Refugees And Migrants
Mangere Resettlement Centre ready for Syrian arrivals
It's now estimated that four million Syrians have fled their country... ...victims of a civil war that has created a refugee exodus roughly equivalent to New Zealand's entire population. Audio
WCC working out what it will do with extra Syrians
The Wellington City Council is trying to create a strategy to cope with its biggest intake of Syrian refugees in a decade. Audio
Immigration NZ says Wellington first port for Syrians
Immigration New Zealand says it's focusing on Wellington for the first influx of Syrian refugees because there are already some living there. Audio
NZ First suggests only accepts women and children from Syria
The New Zealand First leader, Winston Peters, is suggesting New Zealand only accepts refugees who are women and children, and sends the men back to fight against Islamic State. Audio
Wellington 'ready' for influx of Syrian refugees
The first group of Syrian refugees who will arrive in January will be settled in Wellington. Audio
Labour ditches its refugee bill
Labour has now decided to pull its emergency humanitarian response bill, which would have seen a doubling of the quota over the next year. Audio
An extra 750 new Syrian refugees will be resettled
Prime Minister John Key says New Zealand's ability to absorb refugees will be stretched by his Government's decision to accept an additional 750 Syrians over the next two and a half years. Audio
France and Germany urge other EU countries to take fair share
France and Germany are proposing a compulsory refugee quota system for European Union countries as the unprecedented influx continues. Audio
Refugee crisis: Influx will 'change Germany'
Angela Merkel says the "breathtaking" flow of refugees into Germany will "occupy and change" the country in the coming years.
Immigration Minister confident resourse wont be stretched
The Prime Minister, John Key, says the hundreds of Syrians New Zealand is taking in will put pressure on the country's resources for refugees. Audio
PM says refugee services will be stretched
The Prime Minister says New Zealand's emergency intake of hundreds of Syrians will stretch the country's refugee services. Audio
An Akl Councillor says govt should be careful
New Zealand will take 750 more refugees from Syria - 100 this year and 500 over the following two years, and the other 150 under the existing intake quota. Audio
Government to accept more refugees
More now on the extra 600 refugees coming to New Zealand from Syria. Audio
NZ to take 750 more refugees from Syria
New Zealand will take 750 more refugees from Syria, 600 of them over and above the existing annual quota. Audio
Refugee crisis
New Zealand is to take an extra 750 refugees from the Syrian crisis over the next two-and-a-half years. Professor Al Gillespie talks to us about whather this number is about right. Audio
Culture on a plate - Secret dining Malaysian
There's Malaysian Indian, Malaysian Chinese and ethnic Malay cuisine reflecting the diversity of centuries old cultures. Lynda Chanwai-Earle joins other foodies on a secret dining trail as part of the… Audio, Gallery
Greens will still push for increased refugee quota
The Greens will go ahead with their bill to increase the refugee quota, despite the Prime Minister saying New Zealand will accept an emergency intake of Syrian refugees. Audio
We can take 1,000 refugees, say NZ churches
New Zealand's Catholic and Anglican Church leaders say their congregations are willing to take 300 families into their homes.
UNICEF's Lebanon deputy says NZ's refugee intake doesn't cut it
The Deputy Representative for Unicef in Lebanon is New Zealander Luciano Calestini. He says the current refugee situation in the middle east and Europe is the biggest global crisis since World War 2… Audio
