Refugees And Migrants
Confusion over granting of visas for those at risk from Taliban - lawyers
Lawyers say Afghans in New Zealand are confused why only some of the people at threat from the Taliban are being resettled here.
Immigration officials can bar entry to visa holders, court hears
Immigration officials have the right to refuse entry to people even if they hold a visa, the High Court has been told.
Lawyers say NZ must do more to save Afghan lives
Lawyers representing Afghans under threat from the Taliban say New Zealand must do more to save their lives.
The High Court in Wellington is hearing a challenge to Cabinet and Immigration decisions… Audio
New refugee sponsorship programme soon to be rolled out
Everyday New Zealanders will soon be given the chance play a bigger role helping new refugees settle in, thanks to a new Community Organisation Refugee Sponsorship (CORS) scheme that will soon be… Audio
Kiwi's return to Afghanistan: 'It's just life and death'
In just a few weeks the situation in Afghanistan has deteriorated sharply as millions cope without desperately needed international aid, a Kiwi journalist says. Audio
Covid-19: Repatriation flight to the Cook Islands reunites families
The first repatriation flight from New Zealand to the Cook Islands has landed in Rarotonga.
Eighty-seven people departed Christchurch last night after pre-departure medical checks and arrived home in… Audio
'Screaming for justice': Migrant students who missed out on residence
People who missed out on one of the 165,000 residence visas are cursing their bad luck at not being on the right visa on the right day.
Act pushes for improvements to Immigration NZ productivity
Act leader David Seymour says the government should dump its immigration reset, after it announced a record number of residence visas.
Immigration lawyer on 2021 residency visa
The 2021 Residency Visa programme marks a major step to offer certainty to 165-thousand migrants living in the country.
But there are migrant categories - such as students and partners of students -… Audio
Covid-19: Federated Farmers welcomes 2021 Resident Visa
The rural advocacy group Federated Farmers is praising Immigration New Zealand's plans for a residency visa pathway for approximately 9,000 agricultural workers.
Immigration Minister Kris Faafoi… Audio
Restoring a link
After her first year of being in New Zealand, Somali former refugee Fatema Mohamed, now considers started a process that could help her restore a long-lost link. Produced by Kadambari Raghukumar. Audio
Are Women's Rights Unravelling in Afghanistan?
Women's rights have come a long way in Afghanistan over the last 20 years.
Will the recent Taliban takeover unravel all that hard work - and worse. Audio
'Immigration is key': MP criticises 'big bit that's missing' from inquiry
The Auckland terrorist's immigration history is a glaring omission in the review of events leading to the 3 September attacks, National says.
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
Afghan women's rights activist readies for life in Aotearoa
For the last 20 years Amina Hassanpoor has worked to improve women's rights in Afghanistan.
Right now, she is sitting in an MIQ hotel with her husband and two teenage children.
She was one of the… Audio
Waiting in limbo for an evacuation from Afghanistan
In the second part of stories from Afghanistan, Kadambari Raghukumar speaks to one Afghan waiting in Kabul for evacuation to New Zealand, and one woman who recently arrived in Auckland from… Audio
NZ's Afghan community want immigration criteria widened
Empty streets devoid of traffic is just one eerie sign that Afghanistan has changed dramatically in recent weeks.
It's the kind of quiet that is concerning, rather than comforting and it's prompting… Audio
'This is a humanitarian crisis. New Zealand has the capacity to accommodate more' - Afghans in Aotearoa
Kadambari Raghukumar talks to Zahra Hussaini and Mahsheed Mahjor both originally from Kabul and now live in Christchurch - how has the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan affected the lives of their… Audio
LynnMall terrorist named after suppression orders lapse
The man responsible for Friday afternoon's terror attack in a west Auckland supermarket can now be named as Ahamed Aathill Mohamed Samsudeen.
New Zealanders rally to support Afghan evacuees
Locked-down Kiwis have rallied to answer a call for clothes and shoes for Afghan evacuees. Dozens of Afghan nationals escaping the Taliban have either arrived in the counrty or are due to in the… Audio
