In 2017, Green MP Golriz Ghahraman made history as the first refugee to be sworn in as a member of the New Zealand parliament.

But the beginning of that story began when Golriz was just 9, her family were forced to leave Iran, which brought her and her family to Auckland seeking asylum.

It’s that journey and her account of making New Zealand home that has driven her new memoir – it’s called Know Your Place and is out this week.

She joined Francesca Rudkin to discuss her journey, her experience as a migrant and dealing with pushback from the public.

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