Refugees And Migrants
NZ detainee facing amputation
A NZer held at an Australian immigration detention centre will find out today if his leg has to be amputated, and blames substandard medical care at the lock-up.
UN summit seeks answers to new problems
A humanitarian summit in Turkey will look at the changes needed as the world faces its worst conflicts since WWII, say New Zealand aid agencies.
Plays with a Purpose
Palmerston North's Centrepoint Theatre is determined to get people thinking and talking about the current refugee crisis. It's hosting three plays questioning whether countries like ours have a… Audio, Gallery
Former MI6 head warns of migration fears
Europe faces a "populist uprising" if it is unable to show people it can control the migrant crisis, former MI6 head Sir Richard Dearlove has said.
Turning refugees away 'won't work'
Turning away refugees "won't work" and a global response to the crisis is needed, the UN high commissioner for refugees says.
I AM – not your stereotypical African!
Some migrant and former refugee Africans in New Zealand say they are tired of being painted in the media as symbols of perversion, poverty, crime and shame. The 'I AM' project aims to turn this… Audio, Gallery
Daily life in Azraq camp: home to 35,000 refugees
Azraq camp in Jordan is home to 35,000 Syrian refugees, and is growing by 300 to 500 people every day. The camp covers 15 km2 of a remote desert plain, exposed to sand storms, freezing winters and… Audio, Gallery
Call to end 'hellish' refugee camps
Head of the International Rescue Committee David Miliband is calling for an end to the refugee camp system.
Rokhsareh Ghaemmaghami: freeing a refugee rapper
Kim Hill talks to Iranian filmmaker Rokhsareh Ghaemmaghami who is presenting her feature-length documentary Sonita, about an Afghani refugee girl who wants to be a rapper, at the 11th International… Audio
Shock resignation from Austria's Chancellor
Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann has resigned after losing the support of Social Democratic party colleagues.
Journalist detained on Manus Island wants compensation
A Kurdish Iranian journalist detained on Manus Island in Papua New Guinea says he wants compensation from the Australian government for holding him prisoner for political purposes. Audio
Fighting child trafficking in Vietnam
Working on the ground in Vietnam, Michael Brosowski's organisation Blue Dragon Children's Foundation has rescued 525 trafficked children, sent 4,046 kids back to school, and played over 2,000 games of… Audio
UNHCR demands action for detainees
United Nations Refugee Agency has called for the immediate transfer of refugees and asylum seekers out of the Australian-run detention camps on both Manus Island and Nauru.
17 Australia detention centres to close - reports
Seventeen of Australia's detention centres are to be closed, according to media reports.
Another self-immolation on Nauru
Greg Barton of Deakin University discusses the desperation of those in Australia's detention centres. Audio
Manus island decision unlikely to threaten PNG's aid
An expert in Australian foreign aid says hundreds of millions of dollars promised to Papua New Guinea for hosting an asylum seeker detention centre is unlikely to be threatened. Audio
Foreign student numbers fall
Visa figures show schools and private tertiary institutions are bearing the brunt of a 17-hundred-student drop in overseas enrolments. Audio
'Vietnamese refugee' actually Chinese
A man who applied for asylum by pretending to be Vietnamese has been stripped of his refugee status, but will remain a New Zealand citizen.
Immigration failed to spot 'Vietnamese refugee' was Chinese
A man who fraudulently applied for asylum by pretending to be Vietnamese has been stripped of his refugee status, but told he will remain a New Zealand citizen. Audio
The Stromboli Connection
A special reunion when descendants of Italians from the island of Stromboli gathered in their childhood home, Wellington's Island Bay, to celebrate their culture and history. Audio
