Refugees And Migrants
The Wall production: telling migrant stories on stage
Director Daniel Fernandez joins Wallace in the studio to talk about his upcoming production in the Auckland Fringe Festival, The Wall. Audio
Coronavirus: Chinese students fear visa issues over travel ban complications
Chinese students are worried their visas will be cancelled if they are unable to fly to New Zealand before their term starts.
Wuhan evacuees headed back to New Zealand
Evacuees from Wuhan are now on their way back to New Zealand. The Air New Zealand plane left Wuhan just before seven this morning.
The flight will arrive at at Auckland Airport at about six thirty… Audio
New Zealanders stranded in Wuhan describe ordeal of leaving
It was touch and go for some New Zealanders in Wuhan trying to get through security checks and get last-minute permits to board the evacuation flight home overnight.
Lily Gao, who RNZ been following… Audio
Rescue flight in air on way to Auckland
The government-charted flight from coronavirus-stricken Wuhan in China is in the air making its way to Auckland. The evacuation flight is being crewed by 16 Air New Zealand staff, carrying dozens of… Audio
Chinese students worried about their visas after travel ban
Chinese students are worried their visas will be cancelled if they are unable to make it back to New Zealand before their term starts.
The fourteen-day travel ban, introduced on Monday, means no… Audio
Novel Coronavirus: Airlines hit hard by ban on travellers from China
A travel agent says the two-week ban on foreign nationals travelling from or through mainland China entering New Zealand will hit the airlines hard.
The Prime Minister announced the ban yesterday… Audio
'A high degree of uncertainty': David Clark on closing borders to travellers from China
All foreign citizens who've travelled from or through China will be barred from entering the country from today. There are more than 14,500 confirmed cases of Novel Coronovirus, with many of of them… Audio
50 fruitful years and just one holiday
Jack and Carrie Lum are celebrating 50 years of love, family and hard work among the fruit and vege cartons, but their livelihood is under threat from big business Audio
Making New Zealand Home: Dulani Abeysinghe
In today's Calling New Zealand Home feature, we speak to Dulani Abeysinghe originally from Sri Lanka. She now works as a social worker at the Mangere Refugee Resettlement Centre. Audio
More needs to be done for refugee rights in NZ - report
Amnesty International has released its report entitled Human Rights in Asia-Pacific: A Review of 2019, highlighting the most prominent human rights-related issues to emerge over the year. Annalise… Audio
Actor's backing sought for class action over NZers' treatment in Australia
Russell Crowe is being challenged to help a rights campaigner who wants to fight the Australian government in court over its treatment of New Zealanders who make Australia their home. Video
When doing the right thing goes wrong
In this episode of Voices; we meet an elderly couple who say outdated immigration rules are unfair and need an overhaul. Produced by Sara Vui-Talitu. Audio
Discarded NZ event tents to shelter asylum seekers
A group of volunteers has been collecting abandoned tents at some New Zealand music festivals this summer, more than 300 will be sent to Samos, which is a refugee hot spot in Greece. Kate Robertson… Audio, Gallery
Govt focus on mitigating climate change, not climate refugees
The government remains focused on mitigating climate change impacts rather than preparing for climate refugees, despite a recent United Nations ruling.
'System breeds vulnerability and exploitation': Scammed workers told to leave
Construction workers from China caught in an employment scam were promised fair treatment by the Immigration Minister but instead have been asked to leave the country, a union representing them says.
New found freedom of refugee women drivers
In this episode of Voices; we find out how one driving school is making a real difference to the lives of refugee learners. Produced by Sara Vui-Talitu. Audio
Asylum seekers still facing visa delays raises lawyer's suspicions
Asylum seekers still face undue delays getting visas in what an Auckland lawyer believes may be an attempt from Immigration New Zealand to deter applicants.
Lawyer accuses Immigration NZ of leaving asylum seekers in limbo
An Auckland lawyer says asylum seekers still face undue delays getting visas in what may be a deliberate attempt from Immigration New Zealand to deter applicants.
Immigration staff worked through the… Audio
Red Cross makes call for volunteers in refugee re-settlement program
Red Cross is asking people in regional New Zealand to step up by volunteering in their refugee re-settlement program.
