Refugees And Migrants
Peter Lilley - Backing Brexit
Peter Lilley is a British Conservative Party politician who has been a Member of the British Parliament (MP) since 1983. He was a Cabinet minister in the governments of Margaret Thatcher and John… Audio
Baby gets reprieve from deportation
A baby who was issued with a deportation notice has won a year's reprieve to remain with her adopted family in New Zealand.
Sex trafficking in NZ too: lawyer
Kathryn Ryan talks with Ralph Simpson, formerly a senior New Zealand lawyer, who works with an NGO in Thailand in the fight against human trafficking in the sex industry and child begging rings. He… Audio
Illegal US man deported after wife votes for Trump
Roberto Beristain entered the US illegally in 1998. He's now been deported after his wife voted for Donald Trump. John Campbell talks to the family's advocate Adam Ansari. Video, Audio
Break Free - a lifeline for ethnic youth
"Break Free", a practical handbook for migrant and refugee youth breaking free from family violence has just been published by the Shakti Youth Unit. It was inspired by young women from our ethnic… Audio, Gallery
How to Keep An Alien: Australia To Ireland
We like Irish performers here in New Zealand.
Partly it's because they're terrific - a line of genius from Oscar Wilde, Dave Allen, Father Ted and Dylan Moran.
Case in point: writer-actor-comedienne… Audio
US appeals to higher court over ruling against Trump's revised travel ban
The US Justice Department is appealing the ruling of a Maryland federal judge to block the second executive order limiting immigration.
Unknown attackers kill UN refugees off Yemen
Women and children are among 42 Somali refugees who died after their boat was fired at from a helicopter in Yemen, the IOM says.
Indonesian people smuggler jailed for 6 years
An Indonesian man who attempted to smuggle asylum seekers to New Zealand in 2015 has been jailed.
Internet pirate given permanent NZ residency
Permanent residency has been granted to a Filipino man living in Auckland who was ordered by a US court to pay $35 million for internet piracy.
Filipino internet pirate granted permanent residence in NZ
A Filipino man who admitted to internet piracy in a multimillion-dollar United States lawsuit, has been granted permanent residency in New Zealand. Vonn Ryan Motomal, who came to Auckland as a student… Audio
Iranian non-refugees on Manus can't be deported - lawyer
A lawyer representing Iranian non-refugees from the closed Australian run detention centre on Manus Island in Papua New Guinea says the governments of Australia and PNG cannot forcibly deport them… Audio
Half of Auckland, Hamilton residents blame Asians for house prices - survey
In Auckland and Hamilton, 54 percent of residents surveyed blamed Asians for rising house prices. Audio
Migrant exploitation fine sends message to employers, union says
A migrant workers' network says an Employment Court decision this week sends a message to employers mistreating foreign workers
Inquiry hears of mistreatment of British migrant children in NZ
Britain's public inquiry into historical child sex abuse has heard claims of mistreatment of children sent to New Zealand. The BBC's Tom Symonds was at the hearing and says children in New Zealand… Audio
British abuse inquiry told children sent to NZ were mistreated
British social worker Margaret Humphreys tells Britain's inquiry into historic child abuse that children sent to New Zealand in the 1950s were mistreated. Audio
Immigration rule changed based on incomplete info
The government decided to shut the door to immigrant's parents without the Immigration Minister seeing a report showing under 2 percent were taking up welfare support.
Super changes fair but rushed, migrant groups say
Immigrant groups say it's fair that in future the government wants to pay them superannuation only after they've lived in New Zealand for 20 years.
National without friends in Parliament on superannuation
The National Government's plan to raise the pension age is drawing criticism from across the political spectrum, including from two of its support parties. Audio
Immigrants OK with super change but critique timetable
Immigrant groups are backing the government's plan to oblige migrants to live in New Zealand for 20 years before receiving superannuation but want its introduction delayed. Audio
