Refugee
A Middle Eastern family talks about how it feels to be displaced | Conversations With My Immigrant…
“I feel like I really wanted to see Syria but now it’s too late."
Rainbow refugees come to NZ to find safety, but say the system is not built for them
New Zealand welcomes refugees who are persecuted in their home country for being part of the rainbow community. But the experience isn’t always a safe haven.
Halloween…
Grappling with my Chinese name
Auckland-based writer and actor Celine Dam has a complicated relationship with her Chinese name. At age 12, she gave herself the name Celine, so she could…
Rapper Mo Muse didn’t feel belonging in Aotearoa until he found Hip Hop | The Outliers
When Mo Muse was young, kids used to tell him “you’re not one of us.” Now the Somali refugee rapper is selling out gigs in Aotearoa…
Life in New Zealand changed for Rez Gardi after 9/11 | The Outliers
Rez Gardi was born in a refugee camp. She and her family are Kurdish, who are the world’s largest group of people without an independent country.…
Racism and Islamophobia are a mental health issue
We’ve finally started to talk about mental health in New Zealand. But many discussions don’t include the experiences of people of colour. We need to talk…
In pictures: my life as a refugee in New Zealand
For 30 years New Zealand’s annual refugee quota sat at 750 people. In 2018 that number rose to 1000 and next month it will increase further…
Golriz Ghahraman on writing her own story
Golriz Ghahraman is telling her story of growing up in Aotearoa. She has worked as a United Nations lawyer and is now a member of Parliament…
For former refugees, trauma doesn’t stay in the past
Bilal Nasier fled the Afghan Civil War with his family aged four, travelling for three months to come to Aotearoa. He now dedicates his life to…
Black New Zealanders on how hip hop finally gave them a place to belong
“When I was growing up in primary school, they weren’t used to the African face or the African features. The only people I saw who looked…
Who are Rohingya refugees and why is their country going to court for genocide?
The UN calls the Rohingya "the most persecuted minority in the world." Although they have lived in the land now known as Myanmar for hundreds of…
Yobithan's story of survival
Yobithan fled 25 years of civil war in Sri Lanka, landing in New Zealand to start a better life, a life with less fear and uncertainty.…
Refugees & Asylum Seekers
Anayat and Golriz shared their brave stories of how they made their way to New Zealand. The continued work they both do for refugees and asylum…