Refugees And Migrants
Turkey threatens to send millions of refugees to Europe
The Turkish president has threatened to send millions of refugees to Europe if its leaders keep criticising his country's incursion into Syria. Turkey has been bombing the Kurdish-held region in… Audio
Thousands flee as Turkish offensive in Syria gathers pace
Turkey has pounded Kurdish militia in northeast Syria for a second day, killing dozens, in a conflict with US allies that has turned the Washington establishment against Donald Trump.
Tracing tinned tomatoes for signs of slavery is deliberately opaque
Is it time for New Zealand to enact laws covering modern day slavery? Audio
Tomatoes, refugees, and modern slaves
The shocking story of what happens when refugees land in Italy, and the connection with your spaghetti Bolognese. Audio
Making New Zealand Home: Tuma Hazou
Each week at this time we bring you stories from New Zealanders who were forced to leave their homelands and call New Zealand home. Today we are speaking to Tuma Hazou. Audio
Opinion: Labour adds insult to injury with parent visa scheme
The re-opening of the parent-visa category by the Immigration Minister is outrageous and insulting to the hard-working migrants in this country, writes Sandeep Singh.
New parent visa to retain skilled migrants pushing some to leave
Thousands of migrants have been dealt a crushing blow with new stringent rules dashing their hopes of bringing parents from overseas to live in New Zealand.
Parent visa reaction - "gutted and betrayed"
A New Zealand immigration lawyer say his clients have been left reeling by the news that the reinstated parent visa category only caters to the country's top earners. Yesterday the government… Audio
NZ parent visa rules 'impossible' for some in China's one-child generation
Members of the Chinese community say new requirements in the parent visa category will be especially hard for people from China, where a one-child policy lasted for decades.
Govt reinstates high-skilled migrants' parents visa
The government is reinstating of the parent visa category for migrants has been criticised for only catering to the rich.
The visa category was suspended by National in 2016, out of concern sponsors… Audio
The Manus Island recording project - sounds of life in detention
The Manus Recording Project Collective's work how are you today? is a collaboration between six men detained on Manus Island, Papua New Guinea and Australian radio-makers Michael Green and Jon Tjhia… Audio
Government scraps 'racist' refugee policy
A refugee policy that's been labelled as racist by migrant advocates is being scrapped by the government.
Government scraps 'racist' refugee policy
The government is scrapping a major barrier for refugees from Africa and the Middle East to resettle in New Zealand, that's long been touted as racist by migrant advocates.
The policy ruled that… Video, Audio
Grandmother asks for help to get toddler out of camp
The grandmother of a toddler who is believed to be stuck in a Syrian refugee camp, has gone to the New Zealand consulate in Australia to try to get her grandson repatriated. The three-year-old boy's… Audio
Censor speaks on Christchurch attack
It was announced this morning that the accused Christchurch gunman has withdrawn his application to move his trial to another city. Meanwhile, Chief Censor David Shanks has opened up about the terror… Audio
Orphan stuck in Syrian refugee camp could be a New Zealander
It's claimed a three-and-a-half-year-old orphan stuck in a Syrian refugee camp is the child of a deceased New Zealand citizen. Nine to Noon has been told the toddler, who's parents had been living in… Audio
NZ - A Lifeboat for Humanity?
We talk to Professor Nick Wilson from the Department of Public Health at the University of Otago, about research that has found New Zealand, Australia and Iceland could act as island refuges to save… Audio
Making New Zealand Home: Yousef Mazraeh
Making New Zealand home guest this week was Yousef Mazraeh, originally from Ahwaz in south Iran. Audio, Gallery
BBC backtracks on racism ruling involving TV presenter
The BBC's director general Lord Hall has reversed a decision to partially uphold a complaint against Breakfast presenter Naga Munchetty.
NZQA considers axing entire diploma category
Significant and persistent quality problems centred on foreign students could see an entire class of qualification abolished.
