Media Monitor
All the information from this media monitor comes from national and international media outlets.
Lian and Lin making Porirua home
December 2009
Chances are good that if you live in or have visited Porirua recently, you will encounter some of the many Burmese immigrants around. Over 40 Burmese families have made their homes in the east of the city, fleeing an oppressive military regime in their homeland.
Refugee's ordeal to be a Kiwi
December 2009
Abdul Zullal is celebrating a new life in New Zealand after a terrifying time as a Tampa refugee. He tells Jodeal Cadacio about Afghanistan, surviving as a refugee and his new start in life.
Funding cuts hurt refugees
December 2009
While Work and Income pleads with language schools to teach refugees English, the Ministry of Social Development has cut funding for the classes
Chance to look forward
December 2009
Jean-Paul Bizoza came to New Zealand as a refugee four years ago, but his new life has only just started.
Scams target migrant families
December 2009
Community leaders and social workers are on alert after two separate scams targeting migrants in Porirua.
Refugee literacy funding to stay
The Tertiary Education Commission has agreed to continue funding Victory Primary School's basic literacy programme for refugees.
Nurse's life among nomads
1 December 2009
Africa's Afar people are fast becoming extinct - but an Australian nurse says she is doing all she can to stop that from happening.
New Zealand support of refugees shows room for improvement
19 November 2009
Progress report on New Zealand’s support of refugees shows room for improvement. New Zealand’s annual refugee quota of 750 people represents a tiny fraction of the 750,000 people worldwide currently requiring resettlement.
Richard Towle - UNHCR Canberra
Richard Towle is the Australasian-Pacific regional representative for the UNHCR (the UN's refugee agency). He was in New Zealand for a conference on refugee health and welfare at AUT in Auckland.
Funding cut hurts refugees
7 November 2009
The Government is not honouring its commitment to Nelson's refugee population by cutting funding for a basic literacy programme aimed at integrating them into the community, those working with refugees say.