Refugees And Migrants
Sew Good's Syrian, Malaysian and Pasifika Mamas
Building, cooking, growing, and especially sewing... Wellington's Sew Good Cooperative and their global mamas from Syria, the Pacific and Indonesia tell Lynda Chanwai-Earle why it takes a village to…
AudioWISE women serve up delicious world cuisine
Refugee women are cooking a range of cuisines at Auckland markets and events as part of the WISE catering project. Coordinator Sasi Niyamathullah shares a recipe for the group's popular Sri Lankan… Audio
Chris Carter on Myanmar: 'Aung San Suu Kyi doesn’t have much manoeuvrability'
Former Labour Party minister Chris Carter left New Zealand in 2011 for a role with the UN in Afghanistan. He's now working in Myanmar and for the past two years he has been leading all UN Agencies… Audio
Australian doctors call for access to Manus Island
Australia's main medical association has called for the government to allow doctors in to Manus Island's detention centre.
Immigration NZ backs vetting over Manus resettlement
A former guard at Manus Island says refugees there are violent and New Zealand should take back its offer to accept them, but Immigration NZ is confident in its vetting systems. Audio
Leave Australia out of it, Simon Bridges tells PM
National says the new government's pressure on Australia over resettling some refugees from Manus Island is hurting New Zealand's relationship with its closest ally. Video, Audio
Manus Is refugees treatment cruel, inhuman - Amnesty International
Amnesty International NZ executive director Grant Bayldon responds to former guards' comments that some of the refugees are dangerous and shouldn't be welcomed in New Zealand. Video, Audio
How does Immigration NZ screen refugees?
Immigration New Zealand national manager for refugees, Andrew Lockhart, talks to Guyon Espiner about the vetting process for refugees. Video, Audio
Manus Is refugees gambled, engaged in prostitution - former guard
A security guard who worked at the Australian immigration detention centre for four years says it was well known detainees would regularly visit a brothel, and they had "stacks" of money to spend. Video, Audio
Couple charged with people trafficking
A couple has been charged with people trafficking after they tricked immigration into letting two Bangladeshi people enter the country.
Australian senator asks Ardern to take all Manus detainees
An Australian senator who has been supporting the Manus Island refugees says the New Zealand offer of aid is welcome but even better would be to take all the refugees. Tasmanian Greens Senator Nick… Audio
Opposition doubts PM's claims of progress over Manus refugees
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says there's been progress made on Australia being willing to accept the offer to resettle 150 refugees, but opposition is sceptical of her claims. Audio
Afghan teacher finds refuge in NZ after Taliban threats
A teacher who worked to build a school for girls in Afghanistan has been granted asylum in New Zealand after she and her family received death threats.
Teacher running Afghan girls' school gets refugee status in NZ
A teacher whose dreams of building a school for girls in Afghanistan were shattered by Taliban militia has been accepted as a refugee here. The teacher, who is her early 60s, received death threats… Audio
Ardern, new govt tackles first international tests - analysis
Jacinda Ardern has followed through with her promise to push Australia over the plight of asylum seekers on Manus Island. While she has been denied a substantive meeting with her Australian… Audio
Manus resolution progressing - Ardern
New Zealand and Australian officials will work together to help hasten the resettlement of the 150 refugees, if, and when, Australia agrees to her offer to take 150 people a year from off-shore… Audio
NZ pledges $3m to care for Manus detainees
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has pledged $3 million to Papua New Guinea and aid agencies to help care for refugees on Manus Island as Australia continues to ignore New Zealand's offer to take some of… Audio
Manus detainees reject NZ guard's claims they're criminals
Refugees occupying the former detention centre on Papua New Guinea's Manus Island have rejected the claims made by a New Zealander who says he worked at the centre. The man, known as Ian, says he was… Audio
Accepting refugee families 'an advantage to NZ'
Zahra Sarwari, one of the 131 refugees let into New Zealand after the 2001 Tampa Affair, says refugee families work hard and benefit the country when they get here. Video, Audio
PM denies NZ becoming a soft target for people smuggling
The Prime Minister has hit back at claims New Zealand has become a soft target for people smugglers with the change of government, saying this country is helping to combat the problem on the ground.
