Stories

.It's November 1988 and competitors in the Vuelta Ciclista de Chile (Chilean cycling race) are jostling for a position as they approach finish line for the 11th stage which ended up in the city of Concepción. This is a huge event for the region and massive crowds are waiting for them, along with journalists from all over the globe.

Mitchell was only 12 when he fled his home in Vietnam. He was accepted for resettlement to New Zealand where he became an internationally recognised businessman.

Niborom was on a student exchange to New Zealand when her life changed forever. She was unable to go home and would never see her family again.

Rukia Darweshi was just a small child when her life changed forever. She was living in Afghanistan with her family when she lost her arm in a rocket blast. Soon after this her brother was also injured due to the fighting and the family fled to neighbouring Pakistan.

Life didn't get any easier. The family had few rights and Rukia’s mother died of kidney failure during the 18 years they lived there.

Landing a job as a florist has been a dream come true for one former refugee from Afghanistan.

How one Kiwi bloke is doing his bit to provide a warm welcome to refugees in New Zealand.

How the Open Road driving programme is helping former refugees overcome social isolation.

A new project is helping the environment and the community by turning used coffee sacks into reusable shopping bags.

It's been announced that Christchurch will be reinstated as a refugee settlement location.

A joint project is giving migrant and former refugee communities in Aotearoa the tools and knowledge they need to prepare for disasters.

Former refugees from Colombia have treated their local community to a day of dancing, colour, and celebration.