Refugees And Migrants
Attitudes towards Asian people improving - survey
A new survey shows attitudes towards Asian people are improving, yet many still blame them for pushing up house prices. Max Towle reports. Audio
Pacific Island workers indispensable to agriculture
Pacific Islanders doing seasonal work in New Zealand are becoming crucial to the survival of some industries. Audio
Immigration figures 'about right' - Minister
The latest immigration figures are about right, considering the demand for workers, the Economic Development Minister says. Audio
Record migration not enough for industries
Firms are still crying out for skilled workers despite the surge in foreigners coming to New Zealand to live and work.
Immigration cap
Bernard Hickey talks about the idea of a cap on immigration and if more immigration really does equate to economic growth. Audio
Detainees' families hit the road in protest
Families and supporters of New Zealanders being detained on character grounds in Australia, are taking their frustration to the roads today. Audio
Plight of the Rohingya
an update on the struggles and migration crisis of the Rohingya people from the Rakhine state of Myanmar - with Matthew Smith executive director of Fortify Rights, who is currently attending a Human… Audio
Actress appeals for refugee and migrant support
Actress and Humanitarian Angelina Jolie has appealed to the world's governments to show leadership in dealing with the migrant and refugee crisis. Audio
Kidnapped Pakistani teen and mum can't stay in NZ
A teen who was kidnapped in Pakistan and his mother who had to live under armed guard have lost their appeal to stay in New Zealand.
Somini Sengupta
They say you can never go home again. But after 30 years away, Somini Sengupta, who was born in Calcutta, returned to India to be the New Delhi bureau chief for The New York Times. She says the… Audio
Refugees make perilous journey to Macedonia
Hundreds of refugees have crossed from Greece into Macedonia after marching through a river and finding a way through the border fence. Video
Getting ahead through smarter migration policies
How can we attract skilled, creative and entrepreneurial people born in other countries? How can our 'seventeenth region' - the more than 600,000 New Zealanders living abroad, be a greater national… Audio
Sally Gardner
Prolific award-winning British author who worked in costume design and illustration before deciding to write for children full-time. Her books, including Tinder, Maggot Moon, and I, Coriander, have… Audio
Mark Anderson, Jony Easterby and Kathy Hinde: For the Birds
Leaders of the team of artists who have created the walk-through art experience For the Birds in the native forest of Otari-Wilton's Bush during the New Zealand Festival. Audio
Morgan Godfery: rethinking New Zealand
Wellington writer, commentator and trade unionist who specialises in Maori politics and international indigenous issues. He is the editor of a new collection of essays, The Interregnum: Rethinking New… Audio
Mallory Ortberg: texting classics
Co-founder and editor of website The Toast, and advice columnist for Slate. Her first book, Texts from Jane Eyre: and Other Conversations with Your Favourite Literary Characters reimagines… Audio
Andrew O'Hagan: war, Afghanistan, Assange
Contributing editor for the London Review of Books, and ghostwriter of Julian Assange's abandoned memoir. Two of his books have been nominated for the Man Booker Prize, his new novel is The… Audio
Balkans close refugee and migrant route
Macedonia has said it will no longer let any migrants and refugees through its border with Greece, effectively blocking the Balkan route to northern Europe.
EU leaders welcome Turkish plan to curb migrants
European Union leaders welcomed a Turkish plan to help curb the massive flow of migrants into Europe. Julie Noce from Reuters reports. Audio
'One in, one out' migrant plan challenged
The UN has expressed concern over a radical EU-Turkey plan to ease the refugee and migrant crisis, saying it could contravene international law. Audio
