Immigration
Our Aotearoa | Short Film
Our Aotearoa is an animated documentary about immigrants’ experiences living in Aotearoa, exploring themes of discrimination, loss, loneliness, and maintaining cultural ties in another country. Video
Part 1: Harmonious Heart
Singing is a big part of Lala's identity and Madagascan culture. Arriving in NZ, she felt alone, but through her resilience, she found her voice, creating a women's community choir in Wellington. Video
Part 2: Identity Crossroads
Turned down from multiple jobs in NZ, [anonymous] now teaches Korean to children. He feels a pull to return to Korea, but does he denounce his citizenship to stay in NZ, or join the Korean army? Video
Part 3: Finding Whānau
[anonymous] found their move to NZ difficult until they found Tiwhanawhana, a queer kapa haka group, and felt accepted. Their new whānau helped them rediscover a connection to their cultural roots. Video
Labour-hire firm investigated after exploitation allegations from migrants
RNZ understands hundreds of workers had accredited employer work visas and were promised work with Prolink NZ - but some have been left broke and jobless, while others were not working enough hours to…
Labour hire company at centre of immigration investigation
An Auckland labour-hire company is at the centre of a major immigration investigation, after allegations from migrants who paid thousands for their visa but received little work.
RNZ understands… Audio
Our Aotearoa | Trailer
How do people maintain connections to their cultural roots while being a New Zealand immigrant? Video
Business owner arrested for alleged exploitation of three migrant workers
The 53-year-old owner was taken into custody on Friday, after a four-month long investigation by Police and Immigration New Zealand.
The best of two worlds
New Zealand has one of the world's biggest export-driven wine industries - that attraction is huge for people from overseas who arrive here exploring opportunities in the industry. In this episode… Audio
The best of two worlds
New Zealand has one of the world's biggest export-driven wine industries - that attraction is huge for people from overseas who arrive here exploring opportunities in the industry. In this episode…
AudioImmigration pushes school enrolments to biggest increase since 1997
Schools have more pupils than ever after an immigration-driven surge in enrolments pushed the national school roll to 831,038 children.
ASIA: Art Stories in Aotearoa | Trailer
Kadambari Raghukumar profiles 18 diverse Asian-origin NZ artists working in fine arts, music, dance, theatre, multimedia, and design. Video
'Absolutely great news': Arrest of immigration advisor welcomed
The Migrant Workers' Association is pleased the first arrest has been made over an immigration scam affecting some South Asian migrants.
Immigration advisor first to be arrested in migrant exploitation investigations
A licensed immigration advisor is the first to be arrested as part of investigations into the exploitation of more than 140 Indian and Bangladeshi migrants on work visas.
Space technology for climate change
Each year, a New Zealand social enterprise runs a space research incubator to help explore space-related technologies for climate change. Kadambari Raghukumar talks to the founders of Spacebase. Audio
Space technology for climate change
Each year, a New Zealand social enterprise runs a space research incubator to help explore space-related technologies for climate change. Kadambari Raghukumar talks to the founders of Spacebase.
AudioThe Week in Detail: From Warkworth to walkways
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio
The Week in Detail: From Warkworth to walkways
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week.
AudioNew Zealand immigration policies under scrutiny
The Detail - With record numbers pouring into the country, New Zealand's immigration policies are under the microscope.
'Dismantle it and start again': New Zealand's immigration muddle
Self-serving, messy, and directionless. With record numbers pouring into the country, our immigration policies are under the microscope – and they don't stand up to scrutiny. Audio