Refugees And Migrants
Universities work to attract Indian students
Universities are confident they can get a slice of the boom in Indian student enrolments without the fraud and other problems that have accompanied Indian enrolments at other institutions. Audio
MP calls NZ's Manus Island silence 'complicity'
A new MP says New Zealand's silence has made it complicit in human rights abuse in Australian offshore detention. Audio
Questions raised over bitcoin idea in Vanuatu
Vanuatu passports are in question again after a plan was announced to allow the use of bitcoins in exchange for citizenship. Audio
After Manus Island, what next for asylum seekers?
A refugee advocate is calling for New Zealand to step up ahead of the closure of the Manus Island immigration detention centre in Papua Guinea next week. Tracey Barnett is highlighting the problem in… Audio
Tagata o Te Moana for 28 October 2017
A journalist's death shines the spotlight on violence against women in in Papua New Guinea; The state of emergency declared for an erupting volcano in Vanuatu comes to an end; The Catholic Church in… Audio
Court action could delay Manus detention centre closure
The closure of Australia's immigration detention centre on Papua New Guinea's Manus Island could be delayed by court action. Audio
Gerry Brownlee to Winston Peters: 'Good luck'
The former Foreign Minister has wished the new government "good luck" trying to get a better deal for Kiwis in Australia.
NZ population to keep heading for Auckland
Immigration experts estimate Auckland is on its way to being the home to at least 40-percent of New Zealanders. It follows official figures that more than three quarters of the population live in the… Audio
Move to deport disabled Fijian man put on hold
An intellectually disabled Fijian man won't be deported on Friday, the new Immigration Minister says.
Manus Island locals to show support for detainees
Local Manusian people on Papua New Guinea's Manus Island are planning a protest in support of Australia's detainees. Audio
Hopes new Minister will stop Fijian man's deportation
A Fijian man resident in New Zealand says he hopes the country's new Immigration Minister will intervene to stop the deportation of his intellectually disabled son. Audio
NZ First loses battle on migrant numbers
The new government will tighten up foreign buying rules but will not slash immigration to the extent that New Zealand First pushed for.
Fijian man hopes new Immigration Minister will stop disabled son being deported
A Fijian man who 'never took a single cent from the government' hopes the new Immigration Minister will stop his intellectually disabled son being deported.
Hopes new Immigration Minister will stop Fijian's deportation
A Fijian man says he hopes the new Immigration Minister to be announced today will intervene to stop the deportation of his intellectually disabled son. Twenty-year-old Sagar Narayan has been told he… Audio
Tuvalu climate change refugees denied asylum
Two families sought to be New Zealand's first climate change refugees, but the Immigration and Protection Tribunal ruled they did not risk being persecuted under the Refugee Convention. Video, Audio
Climate change refugee cases rejected
Two families from Tuvalu have had their cases to be recognised as climate change refugees rejected.
NZ's fastest growing regions revealed
Northland and Waikato are snapping at the heels of Auckland as the regions with the fastest population growth.
Elderly overstayers 'left in limbo' after visa freeze
Elderly people are facing deportation because they have been caught out by a change in immigration rules.
Ardern confirms Labour's immigration target to hold sway
Winston Peters has not responded to revelations that a big part of his immigration policy will be shunted aside in the Labour-led government.
Immigration shows signs of slowing
Immigration has come down from its record peak, with one economist saying the economy could slow as a result. Audio
