Refugees And Migrants
Refugee quote to go up to 1000 from 2018
For the first time since 1997, New Zealand's refugee quota will be increased from 750 to 1000, starting in 2018. Audio
Urbanist Tommy Honey
While we wrestle with migrant issues here in New Zealand we should be mindful that we don't share a border with anyone and its along way to swim: effectively migration can be controlled through policy… Audio
NZ detainee's legal challenge could be 'momentous'
A bikie who won his Australian visa back in court only to lose it again hours later is mounting a legal challenge that could help other detainees.
Former economist joins the discussion on immigration
Michael Reddell, former reserve bank economist, joins the discussion on balancing our immigration policy with the economy and the community. Audio
Winston critical of Green - Labour MOU
The New Zealand First leader Winston Peters says his party won't compromise on key policies such as immigration and separatism to do a deal with the Greens. Mr Peters has...
PM dismisses Labour's call to restrict work visas
The Prime Minister, John Key, is dismissing a call by Labour to restrict work visas as the economy starts to slow down. Audio
Demographer says Winston Peters cliched in immigrant response
Demographer Professor Paul Spoonley says the idea we have too many immigrants is cliche. Audio
Five personnel killed in Palestinian refugee camp in Jordan
Three Jordanian intelligence officers and two other security personnel have been killed in an attack on a security office in a Palestinian refugee camp on the outskirts of the Jordanian...
Skilled migrants - a shift to the regions?
A new policy to encourage immigrants to settle in the regions has led to a 45 percent increase in skilled worker residence visas outside Auckland.
Slashing number of immigrants 'unrealistic'
New Zealand First leader Winston Peters' call for a dramatic cut in the number of immigrants allowed into the country is unrealistic, says a population expert.
Fast-track visas for high-flying visitors
The government is fast-tracking the visitor visas of wealthy Chinese travellers under two new deals with airlines.
Xin and Tane
Budget 2016 contained some good news for three of our major arts organisations. The Royal New Zealand Ballet, Te Matatini Kapa Haka Aotearoa and the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra all received… Audio
Simone Douglas: photographing 'home'
Kim Hill talks to the Associate Professor of Photography at Parsons, The New School in New York about Home, the exhibition she curated for the Auckland Festival of Photography. Audio, Gallery
What's it like to sleep in a refugee camp?
There are now well over one million Syrian refugees living in refugee camps in Lebanon. Andy Robinson is a humanitarian officer for Tearfund, and has just spent the night in the camp with a Syrian… Audio
Treasury immigration job warning
The Treasury has warned about a risk to jobs from immigrants. Audio
From Refugees to Kiwis
"I never had an ethnic background until I moved here, you see: that is just a matter of reference." One of the quotes from former refugees who have made their home in Auckland, for a new photography… Audio, Gallery
European migrant shipwrecks 'kill up to 700 migrants'
Up to 700 migrants are feared drowned in a series of shipwrecks off the coast of Libya in the past few days, the UN refugee agency says.
550 people narrowly avoid death after boat capsizes
More than 550 people narrowly escaped drowning on Wednesday after their smugglers' boat capsized in the Southern Mediterranean. Audio
Greece moves refugees 'where conditions are humane'
Greece has begun evacuating thousands of stranded refugees from the makeshift Idomeni camp on its northern border with Macedonia.
Our Own Odysseys - Ukraine
Ariadna Motus's parents came to New Zealand from Ukraine in 1949 as Displaced Persons. She recounts her trips, first with her mother, following the fall of the Soviet Union, and then with her husband… Audio
