Refugees And Migrants
Mental health support group may have to cut services
A mental health support group for new refugees says it may have to cut services if it doesn't get any extra funding for the increasing number of Syrian refugees. Audio
More refugees, but no extra funding
A support agency for new refugees says it may have to cut services if the government doesn't respond to its request for extra funding for Syrian refugees.
Iranian refugee wants to settle in NZ
An Iranian refugee being held on Nauru is keeping up his campaign to be allowed to settle in New Zealand.
World events stir dark memories for refugees
World events are triggering traumatic, and previously forgotten memories for refugees, a Kuwaiti woman who fled to New Zealand as a child says. Audio
Refugee crisis: Bodies wash up on Turkish Coast
At least 34 bodies have been washed up on the Turkish coast in the latest tragedy to hit migrants and refugees trying to cross the sea to Greece.
World events trigger traumatic memories for refugees in NZ
A Kuwaiti woman, who fled to New Zealand as a child, says world events are triggering traumatic, and previously forgotten, memories within refugees - but support services says they're stretched. Audio
Refugee and migrant festival MiXit Ten
MiXit is a community programme that helps young refugees and migrants to Auckland to express themselves creatively and develop skills through performance and workshops.The founder of MiXit Wendy… Audio
More South Koreans can stay and work in NZ
More people from the Republic of Korea are now able to stay and work in New Zealand under a new visa scheme. Three new or amended visa policies were agreed...
Iranian teen to stay in New Zealand
The 13-year-old son of an Iranian refugee has been refused asylum - but will not be sent back to live with his father and undertake compulsory military service.
Regional bonding scheme for migrants prompts surge in migration
The regions appear to be enticing record numbers of immigrants. Audio
Decision due next year on new refugee quota
The government is due to decide by the middle of next year whether to increase the refugee quota or change the countries it accepts refugees from.
Legal issues for refugees
With hundreds of Syrian Refugees set to arrive in New Zealand over the next few years, Nelson based solicitor Trevor Irwin looks at the labyrinth of legal issues facing people who've fled their home… Audio
The Help Is Coming project
A song Neil Finn penned 20 years ago about refugees finding safe harbour in America, this year it took on a new life as a fundraiser to help Syrian refugees. Audio
Deportation move on those who have not committed a crime
An immigration lawyer is accusing the Government of aping Australia's hardline on deporting people who've committed no crime. Audio
Behind the death that sparked the Christmas Island riot
It was the death that sparked the Christmas Island riot. Fazel Chegeni - a stateless, unschooled Kurd tortured in Iran, who became a boatperson and a refugee in Australia then a detainee locked in a… Audio
Pakistani family deported despite Taliban fears
A mother and son who fled Pakistan because they feared the Taliban would kill them have been sent back there by a New Zealand tribunal. Audio
Pakistani family deported despite Taliban risk
A mother and son who fled Pakistan because Taliban militants were trying to kill them have been sent home by a New Zealand tribunal. Audio
One million refugees flood Europe this year
The number of migrants arriving in Europe has topped an unprecedented one million people this year, says the International Organisation for Migration. Audio
"Abusive" searches at Nauru camp under fire
The Refugee Action Coalition says women asylum seekers are being subjected to abusive and intrusive searches as they return to the camp for families and single women on Nauru. Audio
Call for long jail term for captain of NZ-bound boat
An Indonesian prosecutor's called for eight years in jail for the captain of an asylum seeker boat that was bound for New Zealand. Audio
