In March 2022, the government will review the New Zealand Refugee resettlement Strategy (NZRRS) for the first time in 10 years. This report responds to this opportunity and argues that…continue reading
Ethnicity and Diversity
Refugee-focused service providers: improving the welcome in New Zealand
By: Alison McIntosh and Cheryl Cockburn-Wootten
Published: 2018-05-07
When refugees are resettled into a destination, refugee-focused service providers offer frontline services to ease refugees’ experiences of trauma and marginalisation, providing advocacy and welcome through reception processes, translation services,…continue reading
Human Rights & Civil Liberties Migrants and Former Refugees Social Services
Ethnicity and Diversity
MEETING THE NEEDS AND CHALLENGES OF MIGRANTS AND FORMER REFUGEES IN THE NELSON AND TASMAN REGIONS
By: The Centre for Applied Cross-cultural Research Victoria University of Wellington Colleen Ward with Jason Lescelius Amanda Jack Reneeta M. Naidu and Elizabeth Weinberg
Published: 2018-03-14
In pursuing their purpose of supporting migrants, former refugees, and people from minority ethnicities with their settlement processes, the Nelson Multicultural Council contracted the Centre for Applied Cross-cultural Research at…continue reading
Community Development Government – Central & Local Migrants and Former Refugees
Ethnicity and Diversity
Global trends and refugee settlement in New Zealand
By: J Marlowe & S Elliott
Published: 2014-09-23
Resettlement provides access to rights similar to other New Zealanders and the opportunity to eventually gain citizenship. It also provides an avenue for countries like New Zealand to share international…continue reading
Government – Central & Local Human Rights & Civil Liberties Migrants and Former Refugees
Health
Refugee Health Care: A Handbook for Health Professionals
By: Dr Annette Mortensen, Dr William Rainger, Sally Hughes
Published: 2012-06-01
In the 10 years since the publication of the first refugee health handbook there have been considerable steps taken toward improving long-term settlement outcomes for refugees settled in New Zealand.…continue reading
Advocacy Health & Wellbeing Migrants and Former Refugees
Ethnicity and Diversity
The Bhutanese Refugee Resettlement Journey – Part One: Pre-departure
By: Vasantha Krishnan, Elizabeth Plumridge and Beth Ferguson
Published: 2011-01-01
The Bhutanese Refugee Resettlement Research is following a group of Bhutanese refugees from camps in Nepal through to settlement in New Zealand. The research involves three phases of data collection.…continue reading
Law & Justice Migrants and Former Refugees
Ethnicity and Diversity
The Bhutanese Refugee Resettlement Journey – Part Two: On Arrival
By: Beth Ferguson, Elizabeth Plumridge and Vasantha Krishnan
Published: 2011-01-01
The Bhutanese Refugee Resettlement Research Programme is following a group of Bhutanese refugees from camps in Nepal through to settlement in New Zealand. The research involves three phases of data…continue reading
Law & Justice Migrants and Former Refugees
Ethnicity and Diversity
The Bhutanese Refugee Resettlement Journey – Part Three: Settlement
By: Beth Ferguson
Published: 2011-01-01
The Bhutanese Refugee Resettlement Research follows a group of Bhutanese refugees from camps in Nepal through to settlement in New Zealand. The research involves three phases of data collection. The…continue reading
Law & Justice Migrants and Former Refugees
Advocacy
Wellington Refugee Youth Issues Summary: Backgrounder for Wellington people working with refugee-background youth
By: Tessa Johnstone & Muigai Kimani
Published: 2010-06-25
This backgrounder is a starting point. The Refugee Youth Action Group (Wellington) is made up of government and non-government agencies keen to see action on the issues so refugee-background youth…continue reading
Children & Youth Migrants and Former Refugees
Ethnicity and Diversity
You can’t clap with one hand: Learnings to promote culturally grounded participatory action research with migrant and former refugee communities
By: Philippa Collie, James Liu, Astrid Podsiadlowski, Sara Kindon
Published: 2009-11-19
Action Research Migrants and Former Refugees
Ethnicity and Diversity
Refugee advocacy and the theatre of inclusion
By: Rand Hazou
Published: 2009-07-01
Advocacy Migrants and Former Refugees
Refugee and Asylum seekers
Accessing ‘Authentic’ Knowledge: Being and Doing with the Sudanese Community
By: Jay Marlowe
Published: 2009-01-01
This paper reports on the research process and the necessity of elevating the voices of Southern Sudanese men resettling in Adelaide, Australia to better understand how they have responded to…continue reading
Migrants and Former Refugees
Health
Refugees as ‘Others’: Social and cultural citizenship rights for refugees in NZ health services
By: Mortensen, A.C.
Published: 2008-03-09
Citizenship, as effective social, cultural and economic participation for refugee groups, depends on appropriate institutional structures and processes in resettlement societies. This thesis using critical social theoretical perspectives addresses the…continue reading