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What do 27% of NZers all have in common? They were born overseas.

  1. 3 DAYS AGO

    A space for connection - centre in Queenstown built on community

    Making that settling-in process a little easier, the small and welcoming Happiness House has been making an big impact on several lives in Queenstown. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

    10 min

  2. 9 MAR

    Looking back at a year - Women's Day

    Here Now looks back at some the conversations we had with women this past year on the series across all sorts of topics - Colombian stereotypes, medicine, comedy and academics. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

    12 min

  3. 2 MAR

    "We need a solution soon" - diaspora on the conflict in DRC

    Over 7000 people have been killed since January this year in the conflict that's ongoing in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Kadambari Raghukumar talks about the impact of the war with Congolese with family members in the east of the country. Congoloese diaspora in Auckland gathered at a rally last month to bring attention to ongoing conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo where since January this year alone, nearly 7000 people have been killed. About the size of Western Europe, Democratic Republic of Congo – the DRC - has almost 72 % of the world’s coltan resources and a wealth of other mineral resources from gold to zinc. Vying for control over the east’s vast mineral reserves are more than 100 armed groups. Precious untapped minerals in Congolese soil have globalized impact of the conflict. Several multinational corporations are vested in the resources while Congolese minerals are an inextricable part of our own everyday lives from phones, batteries, electric cars. For the past 30 years, DRC has been racked by multiple conflicts that have been called the First and Second Congo Wars that took seed in 1996 contested between ethnic and militant groups on the frontiers with Rwanda and Uganda, and the protracted Kivu conflict in the east, that’s now intensified. Amongst all the armed groups fighting in the region, the most prominent is the M23 – whom the UN as well as the US and several other countries allege are backed by Rwanda – is violently taking control of the resource-rich territory, Kivu. It's a region nearly five times the size of Rwanda. M23 are mostly led by ethnic Tutsis, who say they needed to take up arms to protect the rights of the minority group in the east of DRC. Rwanda rejects allegations that it supports the group with arms and funding. In this episode of Here Now, Kadambari Raghukumar talks to Congolese in Auckland on how the ongoing conflict in their homeland is affecting them. The conversation features Redoland Tsounga, Eddy Mokonzi and Nyota. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

    12 min

  4. 23 FEB

    Nadia Freeman's "The Girmit"

    Artist Nadia Freeman's performance, The Girmit, explores a slightly unconventional approach to telling the story of how Indians came to be taken to Fiji in the 1800s. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

    10 min

  5. 16 FEB

    Exploring Solidarity through CARE (Part 2)

    What does culture-centred communication look like in a suburb of Palmerston North trying to shift narratives around it's reputation? Professor Mohan Dutta and Venessa Pokaia join Kadambari Raghukumar in this second part to the conversation on CARE's work. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

    10 min

  6. 9 FEB

    Exploring Solidarity through CARE (Part 1)

    Exploring cultural communication around sex and health, Fullbright scholar at Massey University Prof Angela Cooke-Jackson talks to Kadambari Raghukumar about her experiences as an academic working with Black and indigenous communities. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

    11 min

  7. 2 FEB

    A Mixtape for Maladies

    Ahilan Karunaharan returns with his final in a trilogy of plays - A Mixtape for Maladies with Ambika GKR in a leading role. Kadambari Raghukumar talks to them about the making of the play that premieres at the Auckland Arts Festival this March. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

    12 min

  8. 26 JAN

    Tech is where it's at - the NZ India bilateral link

    As New Zealand courts India seeking deeper bilateral ties, what does the ideal relationship look like and what's in it for us? Sunit Prakash talks to Kadambari Raghukumar on his views as a tech consultant going between the two countries. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

    11 min
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What do 27% of NZers all have in common? They were born overseas.

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  • Channel
    RNZ Originals
  • Creator
    RNZ
  • Years Active
    2014 - 2025
  • Episodes
    219
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © (C) Radio New Zealand 2025
  • Show Website
    Here Now

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