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Refugee crisis: Why I can't just stand by and watch

My role, as a journalist, should be to act as a witness; to report on the situation as a bystander and then leave it as I found it, but an incident in 2013 changed my perspective, writes Rachel Smalley.

Rev Michael Hewat: Govt should put Christian refugees top of queue

A starving, homeless, Muslim child is every bit as precious as a starving, homeless, Christian child. Neither should be discriminated against.

Photographers document reality of refugee crisis

Kiwi photographers Matthew and Hannah Beames were looking forward to two days of sun, sand and surf when they arrived on the Greek island of Kos this week.

Fear and joy on arrival in new country

'Thank you in the name of all the refugees," is the first thing the Syrian father-of-three says to us at the Mangere refugee resettlement centre.

The Forgotten Millions: The long and grinding road to freedom

For millions of Syrians and other people displaced by conflict in their home countries, the Western Balkan Route can be a road towards refuge in Europe.

Claire Trevett: Bowing to the opinion of others

In the space of a week, Prime Minister John Key has performed a rather acrobatic about-flip, writes Claire Trevett.

PM: Extra refugees will put strain on NZ

John Key defends the scale and pace of his rescue package for Syrian refugees, saying it cannot be rushed.

Plan to offer compo for every refugee

European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker is trying to build political support for a mandatory scheme to relocate some 160,000 refugees

Syrian refugees find peace at last

Syrian refugees Lilas and Basal Slik have been sleeping soundly this year for the first time in their lives.

Germany opens arms to refugees

After being shouted at and manhandled in Hungary, a country that did not want them, thousands of refugees stared at the cheering crowd in Germany.

Church leaders call for increase in refugee numbers

The leaders of the Roman Catholic and Anglican Churches will put on a united front, asking the Prime Minister to increase the number of refugees New Zealand lets in.

Refugee response puts New Zealand to shame, says expat

A New Zealander living in Germany says that country's welcome to Syrian refugees has put others - including New Zealand - to shame.

Relieved refugees welcomed into Austria

The pre-dawn move eased immediate pressure on Hungary, which has struggled to manage the flow of thousands of migrants arriving daily from non-EU member Serbia.

Heather du Plessis-Allan: Our lack of generosity is showing

It wasn't long ago that Iceland went broke. When the Global Financial Crisis hit, the country became a beggar. It couldn't pay its debts. The rest of the world ridiculed it, Heather du Plessis-Allan writes.

'They must increase the quota'

Prime Minister John Key has rejected claims this morning the government is opening the gates to extra Syrian refugees.

Human tide of refugees start 150-mile trek

Half protest-march, half procession, the dismal crocodile of refugees left the Keleti station at 10am carrying what meagre possessions they could.

Clark urges PM to follow her on refugees

Former Prime Minister Helen Clark has revealed she asked Prime Minister John Key to follow the example she set with refugees.

Tracey Barnett: Would you host a refugee?

Tracey Barnett asks, will our PM continue to defend the status quo of doing so little by any international measure? Or will the larger sights of average Kiwis push our Govt to make a more meaningful contribution?