Refugees And Migrants
Auckland hotel development imports 200 Chinese workers
At least 200 tradies from China will be flown in to complete a luxury Auckland hotel. The more than $200 million Park Hyatt hotel in the city's Wynyard Quarter is set to be finished by March next… Audio
200 Chinese workers flown in to build Auckland hotel
Two hundred Chinese workers including painters, stone layers, and tilers are being flown in to work on a high-end Auckland hotel. The more than $200 million Park Hyatt hotel in the city's Wynyard… Audio
Woman charged with giving unlicensed immigration advice
A 47-year-old Auckland woman has been accused of charging for immigration advice without a license.
Student visa moves prompt pushback: They feel 'conned'
The international education sector is pushing back against moves to crack down on the ability of overseas students to a get job and then permanent residence.
RSE recruiters threatened in Solomon Islands
A New Zealand company recruiting seasonal workers from the Solomon Islands has faced threats and extortion while there. What impact could this have on New Zealand businesses and the migrant workers… Audio, Gallery
RSE recruiters threatened in Solomon Islands
A New Zealand company recruiting seasonal workers from the Solomon Islands has faced threats and extortion while there. What impact could this have on New Zealand businesses and the migrant workers…
AudioImmigration adviser suspended over deceiving clients
An immigration adviser who deceived clients and threatened one with repercussions for complaining, has been suspended and ordered to pay compensation.
NZ Filipino woman drives 'Ecology of Dignity'
It's been called ecology of dignity: poor organic farmers in the Philippines in partnership with New Zealand businesses. In the first Voices for this year Lynda Chanwai-Earle meets the woman making it… Audio, Gallery
NZ Filipino woman drives 'Ecology of Dignity'
It's been called ecology of dignity: poor organic farmers in the Philippines in partnership with New Zealand businesses. In the first Voices for this year Lynda Chanwai-Earle meets the woman making it…
AudioUN and humanitarian groups concerned Rohingya deal
Save the Children estimates there'll be more than 100 Rohingya births a day in the refugee camp in Bangladesh - ravaged by diptheria. The charity's spokesperson Daphnee Cook described the scene at at… Audio
PM says she can only advocate for NZrs in Aus detention centres
We talk to Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern about standards NZrs are facing in Aus detention centres, the inquiry into state care abuse and what's coming in the year ahead. Audio
Australian Border Forces tightened its visitors policy
Detainees at Villawood Immigration Detention Centre in Sydney are on a hungerstrike after the Australian Border Force tightened its visitors policy. Australia Audio
Community groups selected for sponsored refugees scheme
Four church and community groups have been selected to sponsor refugees and help them settle in New Zealand. Audio
Pakeha to become minority in AKL in decade-plus
Paul Spoonley, Julie Zhu, and Shail Kaushal talk to Todd Niall about the need for better representation of ethnic groups at local council to reflect the changing face of the country's largest city. Audio
Trial scheme for sponsored refugees gets underway
Church and community groups will help up to 30 Syrian refugees settle here by sponsoring them, Gill Bonnett spoke to those taking part in the trial scheme. Audio
Appeals mount against deportation from NZ
Tongans requiring life saving medical treatment like dialysis that is still not available back home are among those appealing the orders. RNZ Pacific's Sara Vui-Talitu looks at the issue. Audio
Australia's refugee crisis in-depth
Australia takes 20 thousand refugees, migrants and asylum seekers ever year but those who arrive by boat are detained off shore. The situation on Manus and Nauru reached boiling point last year, with… Audio
No family Christmas for couple fighting Immigration
An Auckland woman and her Indian husband say they are fighting immigration officials so they can be a family again.
Alison Phipps - Refugee stories in Scotland
Professor Alison Phipps is the UNESCO Chair of Refugee Integration at the University of Glasgow. In 2012 she received an OBE for Services to Education and Intercultural and Interreligious Relations… Audio
Parent visa freeze leaves people in 'limbo'
Eighty-three-year-old Norah Cheetham is stranded in England because of the freeze, and there are thousands of others affected, the woman's daughter says.
