she has to return to India as she has been blamed for his death.
…Petition launched to stop Mark Middleton's deportation
Mark Middleton, the step father of Karla Cardno who has lived in New Zealand for 56 years, believes he could be deported to the UK as early next week. Video, Audio
National urges assoc immigration minister to intervene
National's immigration spokesperson Michael Woodhouse says Associate Immigration Minister Kris Faafoi can - and should - intervene in Mark Middleton's deportation case. Audio
Tweak to Australia's immigration policy sees less overseas Asians
New Zealanders in Australia are now getting visas previously granted to mostly overseas-based Asians.
Lawyer questions whether Immigration Minister was 'told a lie'
An immigration lawyer is asking whether the Immigration Minister was told a lie about profiling used to target overstayers. Audio
Immigration NZ apologises for controversial overstayer data programme
Immigration Minister Iain Lees-Galloway has suspended the programme and says he's been assured that race and country of origin weren't criteria used to prioritise deportations. Audio
Protest Music! Deep connections for Māori and Caribbean NZers
New Zealand's first steelband festival is the backdrop for the rich cultural and spiritual links between Māori and Caribbean Islanders, they're celebrating their ties through their protest music… Audio, Gallery
Protest Music! Deep connections for Māori and Caribbean NZers
New Zealand's first steelband festival is the backdrop for the rich cultural and spiritual links between Māori and Caribbean Islanders, they're celebrating their ties through their protest music…
AudioIncrease in deportations may be linked to computer profiling
Immigration consultants are concerned an increase in the number of declined applications for people hoping to move here could be linked to computer profiling.
Immigration NZ: Profiling by race is racial profiling
Opinion - Immigration NZ may say its use of data profiling is just an effective use of resources but Saziah Bashir writes that, as an immigrant, she finds it hard to stomach any such classification.
