Refugees And Migrants
Employment law advocate responds to Immigration NZ
Immigration New Zealand could have done more to minimise abuse of the Accredited Employer Work Visa scheme. That admission from the country's top public servant in the wake of a critical independent… Audio
Immigration NZ criticised for ignoring work visa scheme concerns
Immigration New Zealand has been criticised for ignoring concerns that its work visa scheme was allowing migrants to buy jobs and be exploited. The Accredited Employer Work Visa scheme was brought in… Audio
Why some wars make the news, and others get forgotten
Conflict and coverage - why some conflicts dominate headlines for months, then suddenly get ignored
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Why some wars make the news, and others get forgotten
Conflict and coverage - why some conflicts dominate headlines for months, then suddenly get ignored
How Ferrari helped a children's book come to fruition
Bread Charity was founded in 2017 by then 22-year-old Mustafa 'Mussie' Sheikh, who has just published a kids' book called 'The Boy Who Wasn't Scared To Dream'. Audio
More than 60 migrants feared drowned off Libya
More than 60 migrants are believed to have drowned in a shipwreck off the coast of Libya, the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) said.
Group of exploited migrant workers told to vacate emergency housing
A group of exploited migrant workers have been told they must vacate emergency housing by ten o'clock Friday morning.
The men - many of whom paid thousands of dollars to come to New Zealand for work… Audio
Refugee advocate - Nauru's new president is the 'preferred choice'
Refugee advocate says Nauru's new president is the 'preferred choice'. Audio
WHO calls for humanitarian corridor in Gaza
There are growing international concerns about the fate of civilians in Gaza as Israel has continued to pound the Strip with air strikes raising whole districts and killing Palestinians as it takes… Audio
"It would be a foolish move" - Community organizations speak up against closing ministries
ACT Party wants to close demographic ministries like the Ministry for Ethnic Communities, and in this episode we're talking to community organizations who are concerned about this possibility and it's… Audio
"It would be a foolish move" - Community organizations speak up against closing ministries
ACT Party wants to close demographic ministries like the Ministry for Ethnic Communities, and in this episode we're talking to community organizations who are concerned about this possibility and it's…
AudioBookmarks with Deborah Manning
Refugee and human rights lawyer Deborah Manning was 27 years old when she took on the state as co-counsel for Ahmed Zaoui, a former Algerian MP who came to New Zealand as a refugee in 2003. After… 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.
AudioLawyer 'disappointed' over Labour's timing of amnesty announcement
Immigration lawyer 'disappointed' over Labour's timing of amnesty announcement. Audio
Scammed migrants offered glimmer of hope
Migrants scammed out of thousands of dollars for the promise of work in New Zealand have been offered a glimmer of hope.
The group of 146 migrants from India and Bangladesh have been living in… Audio
Record migration gains as more people take up work visas
Net migration has soared after last year's lows, with more people picking up work visas, and the inflow is likely having impacts on spending and rental housing, an economist says.
Forty-one migrants die in shipwreck off Lampedusa in Italy
Forty-one migrants have died in a shipwreck off the Italian island of Lampedusa, survivors told local media.
Political spat erupts over Government's refugee proposal
A political spat has broken out over the Government's proposal to extend the period of time asylum seekers can be detained.
National and the Greens both oppose the mass arrivals bill - that will… Audio
Gaia Vince: mass climate migration is inevitable
As parts of southern Europe and the US swelter in record summer temperatures, Gaia Vince anticipates mass migration to cooler countries, forced by global warming. Her book, Nomad Century: How to… Audio
