A quarter of all New Zealanders are born outside this country. The Voices team deliver stories that matter from our immigrant and ethnic communities.
Kiwi converts to Islam speak up
Canterbury resident Megan Lovelady (22) felt called to Islam and converted to become Muslim after the Christchurch mosque attacks.
Photo: Janneth Gil
What's it like moving from South Africa to New Zealand?
Sixteen years ago, Antoinette Wessels had just given birth to her son Riaan when her husband was shot dead in a robbery. In 2008, she and her son moved to Auckland, where she is now a lecturer at Unitec.
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Sharing a tale of tough times to help other migrant mums
After a marriage breakup with a Kiwi, Taiwanese-born Mei-Chueh Chao has been fighting to stay in New Zealand with her two children.
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Refugees' plea to NZ
As a new group of Eritrean refugees settle into Canterbury life, many are appealing to the government to let in more loved ones who they had to leave behind in refugee camps.
Eritrean refugees resettled in Christchurch Photo: RNZ / Sara Vui-Talitu
Teen forced to marry by parents
Iman went through secondary school in New Zealand, but then was taken back to the Middle East as a teenager and married to an abusive husband against her will.
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Ethiopian refugees highlight community success
Dawit Arshak likens the experience of being a refugee to leaving your mother behind: "The country is taken away from my hand but nobody can take my country out of my heart."
Photo: RNZ / Sara Vui-Talitu
The fight to end exploitation
Mandeep Singh Bela got taken advantage of in one of his first NZ jobs. Now he helps other migrant workers better understand their rights and entitlements.
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Kiwi K-Pop crew hit the world stage
Bryce Saavedra (22) and the other four members of the Auckland-based group MDC performed at the annual K-Pop World Festival in South Korea this year - and they could hardly believe it.
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Call to scrap 'racist' refugee policy
Guled Mire came here as a refugee, struggled at school and is now a university graduate, policymaker and community spokesperson. He wants other kids like him to get the chance to succeed.
Photo: RNZ / Sara Vui-Talitu
Late-life language lessons
Simple tasks that many Kiwis wouldn’t think twice about, like catching a bus or shopping for groceries, can be really hard for new immigrants.
Photo: RNZ/Liu Chen
