Depsite Kiwis in Car and Emergency Hotels Refugees Begin Arriving in NZ as Part 10yr Deal to Resettle 150 Anually from Australia
November 21, 2022

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The first refugees to come to New Zealand after spending years in offshore Australian detention camps have arrived.
The group landed in Auckland on Tuesday afternoon, with the Government confirming the first six refugees were on board.
A spokesperson for Immigration Minister Michael Wood said the Australian and New Zealand Governments were continuing to work together “to resettle 150 refugees annually from Australia’s existing regional processing cohort”.
An almost 10-year offer from New Zealand to resettle 150 refugees a year from Australia was finally agreed to in March.