Refugee
'There is no logic' - former Afghan refugee on ban on women's education
Nowroz Ali first spoke to Voices from Kabul in 2021, while he waited for one of the evacuation flights operated by New Zealand Defence Force. In this episode Kadambari Raghukumar catches up with him… Audio
"The goal is still the same" - Ali Mashal
After a two year hiatus recovering from an injury, Wellingtonian and former-refugee Ali Mashal is back to chasing his dream of professional boxing. Audio
'This could be the worst refugee crisis since WW2'
Veteran war correspondent Mike Eckel talked to us from the original front lines in Donbas, last week from Kiev as the Russians attacked, and now he's back in Prague. He's with us for an update on the… Audio
Calling Home: Jack Noser in Zürich
New Zealand asylum seeker worker Jean Claude 'Jack' Noser lives with his wife Sandra in Oerlikon, a multicultural suburb of Zürich, Switzerland. The story of how the two of them came to be together is… Audio
Rez Gardi: From refugee to human rights investigator
Rez Gardi was just six when she came to New Zealand from a refugee camp where she was born. Her Kurdish family spent nine years living in the camp, after they fled to Pakistan from Iraq and Saddam… Audio
Europe correspondent Seamus Kearney
Europe correspondent Seamus Kearney joins Kathryn to talk about the rise in Brexit tensions after the UK's moves to break the Brexit agreement signed in January. Audio
Miriam Margolyes: Unearthing the real Australia
Celebrated actress Miriam Margolyes became a naturalised Australian in 2013, but over the course of filming her new series, Miriam Margolyes: Almost Australian, she realised there was a lot she didn't… Video, Audio
National Party 'hate speech' a problem - Behrouz Boochani
Behrouz Boochani is already making himself busy since gaining refugee status, having been accepted as a research fellow at Canterbury University. He tells Lisa Owen he got an email from immigration… Video, Audio
Behrouz Boochani granted refugee status in New Zealand
New Zealand has done what Australia refused to do and granted a Kurdish-Iranian writer - refugee status.
Behrouz Boochani entered this country on a one-month visa eight months ago and has been living… Audio
Widow shares journey of healing after Christchurch mosque attack
New podcast Widows of Shuhada shares the journey of four Muslim women widowed by the Christchurch mosque attacks that took place a year ago. Farah Talal is one of those women. She joins the show with… Audio
Danny Ing: Te Puke High School kid to tech millionaire
Danny Ing is the founder of Start-up Cin7. The Auckland based connected inventory management company has recently sold a majority stake to US firm, Rubicon Technology Partners. The deal exceeds $100… Audio
Teen forced to marry by parents
In this episode of Voices; we hear from a refugee who returned to the Middle East and was forced to get married. Episode by Gill Bonnett. Audio
Call to scrap 'racist' refugee policy
In this episode of Voices; we meet a former refugee who has been on the world stage calling for New Zealand's African Middle East refugee policy to be fairer. Produced by Sara Vui-Talitu. Audio
Syrian refugee trying to help those detained in Nauru and PNG
A Syrian refugee who settled in Canada after months living in limbo at Kuala Lumpur airport now wants to help refugees in Nauru and Papua New Guinea. Audio
Error made in rejecting man's asylum claim was 'harsh'
A Pakistani man has won the first stage of a battle over a sick note which derailed his claim to be facing death at the hands of the Taliban.
Migrants and water safety
In this episode of Voices; we look at water safety and efforts to improve water competencies for migrants. Produced by Sara Vui-Talitu. Audio
A Currant Affair
Tony and Afsaneh Howey have the largest certified organic blackcurrant farm in New Zealand. The South Canterbury couple produce the fruit for their ViBERi range of food products and supplements. Audio
Dateline Pacific morning edition for 19 June 2018
Online child abuse and revenge porn, growing issues in Pacific; Pacific scoundrels depicted in new history; Unrest in PNG's Highlands opens deep political divisions; Asylum seeker death on Nauru leads… Audio
Asylum seeker death on Nauru leads to rise in threat level
The death of an Iranian asylum seeker on Nauru has led to the "threat level" being raised on island and some services being withdrawn, according to a refugee advocate. Audio
Taking aim at Australia's hard-line refugee policy
While set in the near future, Jock Serong's polemic on Australia's border protection policies could almost be mistaken as a factual tale. Set in the waters of Indonesia, and in Canberra, On the Java… Audio