Neighbourhood - Mt Albert (with Nadia Lim)

From the top of Mount Albert, I can see almost all of Auckland. It gives me the perfect view of my neighbourhood: Mount Albert. The Sky Tower's just about a stone's throw away, and just over there I can actually see my house.

– Presenter Nadia Lim introduces her neighbourhood

I was born in New Zealand, but 40 percent of locals living in Mount Albert, including my dad, were born overseas.

– Presenter Nadia Lim on the demographics of the suburb where she grew up

Here at Pyrénées we are trying to educate people about the French traditional ways, about what goes with what. Simple things...just that you eat cheese with bread. Not crackers — bread.

– Pyrénées Cafe manager Amandine Champagnat explains her mission

Being a migrant you kind of straddle two worlds, so you can see something as if you're both inside and outside, and have the richness of a number of cultural influences that enrich the stories that you tell . . . I want to keep making films. I'm really excited about the potential of expressing these stories and ideas.

– Yamin Tun on how her migrant background enriches her filmmaking

Twelve years in the refugee's camp; it was a very rough life . . . When I was in Kenya I got a New Zealand immigration residency visa to travel to New Zealand. When I find out I would leave the camp I was so happy. I kept smiling and I say "It's all in the God's hand".

– Sudanese refugee Martha Gak recalls the day she was granted a New Zealand visa

What happened is my mother's father he had sent a photo of my husband, in his master's cap and black cape, and said that this was a good person for me. In those days they chose our partners.

– Indian migrant Barbara Patel recalls the first time she saw her husband of more than 40 years

Last year I won Masterchef series two, and since then my life's been an absolute whirlwind. I'm lucky to have made a name and career out of my love of food, and I owe a lot of that to my heritage.

– Presenter Nadia Lim