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What do 27% of NZers have in common? They were born overseas. Here Now is about the journeys people make to New Zealand, their identities, & what shapes their life here. Hosted by Kadambari Raghukumar.

Here Now RNZ Originals

    • Society & Culture
    • 4.7 • 11 Ratings

What do 27% of NZers have in common? They were born overseas. Here Now is about the journeys people make to New Zealand, their identities, & what shapes their life here. Hosted by Kadambari Raghukumar.

    Nalini Singh -"A stillness and depth in reading"

    Nalini Singh -"A stillness and depth in reading"

    Nalini Singh is a best-selling author of a very particular genre - paranormal romance - and she's now finding a creative reset in writing murder mysteries set in New Zealand. 

    • 12 min
    African Film Festival returns to New Zealand for the ninth year

    African Film Festival returns to New Zealand for the ninth year

    Bringing the best of Pan African cinema to New Zealand each year, the African Film Festival returns this month. 

    • 8 min
    Persian Zurkhaneh alive and kicking in Canterbury

    Persian Zurkhaneh alive and kicking in Canterbury

    Zurkhaneh - an ancient Persian system of athletics combines martial arts, music, strength and spiritual devotion and is picking up serious momentum in Canterbury. 

    • 11 min
    "I had to find a way" - Naeem Hashemi

    "I had to find a way" - Naeem Hashemi

    From having to start afresh as a refugee in New Zealand to adjusting to a whole new life as a new amputee- Naeem Hashemi's life is a remarkable story of grit and faith. 

    • 12 min
    From a brutal Balkan conflict to the Pacific - Kosovar refugees mark 25 years

    From a brutal Balkan conflict to the Pacific - Kosovar refugees mark 25 years

    Twenty-five years ago when the Kosovo war ended, nearly 800,000 Kosavar Albanians were left displaced. Some went to Albania, Macedonia, Montenegro and a small number arrived in New Zealand as refugees. 

    • 13 min
    "Nothing harder" - Refugee resettlement

    "Nothing harder" - Refugee resettlement

    What's it like for a new refugee to arrive in New Zealand, get resettled and start a new life here? This month we are marking World Refugee Day with 3-part series on stories on refugee resettlement in New Zealand. 

    • 15 min

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