Refugees And Migrants
Refugee settlement govt's call - Whanganui mayor
Whanganui's mayor Hamish McDouall says the city does have its housing and health problems, but the decision to settle refugees there was ultimately Immigration New Zealand's call.
He speaks to Susie… Audio
Whanganui migrant advocate rebukes iwi leader over comments
A Whanganui migrant advocate says local Maori should concentrate on dragging themselves out of poverty rather than worrying about the small number of refugees due to be resettled in the city.
But… Audio
Top Stories for Thursday 1 August 2019
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Making New Zealand Home: Hafsar Tamesuddin
Hafsar Tamesuddin talks to Jesse Mulligan about being stateless as a Rohingya born in Myanmar and someone who has been resettled in New Zealand. Audio
Meeting halted after iwi leader says city not ready for refugees
A meeting about the resettlement of refugees in Whanganui has been called to a halt after an iwi leader told it the city had to look after Māori first. Audio
Another restructure in process for Immigration NZ
Immigration New Zealand says a shake-up of senior management aims to forge new relations with businesses and focus on fraud and worker exploitation.
Whanganui should help Māori before refugees - iwi leader
A Whanganui iwi leader says the city should be looking after Māori in the community before it starts to settle refugees.
The city was selected in February as a resettlement destination for refugees… Audio
Sikh community urges council to let it build temple on agricultural land
The Sikh community in Hawke's Bay today formally appealed the council's decision refusing to let it build a new temple on land zoned for agricultural production. Anusha Bradley was at the appeal… Audio
Meeting Meng
In this episode of Voices; we get to know our new Race Relations Commissioner. Gisborne Mayor Meng Foon. Audio
Up to 150 migrants drown off Libya coast
Up to 150 migrants have drowned off the coast of Libya.
A further 150 people were rescued by fishermen and returned to Libya by coastguards.
It is not clear if the migrants were on one or two boats… Audio
Decision looms on former child gang member staying in NZ
A former child gang member, who fled to New Zealand to escape revenge by his former associates, could lose the right to protection because of his criminal past.
'I felt terrified': NZ residents delayed at borders by eVisa issues
A 78-year-old New Zealand permanent resident says she feared being deported back to the UK after officials in Brisbane couldn't read her electronic visa and scoffed at a letter from Immigration New…
Mosque shooting survivor meets Trump at White House
A survivor of the Christchurch mosque attack was among a group of people from 17 countries who met with the President Donald Trump in the Oval Office, to discuss religious freedoms. Audio
Immigration NZ hiring more staff to get through visa partnership backlog
Immigration New Zealand says it is working hard to improve processing times as it deals with a backlog of almost 12,000 people waiting to join their partners here.
Electronic visa system laughable, says permanent resident
Questions are being asked about Immigration New Zealand's practice of issuing electronic permanent resident visas while also insisting people carry a letter confirming they have those same visas.
Immigration backlog - conspiracy or cock-up
New Zealand wants people coming in to the country to do the work - but we don't want them to stay. Audio
Deportees call for government to back words with actions
Prior to becoming government, Labour had promised to challenge Australia over its detention policy. But kiwis who've been deported say the government hasn't backed its strong words with actions. Logan… Video, Audio
Refugees' plea to NZ
In this episode of Voices; we meet refugees from a one party state in Africa who have newly settled in Canterbury and hope that New Zealand can do more for loved ones left behind. Produced by Sara… Audio
Immigration NZ 'grey-listing' advisers who make complaints
Immigration advisers and lawyers are describing a climate of fear where they feel targeted for speaking out, with alerts being put on their records after they make complaints.
UK slavery network 'had 400 victims'
Members of a gang behind the biggest modern-day slavery network ever exposed in the UK have been jailed.
