Refugees And Migrants
Backpackers urge for visa extensions: 'Why would I want to leave?'
French backpacker Marine Baiguerra is among more than 13,000 people who have signed a petition seeking a six-month extension to Working Holiday Visas.
Backpacker wants working holiday visa extension
Some temporary migrants - backpackers - are more than happy to stay in New Zealand through the pandemic.
French backpacker Marine Baiguerra is among more than 13,000 people to have signed a petition… Audio
Plans underway for immigrant info hub in Auckland
Plans are underway for an information hub in Auckland to help immigrants stranded or jobless because of Covid-19.
A Queenstown centre set up in June to offer immigration and welfare support was… Audio
Newlyweds plea for Pacific bubble after 7 months separation
A newlywed couple are pleading for a Pacific bubble after being separated for seven months. Sabeel Khan is a New Zealand citizen but his wife is a Fijian citizen, making it difficult to be together… Audio
'We feel very isolated' - People trying to get to NZ left in limbo by flight freeze
Since our borders shut there have been more than 28,000 applications for a border exemption to enter the country, but only just over 2400 have arrived here.
Yachties, backpackers stranded in paradise, desperate to stay
Foreigners stranded in New Zealand are making concerted pleas to stay here.
Yachties don't want to untie from New Zealand marinas to face the dangers of seasonal Pacific storms, and backpackers don't… Audio
Stranded boaties in 'dire' situation appeal for NZ's help
Hundreds of boaties stranded in the Pacific are making a humanitarian appeal to be allowed safe refuge in New Zealand from the dangerous cyclone season.
Concerns efforts to stop migrant exploitation don't go far enough
Doubt is being cast on whether the government's $50 million reforms to stop the exploitation of migrant workers will do enough. Audio
National Party 'hate speech' a problem - Behrouz Boochani
Behrouz Boochani is already making himself busy since gaining refugee status, having been accepted as a research fellow at Canterbury University. He tells Lisa Owen he got an email from immigration… Video, Audio
Behrouz Boochani granted refugee status in New Zealand
New Zealand has done what Australia refused to do and granted a Kurdish-Iranian writer - refugee status.
Behrouz Boochani entered this country on a one-month visa eight months ago and has been living… Audio
'Completely inhumane' - Border restrictions leave 6yo unable to go to school
A six-year-old Korean boy has not been able to attend school for months because Covid-19 border restrictions have left him without a legal guardian in the country.
6yo unable to go to school after border restrictions leave father stuck overseas
A 6-year-old Korean boy hasn't been able to attend school for months because Covid-19 border restrictions have left him without a legal guardian in the country.
Rules for international students… Audio
Life at Māngere Refugee Resettlement Centre during Covid-19
As New Zealand's refugee quota is set to increase, refugee centres are almost empty with no arrivals scheduled while border restrictions remain in place. The last refugees arrived on March 13 and… Video, Audio
Foreign students stuck in NZ over summer
Schools, universities and polytechnics are figuring out what to do with thousands of foreign students who will have to stay in the country over the summer holidays.
There are about 50,000… Audio
'Dances with Death' - recounting a lifetime of reporting in the Middle East
After decades spent reporting on Israel-Palestine conflict, Tuma Hazou, the former BBC and ABC journalist has lived in Auckland since the late 1990s. This month, Tuma, 85, finally published his… Audio
Imprisoned asylum seekers awarded refugee status
Two asylum seekers imprisoned for 3 months after arriving in New Zealand on false documents have now been awarded refugee status in New Zealand. The pair were locked up in Mt Eden prison and treated… Audio
Visa extension will only benefit some - immigration adviser
New Zealand's temporary workers have been given some breathing space to plan their next move, but it is a different story for those migrants stuck overseas.
To extend low skilled visas or not, recruit/train NZers
Kiwis first - or continue to support non-citizens already here. It's the debate raging over who should be prioritised when it comes to jobs. Amid mounting pressure, the government yesterday announced… Audio
Bosses scramble to fill jobs as visas set to expire en masse
Both big and small companies are scrambling to hang on to their workforces, with thousands of temporary resident visas set to expire - all at once.
Migrants hamstrung by visas, little financial support
There are hundreds of thousands of foreign national visa holders in the country at present, 22 thousand of whom are thought to be in serious hardship but are not eligible for social welfare. Audio
