Refugees And Migrants
Eritrean man makes plea for the refugee quota to increase
A man who fled Eritrea and then faced deportation after being accused of spying in Sudan has spoken out about the day that changed his life - when New Zealand accepted him as a refugee. Ibrahim Omer… Audio
Questions over refugee resettlement in PNG
More than half of the over 900 asylum seekers - who fled from places such as Iran, Afghanistan and Sri Lanka - have now had their refugee status confirmed by PNG Immigration. Audio
Predidential candidate pushed on immigration controls
How strictly America should apply immigration controls and how to deal with the estimated 11-million illegal immigrants already in the U.S. are questions all of the Presidential candidates are being… Audio
Defiant Australian doctors in uncharted territory
The staff at Brisbane's Lady Cilento Children's Hospital are refusing to discharge a 13-month-old baby because they don't want it sent back to the Nauru detention centre. Audio
Visa requires marriage partners to have met
Partners in arranged marriages must have physically met to be eligible for a visa according to new guidelines from Immigration New Zealand.
Dayle Takitimu - Climate Change Refugees
Dayle Takitimu is a law expert specialising in indigenous rights and environmental law and she is also taking part in Victoria University's big climate change conference next week. Her main area of… Audio
In the Eye of the Storm
President Anote Tong of Kiribati made the world sit up and take notice with his simple plea for the survival of his people, when he spoke on the opening day of the international climate change… Audio
Immigrants and primary healthcare
Professor Robin Gauld of the University of Otago answers some listener questions about new arrivals and how they use the health system. Audio
Migrant crisis: 27 dead off Turkey as boat sinks
At least 27 refugees and migrants - including 11 children - have died off the Turkish coast trying to reach the Greek island of Lesbos, Turkish media say.
Asylum seekers offered safe haven in Australian churches
Clergy in Australia are offering sanctuary to asylum seekers who face being sent back to the Nauru detention centre, even if authorities come to knock the doors down. Audio
Turkey closes border to Syrian refugees
About 35,000 Syrian refugees have fled to Turkey's border in just two days amid an upsurge of fighting, but the Turks are refusing to open the crossing.
Stefan Grand-Meyer and Olga Suvorova: translation
Members of the council of the New Zealand Society of Translators and Interpreters who are administrators for the Treaty Times Thirty project to translate the English and Maori versions of the Treaty… Audio
5-year-old alleged rape victim may go back to Nauru
A five-year-old boy allegedly raped on Nauru could be deported back to the Pacific island by the Australian government.
Sikhs seeking new life in Hawkes Bay
Around 20,000 Sikh's live in New Zealand. First built in 1999 the Sikh temple in Hastings served a tiny community but now around 1500 Sikhs live in the Hawkes Bay. What draws them there? Audio, Gallery
More than 10,000 refugee and migrant children 'missing'
More than 10,000 refugee and migrant children may have disappeared after arriving in Europe over the past two years, the EU's police intelligence unit says.
Europe correspondent, Carsten von Nahmen
Our Europe correspondent, Carsten von Nahmen discusses Germany's response to the ongoing refugee crisis. Audio
Europe's growing discontent over migrants
While talks in Geneva look to end the Syrian civil war, Europe struggles to cope with the millions of refugees who have flooded the continent as a result of it. Audio
Let police shoot migrants - German politician
The leader of a right-wing populist party in Germany has caused outrage by saying police should be allowed to shoot at migrants trying to enter the country illegally.
Angela Tiatia - Survey/Fa'aliga
At the heart of a new survey show by artist Angela Tiatia is a video work called Edging and Seaming. On one screen a lone Pasifika woman in Auckland sews baby garments in her garage, while on the… Audio, Gallery
Ann Beaglehole and Murdoch Stephens - Refugee Quota
In the next couple of months Cabinet is set to review the country's refugee quota. The quota hasn't been increased since 1987 when it was set at 800. The review comes during the worst refugee crisis… Audio
