Refugees And Migrants
Auckland cafe fined for migrant worker exploitation
An Auckland cafe has to pay over $30,000 for a series of employment breaches against two migrant workers.
Immigration remains high, despite decrease in student migrants
Immigration levels remain high, with 72,100 people coming to live in New Zealand in the year ending August.
US deal bittersweet for Manus Island detainees
Refugees in the camp say they have mixed feelings that 54 of Australia's offshore detainees have been accepted for resettlement in the US.
Asylum seekers left to fend for themselves, say advocates
Asylum seekers given refugee status in New Zealand are being left to fend for themselves, ending up sleeping in churches and on couches, advocates say. Audio
Mixed feelings on Manus Island over US resettlement
Mixed feelings on Manus Island as 54 refugees are accepted for US resettlement. Audio
Myanmar 'does not fear' scrutiny over Rohingya - Suu Kyi
Myanmar's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi says her country is committed to a sustainable peace, despite widespread denunciation of violence in the restive Rakhine state.
Man granted work visa after fraught asylum battle
A man at the centre of a long-running immigration case - which includes three asylum appeals and two failed residence bids - has been granted a work visa.
English defends immigration rules after suicide claim
The National Party leader has defended changes to immigration rules after an international student said they contributed to her friend's suicide.
Exploited Indian students turning to suicide, support group warns
Some Indian students are turning to self-harm or suicide because they are under pressure to get residency and being exploited by unscrupulous employers, a group representing migrant workers says. In… Audio
Exploited Indian students turning to suicide, support group warns
Some Indian students are turning to self-harm or suicide because they are under pressure to get residency and being exploited by unscrupulous employers, a group representing migrant workers says. In…
AudioRohingya people 'extremists' - Myanmar general
Myanmar's top general has blamed Rohingya people for the crisis that has led to hundreds of thousands crossing into Bangladesh.
Rohingya refugee crisis in Bangladesh: Corinne Ambler
Red Cross communications manager Corinne Ambler was in Bangladesh to assist with that country's shocking floods. But now she's helping thousands of Rohingya muslims flooding across the border from… Audio
Gordon Noble-Campbell
Gordon Noble-Campbell is a private client services director for Forsyth Barr in Wellington. His mother was one of around 800 Poles, mainly children, who arrived in Wellington in 1944, having survived… Audio
Migrant worker describes 'modern day slavery' scam
A worker who paid his employer thousands of dollars to try to get residency says he wants to help expose widespread exploitation.
Trump wins partial victory in travel ban
The US Supreme Court has allowed President Donald Trump to broadly implement a ban on refugees entering the country from around the world.
Indian woman locked up, chained in 'honour killing' case
A couple who fled to New Zealand after the wife's family threatened to burn her alive and kept her prisoner for more than a year in a case of forbidden love, have been sent back to India. RNZ reporter… Audio
Elections - just like Bollywood?
How well do candidates know their local ethnic communities? Lynda Chanwai-Earle is at a public forum in Wellington to hear candidates being grilled in the hot seat, in today's Voices programme Audio, Gallery
Elections - just like Bollywood?
How well do candidates know their local ethnic communities? Lynda Chanwai-Earle is at a public forum in Wellington to hear candidates being grilled in the hot seat, in today's Voices programme
AudioDental clinic murderer to be deported
A man who killed his partner when he set fire to the dentist surgery where she worked will be deported after his release from prison.
NZ bikies win deportation challenge
Two New Zealand-born bikies facing deportation from Australia have won a long-running High Court battle.