Refugees And Migrants
Multicultural Nelson prompts research
Nelson is researching the best model for settling its migrant population, now the country's third highest.
Green MP Golriz Ghahraman
The final vote count sees Golriz Gharaman into Parliament on the Green party list. She was nine when her family fled Iran and she's been a human rights lawyer for the United Nations and here in New… Audio
Lack of psychiatric care could cause more Manus Island deaths
The lack of psychiatric care outside the Manus Island detention centre raises fear of more deaths. Audio
Refugee's garden destroyed in targeted attack
Vandals have destroyed most of a Syrian refugee's market garden in the Hutt Valley in what a local charity says appears to be a deliberate, targeted act. Video, Audio
Aung San Suu Kyi stripped of 'Freedom of Oxford'
The city council withdrew the honour because of the de facto Myanmar leader's response to the Rohingya crisis.
NZer's rare win over deportation order
A tribunal has dismissed a claim that a man who has lived in Australia since he was four was a gang member.
Businesses blacklisted under new Labour Inspectorate powers
Seventy business have been banned from hiring migrant workers for breaking labour laws. Motel owners, restaurants and a major freight company feature on the blacklist of companies which have been… Audio
Migrant worker bans: 70 firms fall foul of new rules
Motel owners, restaurants and a big freight firm are among 70 businesses temporarily banned from hiring migrant workers in the past six months.
'We either wake up and make change or fall off a cliff'
Flexibility and diversity will be the key to survival in an automated future, says environmental engineer and social entrepreneur Priti Ambani. Lynda Chanwai-Earle learns more. Audio
'We either wake up and make change or fall off a cliff'
Flexibility and diversity will be the key to survival in an automated future, says environmental engineer and social entrepreneur Priti Ambani. Lynda Chanwai-Earle learns more.
AudioTrucking firms forced to go offshore to search for drivers
The truck freight industry is transporting more goods than ever, but as Emile Donovan reports, finding drivers to man those vehicles is proving a tough task. Audio
Refugee claim unravelled after letter from 'executed' father found
A drug importer who claimed to be a refugee has been caught in a lie after investigators found a letter from his father, who he claimed had been executed by Iranian authorities. Audio
Iranian's refugee claim fails but NZ asylum granted
An Iranian man who has been living a lie as a refugee for 20 years has been allowed to stay despite his tale of persecution unravelling. He claimed he escaped to New Zealand after his father and… Audio
Midday News for 26 September 2017
Bill English plans to consult Winston Peters later this week; and a tribunal deems Immigration New Zealand's use of Wikipedia in a visa decision 'unfair'. Audio
Immigration 'unfair' to use Wikipedia in decision
Immigration New Zealand has been admonished for using Wikipedia to help decide whether a man was eligible for a visa.
US expands travel ban to include N Korea, Venezuela
The United States has expanded its controversial travel ban to include people from North Korea, Venezuela and Chad.
Giving prostate cancer the finger (in eight languages)
Prostate cancer affects men from all cultures, but developing awareness and tackling the stigma around cancer in Asian communities is a big challenge. Auckland Chiropractic doctor Sarkaw Mohammad… Video, Audio
Giving prostate cancer the finger (in eight languages)
Prostate cancer affects men from all cultures, but developing awareness and tackling the stigma around cancer in Asian communities is a big challenge. Auckland Chiropractic doctor Sarkaw Mohammad…
Video, AudioRaising a voice for refugees
The giveahome concert series took place in sixty different countries on September 20 with big artists like Ed Sheeran and The National playing in different cities. It's all to raise awareness for the… Audio
Rohingya Muslims living in ‘unimaginable conditions’
Charlotte Glennie, an ex-pat New Zealand journalist working for Unicef on the border of Bangladesh, describes the conditions 400,000 Rohingya people are living in after fleeing Myanmar. Video, Audio
