Richard Bedford
NZ Pacific research institute pulls out of universities
A Pacific research institute in New Zealand is being overhauled after a government review found it was failing its purpose. Audio
Excessive sugar consumption reviewed by Royal Society
A new review by the peak science body, the Royal Society, says many New Zealanders may be consuming harmful amounts of sugar without even knowing it. Audio
New Zealand's future
The presents and the Christmas dinner are behind us, the next set of festive decisions looming are New Year's resolutions. But why stop at a year? What about decisions that could shape the next 5, 10… Audio
Expert warns current flow of migrants not here to stay
The number of people moving here or staying long-term hit 47-thousand-700 people in the year to October, an all time high. Audio
Richard Bedford: future New Zealand
Professor of Migration Studies at Auckland University of Technology and a member of the panel that wrote the report, Our Futures/Te Pae Tawhiti: the 2013 Census and New Zealand's Changing Population.
…Kiribati man seeks to become world's first climate refugee
The Auckland lawyer for Ioane Teitiota of Kiribati, who has asked the High Court to recognize him and his family as climate change refugees on the grounds that they face serious harm if they return to… Audio
More New Zealanders than ever cross the Tasman
There's new evidence the so called brain drain to Australia may not be as bad as some make out. Audio
Migration expert says Govts do not dictate outflow
More people are leaving New Zealand permanently than are arriving for the first time in a decade. Audio
Government looks at reducing frequency of census
The Government is looking into the possibility of having a census every ten years instead of every five. Audio
Running Hot Conference 2010: The Future of New Zealand Research
The government wants to sponsor research that will help grow the nation's economy. It's re-jigged the Ministry of Research Science and Technology to form the Ministry for Science and Innovation… Audio
Feature Guest - Professor Richard Bedford
Professor Bedford is the Director of the Population Studies Centre at Waikato University. He has recently been awarded the Dame Joan Metge medal after forty years of study into Pacific migration. Audio
Couples without kids to become most common family type
Couples without children will become the country's most common family type from next year. Audio
Exodus Out of Auckland
New statistics show people are shifting out of Auckland, bucking the traditional trend of a northward population drift. Audio
The Sunday Group for 17 February
Is the migration of New Zealanders to Australia an exodus, and should we be worried about it? Audio