Stories

We're celebrating former refugees who were essential workers during COVID-19 Alert Level 4 Lockdown. Meet Masood Chakari: a former refugee, a cricket player, a Case Manager for Work and Income, and COVID-19 essential worker.

We're celebrating former refugees who were essential workers during COVID-19 Alert Level 4 Lockdown. Meet Rose Pradhan; a former refugee, a truck driver for TNL, a mother of two and a COVID-19 essential worker.

We're celebrating former refugees who were essential workers during COVID-19 Alert Level 4 Lockdown. Meet Nedal Ebrahim; a former refugee, a supermarket assistant, a passionate cook and a COVID-19 essential worker.

We're celebrating former refugees who were essential workers during COVID-19 Alert Level 4 Lockdown. Meet husband and wife Lin and Lian, former refugees from Myanmar, Kiwis, parents and essential workers.

We're celebrating former refugees who were essential workers during COVID-19 Alert Level 4 Lockdown. Meet Sabira Nouri: a former refugee, nurse, avid traveller, cancer survivor and COVID-19 essential worker, Sabira has been defying the odds her whole life.

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.

As a young adult, Sahra stepped off a plane in Auckland to claim asylum.

.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.

From child refugee to award winning baker, Patrick is one of New Zealand's most famous bakers.

Having never set foot in her own country, Radiya Ali is making sure she's an agent of change for Kiwi kids.

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.