Refugees And Migrants
Abbott promises no random visa checks
Australia Prime Minister Tony Abbott has reassured the public that Border Force officials will never stop them randomly in the streets to check their visas.
UN warning over migrant deaths
The United Nations has said "much more is required" to prevent the deaths of migrants fleeing to Europe after hundreds were reported dead in recent days.
Refugees or migrants: What's in a word?
When 71 people are found dead in a parked truck in Austria, and on the same day, dozens are feared drowned after a boat capsizes off Libya, do semantics matter?
Libya searches for more bodies
Libyan workers continue to search for bodies at sea and on shore after two migrant vessels capsized yesterday.
Four weddings and a visa
A man given residency on the basis he was still married to his first wife, although he'd wed two others, can't stay in NZ despite remarrying his original spouse.
Speaking of Evil - Cambodian women survive Pol Pot
Imagine having to beg for your child's life with nothing but a couple of cigarettes as a bribe. Thirty years after their trauma, a group of 10 Cambodian New Zealand women are only now able to tell… Audio
Record numbers of migrants are making their way
Record numbers of migrants are making their way across the Balkans on an exhausting journey to find a permanent new home in Europe. Audio
Lower NZ tax rate 'attracting Australians'
The Australian Government says more and more Australians are moving to New Zealand because of the lower income tax rate.
Langar for all humanity
"Langar is about embracing every human, about feeding everyone. All are welcome to partake in the Sikh community meal."
Little is known about the Wellington Sikh community which first opened its… Audio, Gallery
Hundreds of refugees still flooding into Macedonia
Hundreds of migrants are still arriving in Macedonia after authorities partially opened the border with Greece. Audio
Malaysia finds mass graves of suspected human trafficking victims
Malaysian authorities have found mass graves containing the remains of more than 20 people believed to be human trafficking victims near the border with Thailand.
Bojan Pancevski: a bridge in Croatia
EU correspondent for The Sunday Times, discussing the giant bridge that Croatia is planning to build across part of the Adriatic Sea, bypassing a ten-kilometre stretch of roading through Bosnia and… Audio
Afghan interpreter pleads to allow family to join him in NZ
An interpreter who worked for the New Zealand Defence Force in Afghanistan and who suffers from post traumatic stress because of what he witnessed, is pleading with the government to allow his parents… Audio
The plight of traumatised refugee families coming to NZ
Jeff Thomas is General Manager of Refugee Trauma Recovery, and Rachel O'Connor, who is National Programme Development Manager for Red Cross. Audio
Dunne defends bogus refugee decision
The Minister of Internal Affairs has defended a decision to allow 27 people who made false refugee claims to keep their citizenship. Audio
Humanitarian reasons likely behind 27 refugees staying - Lawyer
An immigration and refugee lawyer says those 27 people who were stripped of refugee status are likely to have retained New Zealand citizenship for humanitarian reasons. Audio
Dunne defends refugee decision
The Minister of Internal Affairs, Peter Dunne, is defending a decision to allow 27 people who made false refugee claims to keep their citizenship and stay in the country. Audio
Minister defends letting false refugees stay
The Minister of Internal Affairs Peter Dunne is defending a decision to allow 27 people who made false refugee claims to remain in New Zealand as citizens. Audio
Should bogus refugees be allowed to stay in NZ?
More than two dozen bogus refugees are being allowed to keep their New Zealand citizenship despite making fraudulent claims on their asylum applications. Audio
More than 24 bogus refugees allowed to remain NZ citizens
Morning Report can reveal this morning more than two dozen refugees granted New Zealand citizenship have been allowed to remain New Zealanders, even though their claim to be refugees turned out to be… Audio
