Refugees And Migrants
‘The wind of change is something you never forget’
Amnesty International’s Anna Neistat discusses being five-months pregnant as bombs dropped in Syria, torture on Nauru and growing up behind the Iron Curtain. Video, Audio
Second protest over Australia's offshore detention centres
Protesters who forced a suspension of yesterday's question time have again breached security at Parliament House in Canberra.
Migrants take contraceptives in expectation of being raped
Rape is so commonplace on some refugees and migrants' journeys that they take contraceptive pills before travelling to avoid becoming pregnant, a researcher has found.
Christmas Island detention numbers back to pre-riot levels
The number of people held in Australian detention facilities after committing crimes has fallen, but numbers on Christmas Island has increased.
Kebab shop worker who worked 80-hr weeks gets $20k
A kebab shop in Rotorua forced a Turkish migrant to work 13 hour days, six days a week at below minimum wage.
New rules mean immigrants have to support parents for 10 years
Immigrants, who now have to support their parents financially for a decade if they follow them to New Zealand, say the move will add pressure to families and turn people away. Audio
'The guru of Paraparaumu'
The Kapiti Coast District has just voted in its first ethnic mayor, Malaysian-Indian K. Gurunathan. Lynda Chanwai-Earle travels up the shaken post-quake, tsunami-alert region to meet the new "Guru of… Audio, Gallery
Call to speed up migrant work visa process after quake
The head of a major steel fabricator wants Immigration New Zealand to halve the time it takes to process work visas for migrant workers.
Fighting for your livelihood
A spike in aggravated dairy robberies across the country has placed many owner/operators in danger. The Police Association says drug users needing cash are targeting dairies, many of which are owned… Audio
Post-Trump: Diversity or division - Are we racist?
The election of Donald Trump has stoked fears of a backlash against minorities. In NZ, ethnic communities are wondering what impact his win will have on them? Video, Audio, Gallery
Arab-Americans fearful in wake of Trump victory
National President of the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, Samer Khalaf, discusses Donald Trump's policies, including preventing Muslim immigration. Video, Audio
Republicans look for gap in Trump's US-Mexico wall
Republicans in the US House of Representatives hope to offer Donald Trump an alternative plan to his proposed US-Mexico border wall.
'Afghan Girl' deported from Pakistan
Afghan refugee Sharbat Gula has been deported from Pakistan after she was convicted of having fake ID papers.
NZ immigration site visits up 2500% after US election
New Zealand seems high on the list of destinations for US citizens looking to leave the country after Donald Trump's election win. Video
Action demanded over NZer's $A2886 deportation bill
A man deported from Australia has been presented with a $A2886 bill despite assurances that people would not have to pay the costs of being sent back to New Zealand.
Food for the soul - Pomegranate Kitchen
An initiative that unites a group of former refugees - women from Afghanistan, Syria, Iran and Africa - is launching in Wellington. They're making a living from what they love doing best - cooking and… Audio, Gallery
"Government mafia" fears spark refugee win for couple
A Sri Lankan couple who fear being murdered by "government mafia" should they return home have been granted refugee status.
Hundreds of migrants believed drowned near Libya
More than 200 migrants are believed drowned in two shipwrecks off the coast of Libya, migration officials say.
Report: North America awaits Nauru and Manus refugees
Media in Australia say the government there is in the final stages of negotiating the resettlement of 1800 refugees currently held offshore, on Manus Island and in Nauru, in several countries, but it… Audio
Manager of failed college told us to lie - migrant
The marketing manager at a failed Auckland private college was accused of telling a witness in the country's first human trafficking trial to lie to authorities, court documents show.
