Asylum Seekers
Australia: Gaza protests, asylum seekers released, PM travel criticised
Australia correspondent Annika Smethurst discusses protests around the country over the situation in Gaza, and the release of 80 asylum seekers from detention after a High Court ruling, and criticism… Audio
Torn apart by war, kept apart by bureaucrats
The only chance 18-year-old Afghan refugee Arezo Nazari has of bringing her parents to New Zealand is through the government – and so far, three ministers have turned her down. Audio
Torn apart by war, kept apart by bureaucrats
The only chance 18-year-old Afghan refugee Arezo Nazari has of bringing her parents to New Zealand is through the government – and so far, three ministers have turned her down.
AudioUK: New oil and gas permits, interest rate hike expected
UK correspondent Harriet Line joins Kathryn to talk about the government announcing new licences for North Sea oil and gas reserves, which PM Rishi Sunak says is "entirely consistent" with net zero… Audio
The Week in Detail: GIB, farm emissions, and sick leave
The Detail podcast brings you the issues that matter every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio
The Week in Detail: GIB, farm emissions, and sick leave
The Detail podcast brings you the issues that matter every weekday. Here's what we covered this week.
AudioWhy are asylum seekers treated differently to other refugees?
About half of the 400 people who arrive in New Zealand as asylum seekers every year end up being accepted as refugees - but why are they treated differently to people arriving through the quota… Audio
Why are asylum seekers treated differently to other refugees?
About half of the 400 people who arrive in New Zealand as asylum seekers every year end up being accepted as refugees - but why are they treated differently to people arriving through the quota…
AudioUK: Johnson's future, Rwanda plan challenged, travel chaos
UK correspondent Hugo Gye joins Kathryn to talk about how Prime Minister Boris Johnson is trying to get on with business following his narrow win in a confidence vote earlier this week - but will… Audio
Calling Home: Jack Noser in Zürich
New Zealand asylum seeker worker Jean Claude 'Jack' Noser lives with his wife Sandra in Oerlikon, a multicultural suburb of Zürich, Switzerland. The story of how the two of them came to be together is… Audio
Terrorist's immigration a 'glaring omission' from review - National
The National Party says the Auckland terrorist's immigration history is a glaring omission in the government review of the September the third attacks.
Charities say huge gaps that exist in services… Audio
Morrison pushes for tougher surveillance laws after drug bust
Australia correspondent Karen Middleton joins Kathryn to talk about Australia's role in yesterday's global drug bust and how Prime Minister Scott Morrison wants Opposition help to pass three… Audio
Morrison government under strain over bush fires
Australia correspondent Chris Neische joins Kathryn to talk about how the relentless bush fires are causing more people to pile pressure on Scott Morrison's government over climate change. He'll also… Audio
Canada group rescues refugees from PNG's Bomana prison
Rescuing asylum seekers from Papua New Guinea's Bomana prison is the aim of a group privately sponsoring the resettlement of refugees in Canada. Audio
Go, Went, Gone - the asylum seeker experience in Germany
Novelist, playwright and opera director, Jenny Erpenbeck is one of Europe's major literary voices. Born in East Berlin in 1967, she is the author of seven works of fiction, including The Book of Words… Audio
Australia to reopen Christmas Island detention centre
The Christmas Island detention centre will reopen in the wake of the Australian government's historic defeat in parliament over medical care for asylum seekers.
Australia considering bill to allow NZ to take asylum seekers
Australia's Labor opposition says it's now willing to discuss a stalled government bill which would allow New Zealand to take in 150 asylum seekers being held in Australia's offshore detention… Audio
Record number of asylum seekers in NZ last year
More asylum seekers claimed refuge once they were in New Zealand last year than in any year on record.
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
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…
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