Refugees
Why some wars make the news, and others get forgotten
Conflict and coverage - why some conflicts dominate headlines for months, then suddenly get ignored
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Shy Boy - Izzy Abdallah mixing it up
MIXIT in Tāmaki Makarau uses drama and dance to help young refugees gain confidence and in this Here Now episode, Phil Vine talks to former graduate Izadine Ahmed Abdallah about his story. Audio
Aid agency says over 3,300 kids killed in Gaza since October 7
More than 3,300 children have been killed in Gaza since the Hamas attacks on October 7, according to an aid agency. And a further 940 are missing; believed to be buried under the rubble of buildings… Audio
Torn apart by war, kept apart by bureaucrats
The only chance 18-year-old Afghan refugee Arezo Nazari has of bringing her parents to New Zealand is through the government – and so far, three ministers have turned her down. Audio
Former refugee calls for Commission into handling of refugees
Former refugee calls for a Royal Commission into Australia's handling of refugees. Audio
Spinning a yarn: Refugees meet to learn English and sewing
It started as an opportunity to learn English and now it's a weekly gathering involving not just words but a thread and needle too.
Every Thursday a group of women, some of them refugees, meet to… Video, Audio
"It's all just static" - Uyghurs and Kazakhs detained in Xinjiang
In Xinjiang, more than a million Uyghurs and Kazakhs have been arbitrarily held in "re-education" camps. In this episode of Voices, Kadambari Raghukumar speaks to people behind a new documentary based… Audio
Nauru refugee pleads: 'New Zealand, get me off this island'
A second group of refugees detained in offshore Australian detention camps have arrived in New Zealand.
Rights group calls for end to decade-long asylum seeker policy
Human Rights Watch says Australia's now ten-year-old policy to process asylum seekers is a stain on the country's international human rights reputation, and it needs to end.
In the Driver's Seat
A Canterbury refugee centre is starting up its own driving programme, taught in the native language of migrants.
It's another step towards breaking down some of the barriers to getting a drivers… Audio
The Week in Detail: GIB, farm emissions, and sick leave
The Detail podcast brings you the issues that matter every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio
Why are asylum seekers treated differently to other refugees?
About half of the 400 people who arrive in New Zealand as asylum seekers every year end up being accepted as refugees - but why are they treated differently to people arriving through the quota… Audio
World Refugee Day, we check in with Ramez Sharfo
Today is World Refugee Day.. Waikato is one of the biggest refugee centres in Aotearoa, and over a hundred refugees in the Waikato are currently studying at Wintec. Among those improving their English… Audio
Calling Home: Holly Mathieson in Glasgow/Nova Scotia
Holly Mathieson is based in Glasgow but for the past two and a half years she has been commuting to Halifax, Nova Scotia to act as the Music Director of Symphony Nova Scotia, one of Canada's top pro… Audio
Calling Home: Ashleigh Stewart in Toronto
Investigative journalist Ashleigh Stewart lives in downtown Toronto with her husband Stuart McCready, but more recently she has been stationed in Ukraine covering the war there. She's Calling Home… Audio
Manus and Nauru refugees: 'It is really important that people treat them with dignity'
Kurdish-Iranian writer and political refugee Behrouz Boochani says the refugees due to arrive in NZ from Australia and detention centres in Nauru need to be treated with respect.
How oligarchs are being undone by social media
Journalist Greg Walters has been writing about how influencers and "beautiful people" posting glamorous selfies aboard Russian oligarchs' yachts are helping to bring down the incredibly rich people… Video, Audio
Why an American writer chose to stay in Ukraine
American writer and editor Kate Tsurkan initially moved to the Ukrainian city of Chernivsti to work as a volunteer English teacher four years ago. Now she is living through the Russian invasion of her… Audio
Military expert predicts larger mobilisation in Russia
Dr Jack Watling is Research Fellow at the Royal United Services Institut, a British defence and security think tank. He joins the show to discuss the situation in Ukraine and when, not if, a larger… Audio
Support needed for refugees released by Australia
We check in on the plight of refugees being released by Australia after year's of unhumane treatement and detention. Audio