Refugees
Nauru dependent on refugees - academic
An academic says Nauru's economic dependence on detaining refugees could be making its government uneasy about recent evacuations. Audio
Dateline Pacific morning edition for 9 October 2018
Niue won't raise the New Zealand flag or sing its anthem during constitution day celebrations later this month; a landowner group in Papua New Guinea is urging the government not to renew the mining… Audio
Fears for child detainees on Nauru as doctors ordered to leave
New Zealand paediatricians say they're concerned for the welfare of children detained on Nauru after the scrapping of a mental health support service. Audio
Deportation of elderly woman to China overturned
An elderly woman who became a refugee after years of attacks by her husband in China faced deportation from New Zealand because she needed residential care.
Nauru under media spotlight as reporters get rare access to asylum seekers
Nauru’s government has gone to great lengths in recent years to keep journalists off the island - and away from the hundreds of asylum seekers languishing in limbo there. Mediawatch looks at what… Audio
Law change could stop refugees moving to Australia - Peters
One of the reasons Australia has refused to allow New Zealand to home the refugees on Nauru is because they could use it as a back-door to Australia, but Foreign Minister Winston Peters says a law… Audio
Refugee quota confusion - double or not?
Foreign Minister Winston Peters has caused confusion over whether our refugee quota will be doubled, seemingly contradicting the Government's plan, saying a commitment was never made. Audio
Child trauma the backdrop to the Pacific Islands Forum
As Pacific leaders meet in Nauru, the trauma experienced by refugees detained there has been described in a new report. Audio
A Syrian refugee on Nauru pleas fo help from NZ
A Syrian refugee in Nauru has few words for Winston Peters, other than "please help save us." Audio
Peters throws Ardern a curve ball on refugee quota
New Zealand First leader Winston Peters has thrown a major spanner in the works of Labour's plan to double the refugee quota, saying his party never agreed to that. Video, Audio
Australia will live to regret Nauru decision - Refugee Council
Keeping refugees on Nauru is in "complete breach" of Australia's moral and legal obligations, and the country could ultimately face paying millions in compensation, Refugee Council of Australia… Video, Audio
Voices: Poles Apart
In this episode of Voices; the first Polish President to visit NZ causes division in the Polish community. Produced by Eva Corlett . Audio
Venezuelans request asylum in Peru
Hundreds of Venezuelans have requested asylum in Peru, an official has said, just hours after the country tightened its entry requirements.
UN warns of 'lost generation' of Rohingya children
The United Nations warns of a lost generation of Muslim Rohingya children, with half a million in refugee camps in Bangladesh.
PM softens language on meeting with refugees on Nauru
The Prime Minister is softening her language over whether she will meet with refugees on Nauru when she visits the island for the Pacific Islands Forum next month.
Australia's Labor joins calls for Nauru children to go to NZ
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is softening her language over whether she will meet with refugees on Nauru when she visits the island for the Pacific Islands Forum in September. This comes as pressure… Audio
Plight of detained children on Nauru desperate - World Vision
World Vision says life for the almost 120 children detained on Nauru is becoming increasingly desperate. Audio
Dateline Pacific evening edition for 20 August 2018
The conversation surrounding the possible independence of Chuuk from the Federated States of Micronesia has heated up, with the local US Ambassador and a former president warning of dire consequences… Audio
Dateline Pacific evening edition for 6 August 2018
The Nauru 19 have to wait another month to learn their fates; A stoush over an Illinois food chain appropriating Hawaiian culture; Grave concerns for refugee children who need medical attention in… Audio
Dateline Pacific morning edition for 31 July 2018
Vanuatu's erupting Ambae volcano is now covering the islands of Pentecost and Maewo in ash, while the government rejects criticism of its plans to relocate people fleeing Ambae itself; An Australian… Audio