Refugees
In the Driver's Seat
A Canterbury refugee centre is starting up its own driving programme, taught in the native language of migrants.
It's another step towards breaking down some of the barriers to getting a drivers…
AudioThe Week in Detail: GIB, farm emissions, and sick leave
The Detail podcast brings you the issues that matter every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio
The Week in Detail: GIB, farm emissions, and sick leave
The Detail podcast brings you the issues that matter every weekday. Here's what we covered this week.
AudioWhy are asylum seekers treated differently to other refugees?
About half of the 400 people who arrive in New Zealand as asylum seekers every year end up being accepted as refugees - but why are they treated differently to people arriving through the quota… Audio
Why are asylum seekers treated differently to other refugees?
About half of the 400 people who arrive in New Zealand as asylum seekers every year end up being accepted as refugees - but why are they treated differently to people arriving through the quota…
AudioWorld Refugee Day, we check in with Ramez Sharfo
Today is World Refugee Day.. Waikato is one of the biggest refugee centres in Aotearoa, and over a hundred refugees in the Waikato are currently studying at Wintec. Among those improving their English… Audio
Calling Home: Holly Mathieson in Glasgow/Nova Scotia
Holly Mathieson is based in Glasgow but for the past two and a half years she has been commuting to Halifax, Nova Scotia to act as the Music Director of Symphony Nova Scotia, one of Canada's top pro… Audio
Calling Home: Ashleigh Stewart in Toronto
Investigative journalist Ashleigh Stewart lives in downtown Toronto with her husband Stuart McCready, but more recently she has been stationed in Ukraine covering the war there. She's Calling Home… Audio
Manus and Nauru refugees: 'It is really important that people treat them with dignity'
Kurdish-Iranian writer and political refugee Behrouz Boochani says the refugees due to arrive in NZ from Australia and detention centres in Nauru need to be treated with respect.
How oligarchs are being undone by social media
Journalist Greg Walters has been writing about how influencers and "beautiful people" posting glamorous selfies aboard Russian oligarchs' yachts are helping to bring down the incredibly rich people… Video, Audio
Why an American writer chose to stay in Ukraine
American writer and editor Kate Tsurkan initially moved to the Ukrainian city of Chernivsti to work as a volunteer English teacher four years ago. Now she is living through the Russian invasion of her… Audio
Military expert predicts larger mobilisation in Russia
Dr Jack Watling is Research Fellow at the Royal United Services Institut, a British defence and security think tank. He joins the show to discuss the situation in Ukraine and when, not if, a larger… Audio
Support needed for refugees released by Australia
We check in on the plight of refugees being released by Australia after year's of unhumane treatement and detention. Audio
Russia-Ukraine war cross with Philip Crowther in Lviv
The man who reports in six languages from around the world, Philip Crowther has returned to Lviv in the west of Ukraine after taking a short break from covering the conflict. Philip's back with us for… Audio
Unmasking the gruesome realities of war
Lynsey Addario has covered nearly every major conflict and humanitarian crisis over the last 20 years and is considered one of the most influential photojournalists of our time. She's just returned… Audio
Why now? Australia's u-turn on the NZ refugee resettlement deal
Nine years after it was first put on the table, Australia has finally accepted New Zealand's offer to resettle refugees from its detention centres. The Detail asks - why now? Audio
Why now? Australia's u-turn on the NZ refugee resettlement deal
Nine years after it was first put on the table, Australia has finally accepted New Zealand's offer to resettle refugees from its detention centres. The Detail asks - why now?
AudioTackling 'isms' and intra-ethnic prejudice
Inter-ethnic prejudice and discrimination were the subjects on the table at a recent online hui attended by a collective of New Zealand creatives and activists. Organisers and participants of the… Audio
Tackling 'isms' and intra-ethnic prejudice
Inter-ethnic prejudice and discrimination were the subjects on the table at a recent online hui attended by a collective of New Zealand creatives and activists. Organisers and participants of the…
AudioAustralia finally accepts New Zealand's offer to take refugees
In a major about-turn, Australia has accepted New Zealand's long-standing offer to take 150 refugees a year for three years from detention centres in the Pacific.
