Refugees And Migrants
PNG Supreme Court wrong to dismiss Manus refugees' case - lawyer
The lawyer representing Manus Island refugees says the Papua New Guinea Supreme Court was wong to dismiss their case. Audio
Australia considering bill to allow NZ to take asylum seekers
Australia's Labor opposition says it's now willing to discuss a stalled government bill which would allow New Zealand to take in 150 asylum seekers being held in Australia's offshore detention… Audio
Nauru and Manus Island refugees
It's looking more likely that Australia will take up New Zealand's offer of accepting 150 refugees from the Manus Island and Nauru detention centres. Audio
Thousands of Central America migrants head for US border
Thousands of migrants are making their way from Central American nations to the southern US border. The caravan left a town in Eastern Honduras on foot over a week ago and headed west, across… Audio
NZ refugee offer reconsidered as 11 children taken off Nauru
Australian Border Force officials have revealed 11 children were transferred off Nauru today for medical attention, with another 52 minors remaining on the Pacific island.
Migrants storm Guatemala-Mexico border
Hundreds of migrants travelling across Central America in a mass caravan to the US have tried to breach Mexico's southern border and enter the country.
Migrants blamed for Bavaria's far-right rise
An influx of migrants has been blamed on the conservative German state of Bavaria's move even further to the right. The far-right Alternative for Germany, or AfD, entered the state legislature with… Audio
Warm up for Diwali with Navratri
The lively Hindu festival of Navratri – in which worshippers celebrate the Hindu warrior goddess, Durga – has been drawing bigger and bigger Kiwi in the last couple of decades. Navratri is a nine-day… Audio
Record number of asylum seekers in NZ last year
More asylum seekers claimed refuge once they were in New Zealand last year than in any year on record.
Pregnant mother flees to NZ to avoid forced abortion
A woman who was forced to have an abortion by Chinese family planners fled to New Zealand to avoid the same fate for her third child.
Chorus unaware of sub contractors illegal employment tactics
The chief executive of Chorus says the telecommunications company had no idea sub contractors were exploiting their employees working on the ultra fast broadband network. Audio
Migrant workers paying Chorus sub-contractors for visas - union
An investigation by the Labour Inspectorate found 73 subcontractors working on Chorus's ultra-fast broadband network in Auckland failed to keep employment records, pay the minimum wage and provide… Audio
Most serious immigration crime going uninvestigated
Nearly two thirds of all identified serious immigration crime isn't being investigated because Immigration New Zealand doesn't have enough resources or money, and that's not going to change for at… Audio
Nauru govt ending Doctors Without Borders service
The Nauru government is ending a mental health service for refugees detained on behalf of the Australian government. Audio
Nauru ousting Doctors Without Borders 'unthinkable' - Ghahraman
The government of Nauru has ordered that Médecins Sans Frontières - or Doctors Without Borders - stop working in the country, effective immediately. The charity has been providing medical services to… Video, Audio
NZ's K-Pop Factor
In this episode of Voices; we focus on the competitive side of K-Pop in Auckland. Produced by Sara Vui-Talitu. Video, Audio
Mike Sansom and Cathy O'Callaghan
Wellington couple Mike Sansom and Cathy O'Callaghan recently spent three weeks on the Greek Island of Lesvos where they volunteered at refugee camps. Lesvos is temporary home to thousands of refugees… Audio
Compulsory licensing of labour-hire firms would get rid of 'ratbags'
A unionist is calling for the mandatory licensing of labour-hire agencies to counter exploitation of migrant workers.
PM unveils dynamic strategy as NZ First undercuts Labour
Analysis - The Respecting New Zealand Values Bill is probably a dead duck that will never get the chance to quack, writes Guyon Espiner.
NZ First remit about 'borders' and 'power' not 'values'
Opinion - Scratch below the surface and New Zealand First's proposed 'Respecting NZ Values' law is clunky and redundant at best and blatantly racist at worst, writes Saziah Bashir.
