Refugees And Migrants
Children on board suspected asylum boat of WA coast
Children are confirmed to be on board a suspected asylum seeker boat off the coast of Western Australia. Audio
The life of Taihape's Constable Abu
You get to know a community really well and they get to know you. Rescuing people along State Highway One, sorting out local domestics, sheep rustling, what's life like for police officers working in… Audio, Gallery
Questions over $500m Haiti aid money donated to Haiti
Questions are being asked about what has happened to almost half a billion dollars of aid money donated to the Red Cross to help Haiti after its catastrophic 2010 earthquake. Politicians in the US and… Audio
Listener Feedback to Saturday 4 July 2015
Noelle McCarthy reads messages from listeners to the Saturday Morning programme of 4 July 2015. Audio
Doc could face jail - speaking out about Nauru Detention Centre
Paediatrician Professor David Isaacs was invited by the Australian government to work in the offshore detention centre in Nauru for five days late last year and has been very vocal about what he says… Audio
Hard-line measures used to 'trip-up' refugees
Sydney Barrister, Shane Prince is a commercial lawyer who's just won a humanitarian award for his pro bono work for asylum seekers. He says a recent case involving a Chinese asylum-seeker 'tripped up'… Audio
PM corrects himself on refugees
The Prime Minister has corrected himself after wrongly claiming three to four thousand refugees are coming into the country each year. Audio
New Mosque in Taihape - sanctuary for weary travellers
There's a new mosque in the township of Taihape and it can proudly call itself the highest Islamic Centre in New Zealand at 440m above sea level. It was initiated by Constable Abu after he encountered… Audio, Gallery
Europe correspondent - Nick Thorpe
Nick Thorpe discusses Hungary's plan to fence off its border with Serbia to stop migrants. Audio
Prime Minister claims thousands of refugees coming into country
Staying with the Prime Minister and the Government is coming under increasing pressure to boost the refugee quota of 750 a year. Audio
The Pallet Kingdom - turning wooden trash to treasure
Not many people can claim that by breaking a table, it leads them to a unique social and business opportunity. However, that's exactly what happened when Gabriel Acuna-Carvajal sat on a table in a… Audio
Rohinyga refugee calls on Government to take in more refugees
A Rohingya refugee is calling on the Government to take in more asylum seekers forced to flee violence in their home countries. Audio
Wrong Interpretations
The role of interpreters and translators in conflict and crisis management - with president of the International Federation of Translators (FIT) Dr. Henry Liu. Audio
Immigration Minister responds to quota criticism
Listening to that was the Immigration Minister, Michael Woodhouse. Audio
Govt has received scant information about refugee quota
Staying with refugees, and the Government is sticking by its decision not to increase our refugee quota. Audio
Greens criticise Govt for ruling out increase in refugee quota
The Green Party is criticising the Government for ruling out increasing the refugee quota. Audio
Australia's history of paying people smugglers
New revelations about Australia and how it manages people smuggling. A claim that successive governments have paid people smugglers from Indonesia to turn their boats around. Audio
PM Abbott refuses to deny officials pay smugglers
The Australian Prime Minister has refused to deny his officials have paid people smugglers to go away saying they'll stop the boats by 'hook or by crook'. Audio
Residency issues for citizen's child
Immigration consultant David Cooper joins the Panel to discuss why a man who's a NZ citizen can't get residency for his whole family and whether there is anything the family can do. Audio
ESOL a life-line - laughter while you learn
A story about "grass roots level" life changes for very isolated new Asian migrants in Auckland South. Some students will walk for miles just so they don't miss their weekly ESOL (English as a second… Audio, Gallery