Refugees And Migrants
Iyad el-Baghdadi: after the Arab Spring
Toby Manhire interviews the stateless Palestinian writer, human rights activist and entrepreneur, who became prominent for tweeting and commenting on the Arab Spring, and was then expelled from the… Audio
Number of overstayers plummets
The number of overstayers in New Zealand has almost halved in the past 15 years.
The refugee experience
A Colombian refugee, Daniel Gamboa Salazar, wants Kiwis to get to know the truth behind stereotypes. Daniel became a refugee when he fled Colombia with his mother as a child, and is now an aspiring… Video, Audio
Bulgarian vigilantes filmed tying up migrants
Amateur video shot shows vigilantes arresting three refugees or migrants and tying their hands behind their backs as they lie in a wood.
'More hardships' for refugees, migrants
Refugees and migrants in Christchurch are struggling to adjust to their new life, research suggests.
Syrians in Wellington share stories of hellish past
Syrian refugees in Wellington have spoken about the hell they have left behind. Audio
Refugees' stories lead to empathy
Syrian refugees in Wellington have spoken about the hell they've left behind in their homeland and their hopes for their new lives here. Audio
Refugees protest their deportation to Turkey
A Pakistani man has threatened to hang himself on the Greek island of Lesbos as hundreds of refugees protest their deportation to Turkey. Audio
Refugee and migrant crisis: Greece starts deportations to Turkey
Boats carrying deportees from Greece have started arriving in Turkey as part of a heavily criticised EU deal.
Paul Waggott
Chances are that if you've seen a play in Wellington in the last few years Paul Waggott was in it, often as a member of his collective My Accomplice. He's performing in a physically demanding, one man… Audio
Passport forgery prompted by Interpol hunt
A Hungarian woman used a forged passport to apply for a New Zealand visa after Interpol flagged that her 72-year-old husband was wanted for fraud.
Paul McLaney: Shakespeare, soliloquies and song
Colin Peacock interviews Paul McLaney - composer, singer and guitarist, and deputy chair of the NZ Music Commission. He is the creator of Play On: a Musical Imagining of the Great Soliloquies, the… Audio
Yossi Alpher: Israel's place in the Middle East
Colin Peacock interviews the Israeli writer and consultant who co-founded and edited the Israeli-Palestinian online publication bitterlemons.net. He is the author of Periphery: Israel's Search for… Audio
A Labour govt would double refugee quota - Little
Labour will double New Zealand's refugee quota if it is elected to government, the party says.
Low wage economy
Economist Michael Reddell discusses whether New Zealand is being guided towards having a low wage low skill economy. Audio
Brazilian family in NZ wins deportation appeal
A Brazilian woman who fled from her Rio de Janeiro home to New Zealand after her husband was murdered has won an appeal against deportation.
Ko Haapu arrives in NZ after months in Australian detention
Former New Zealand soldier Ko Haapu, held without charge in a maximum security prison in Perth since early November, has arrived back in New Zealand. Video, Audio
Case daunting for boat people: Minister
Asylum seekers will be less likely to use boats to reach New Zealand after people smugglers were prosecuted, the immigration minister says.
Boatpeople put off coming to NZ - Woodhouse
The Immigration Minister, Michael Woodhouse, says asylum seekers have been put off trying to get to New Zealand by boat, after a major operation last year led to the prosecution of some people… Audio
Geoffonomics - Geoff Simmons
In the last week we have heard that the country is facing record levels of immigration and Andrew Little's comments about restricting the entry of ethnic chefs. It seems like an appropriate time to… Audio
