Refugees And Migrants
Church says NZers should follow Canada's lead on refugees
The Anglican Church is asking the government follow the lead of countries like Canada and allow private organisations, including the church, to be able to sponsor refugees. Audio
First Syrian refugees arrive in Wellington tomorrow
The first of the Syrian refugees to arrive under the emergency quota will move to Wellington tomorrow. Audio
City of Thorns: 9 Lives in the World's Largest Refugee Camp
In 1991, the United Nations High Commission for Refugees opened a camp on a dusty and desolate piece of desert in Kenya to provide safe haven for people fleeing the chronic civil war in Somalia. Now… Audio
Wellington ready to welcome Syrian refugees
Religious groups have teamed up to provide a warm welcome to the first 90 Syrian refugees who will settle in Wellington in the next fortnight.
Religious groups pool resources to welcome refugees
Religious groups have teamed up to provide a warm welcome to the first 90 Syrian refugees who'll settle in Wellington in the next fortnight. Audio
Supplies gathered for NZ's Syrian refugees
Religious groups in the lower North Island have gathered household supplies for the first 95 Syrian refugees to settle in Wellington. Anglican and Catholic churches, and the New Zealand Islamic...
Baby Asha's release from hospital a step toward deportation
The asylum seeker baby who has been kept at a Brisbane hospital looks likely to return to Nauru after Australia's immigration minister said she will be moved to community detention soon. Audio
Turnbull announces new citizenship pathway for NZers
For some New Zealanders, it will now be easier to get Australian citizenship. Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull made the announcement after a two-hour meeting in Sydney with Prime Minister… Video, Audio
NZ and Australian prime ministers meet amid refugee row
New Zealand's offer to resettle some of Australia's asylum seekers could be back on the table today. Audio
John Key in Sydney to meet Australian PM
The Prime Minister is in Sydney today for talks with his Australian counterpart, Malcolm Turnbull and the fate of 267 aslyum seekers, including 37 babies, is likely to be on the agenda. Audio
Turnbull unlikely to accept Key's refugee offer
The Prime Minister John Key will meet Malcolm Turnbull in Sydney tomorrow and New Zealand's long standing offer to accept Australian asylum seekers under this country's refugee intake will be on the… Audio
Labour wants climate change refugees given new life in NZ
The Labour Party says Pacific Islanders whose homes disappear under rising sea levels should be able to make a new life in New Zealand. Audio
Australian refugee rights advocates fear deportations
Australian refugee advocates have welcomed the Prime Minister John Key's repeated offer to take asylum seekers under this country's refugee intake. Audio
PNG makes headway on West Papua refugee registry
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees is assisting Papua New Guinea to register all West Papuan refugees in the country. Audio
Schoolgirl tells parliament of her escape from Myanmar
A schoolgirl has spoken at parliament about how she and her family escaped Myanmar when she was six years old and found refuge in New Zealand.
Wellington prepares for Syrian refugees
Preparations are underway in Wellington for the arrival of the first group of refugees from Syria under the emergency intake. Audio
First refugees under emergency intake to arrive in Wellington
The first group of Syrians to arrive in the country under the emergency refugee intake are due to leave the Mangere Resettlement Centre and arrive in Wellington later this month. Audio
John Key opens door for babies in detention row to come here
John Key yesterday suggested the 37 babies who are among 260 aslyum seekers facing deportation to Nauru from Australia could be resettled here. Audio
Schoolgirl tells parliament of her escape from Myanmar
A schoolgirl has spoken at Parliament about how she and her family escaped Myanmar when she was six years old and found refuge in New Zealand. Audio
Former refugee's plea to increase quota
People around the world are risking their lives to escape persecution and New Zealand should increase the number of refugees it accepts, a former refugee says. Audio
