Refugees And Migrants

A Northland doctor says she has been waiting more than a year for Immigration New Zealand to respond to her family's residency application.

That is despite reported shortages of medical professionals… Audio

South African expats are converging in Wellington and Auckland today to ask the government to consider border exceptions for families who have been separated by Covid-19.

They say there are… Audio

A new report paints a pretty detailed picture on youth well-being amongst East and South Asian students - and some of the stats are not pretty. Produced by Kadambari Raghukumar Audio

Immigration authorities are going to wipe out up to 50,000 visa applications.

While some of those who applied for temporary visas before August last year are happy they will be refunded, others are… Audio

A young Uyghur man living in New Zealand says he has lost all contact with his family in China and fears they are in concentration camps in Xinjiang.

More than a million Uyghurs are in what the… Audio

Arriving in New Zealand seeking refuge to finally officially becoming one - Kadambari Raghukumar talks to Colombian, Jose Tombe about what compelled him to leave his hometown of Cali.  Audio

Sahra Ahmed works in Christchurch as a refugee health nurse, helping new arrivals find their footing in a strange new land. It's a journey she has also undertaken. Audio

It was a crime made to go online. Words spoken at the conference in Christchurch on terrorism that today looked at the role online hate speech played in the March 15 mosque attacks.

Our reporter… Video, Audio

Amnesty International's report on repression of Muslims in Xinjiang was released last week. Kadambari Raghukumar spoke to the Auckland-based sister of one detainee whose case features in the report. 

It's Friday so we cross the ditch to Canberra to talk to our correspondent Kerry-Anne Walsh. Audio

Migrants have hit back at the so-called immigration "reset" saying it uses them as a 'scapegoat' for problems with housing, infrastructure and worker welfare.

The government has signalled a change of… Audio

More than a year since he became a free man and has been living in New Zealand, Kurdish novelist, journalist and activist Behrouz Boochani talks to Kadambari Raghukumar about decolonial thinking and… Audio

The government has no plans to facilitate private charter flights organised by travel agents to get New Zealanders stranded in India back to this country.

Travel agencies are reported to be trying to… Audio

People affected by the border closure marched on Parliament on Thursday to call for help as the shut border leaves families separated and migrants in NZ fearful for what would happen if their visa… Audio

Pressure is piling on the Government to reunite migrant families in who have been separated by Covid-19.

MPs yesterday took part in a heated and emotional debate at Parliament and challenged… Audio

Migrants separated from their families for more than a year and frustrated at the backlogs for visas are holding a protest at Parliament. The rally, organised by the Federation of Aotearoa Migrants… Audio