Refugees And Migrants

Coordinator for Shakti Ethnic Women's Refuge, and the Wellington Young Feminists, discussing the Twitter hashtag #YesAllWomen Audio

Judge Ajit Swaran Singh: He was the first Fiji-born Indian Judge to be appointed to the District Court bench in New Zealand, serving in Manukau, our country's third largest city holding the most… Audio

Arranged marriages are popular again, especially amongst our young professionals within the South East Asian community. Lynda travels from the Hindu Temple in Kilbirnie, Wellington to Auckland's Tapac… Audio

The UN's disarmanent head, who lead the difficult and tense negotiations on the ground in Syria over the country's use of chemical weapons. Audio

Francesca Borri is one of the few foreign correspondents still operating within Syria's borders from where she joins us via telephone. Audio

The Australian government is looking to more Pacific Island nations for help to "shoulder the burden" of the country's asylum seeker issue. This comes amid ongoing problems at the existing asylum… Audio

To focus attention on what he called "one of the central moral issues of our time", prolific Australian author Thomas Keneally last year edited and contributed to A Country Too Far - Writings on… Audio

Seven-hundred-and-fifty quota refugees on average come into this country per annum. The current crisis in Syria may see as many as two million people displaced, many orphaned children. Lynda… Audio

The importance of theatre for refugees and asylum seekers is demonstrated by Handala, an Alrowwad Theatre production at Aida Refugee camp in Bethlehem, and the inspiration behind the concept of… Audio

The team of volunteers teaching refugee women how to drive. With Naomi Tocher at ChangeMakers Refugee Forum, learner drivers Abeba Yehdegela and Julia Tha, and Valerie Townsend of the 'Turning the… Audio

Minoo Officer and Lobat Parsi cook up two Iranian delicacies, fessenjoon and tachin. Audio

Philippa Tolley investigates the latest migration statistics – is the shine going off life across the ditch? Audio

Wellingtonian Murdoch Stephens this week launched the Doing Our Bit Campaign, aimed at convincing New Zealanders of the need to double our refugee quota from the current 750 to 1500. Murdoch tells… Audio

Afghan interpreters who worked with New Zealand defence force there have just moved into the Mangere Refugee Resettlement Centre with their families. The refugee children are being swamped with… Audio

Philippa Tolley investigates the scale of migrant labour exploitation in New Zealand amid calls for tougher penalties for employers. Audio

Recycling old bicyles for new residents of Aotearoa. With Faisal, Diana Swarbrick, Arif Saeid and Priscilla Pawson from Refugees as Survivors. Audio

Lynda Chanwai-Earle hears from the writers of 'Refugee Stories', a new publication from Auckland University of Technology, giving voice to the pan-ethnic refugee communities in Auckland. Audio

Emma Smith speaks with taxi driver Andrew, on The Terrace in Wellington. Audio

Emma Smith speaks with taxi driver Vikram, on Courtney Place in Wellington. Audio

Emma Smith speaks with taxi driver Abdihakim , on Ghuzney St in Wellington. Audio