We can have our say regarding the refreshment of INZ’s NZMSIS and NZRRS strategies…

Immigration New Zealand (INZ) is refreshing the NZ Migrant Settlement Integration Strategy (NZMSIS) and NZ Refugee Resettlement Strategy (NZRRS), and we get to have our say. We can fill in a questionnaire as individuals or groups, where we can express our thoughts on areas including housing, employment, education, social cohesion, and health and wellness. The […]

Health, wellness, and our refugee background communities…

NZNRA had the opportunity to attend CCDHB’s korero on health, wellness and refugee background communities on 10th of June 2022. The korero was an important space to share concerns, challenges, and possible solutions regarding health and wellness of our refugee background communities from health, social, and community service perspectives. We explored various aspects of Covid-19, […]

MSD’s visit to CRRRC

MSD’s representatives, including CEO, Debbie Power, visited Canterbury Refugee Resettlement & Resource Centre on 2 June 2022. The visit was an opportunity to voice concerns relating to our refugee background communities in Canterbury and Aotearoa, specifically on the after-math of Covid-19 and mental health. The visit was also a space to openly discuss and reflect […]

Our Office Inauguration

We opened our first office in Wellington, where the heart of decision-making is in Aotearoa New Zealand on 27th of May 2022. This is an important organisational milestone in terms of having a contact, focal point, for refugee background communities across the country, from where decision-making can be influenced towards brighter futures for refugee background […]