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1 New Zealand Refugee Quota Programme Refugee Quota Intake September 2016 Regional Settlement Report 18 th October 2016 This report provides those engaged in resettling quota refugees in the regions information on the Refugee Quota intake number 2 September In addition, provisional information is provided on the incoming Refugee Quota intake number 3 November The September 2016 Refugee Quota intake departed the Mangere Refugee Resettlement Centre on 14th October Families have resettled in the following regions: Auckland, Waikato, Manawatu, Wellington, Nelson and Dunedin. For any enquiries related to information contained in this report, please contact: Sarah Ward, Refugee Resettlement Coordinator, or sarah.ward@mbie.govt.nz Outgoing Refugee Quota intake number 2 September 2016 composition Nationality Ethnic group/s Country of Refuge Number of Afghanistan Hazara, Tajik, Pashtun Pakistan 22 Colombia Mestizo, afro-colombian Ecuador, Colombia 23 Myanmar Burmese, Chin, Kayah, Karen Malaysia, Thailand, 17 Indonesia Syria Arab Lebanon 45 Palestine Arab Malaysia, Thailand 27 Egyptian Arab Thailand 1 Bhutanese Lhotshampa, Nepali, Indian Nepal 23 Sri Lankan Tamil Thailand, Malaysia 5 Pakistan Rajput Bhatti Thailand 3 TOTAL 166 1

2 Regional resettlement for the outgoing Refugee Quota intake number 2 September 2016 Auckland Region September 2016 Nationality Language/s Settlement suburb Syrian Arabic Northcote Palestine Arabic Manurewa Afghani Dari Mangere East Egypt Arabic Massey Pakistan Urdu Mt Roskill Hamilton Region September 2016 Nationality Language/s Settlement suburb Colombian Spanish Hamilton East, Dinsdale, Claudelands, Hillcrest, Fairfield Afghanistan Dari

3 Manawatu Region September 2016 Nationality Language/s Settlement suburb Afghanistan Dari Westbrook Palestinian Arabic Roslyn, Highbury Bhutanese Nepali Roslyn, Highbury, Westbrook Wellington Region September 2016 Nationality Language/s Settlement suburb Syria Arabic Newtown, Porirua, Mt Cook Sri Lanka Tamil Mt Cook, Behampore, Upper Hutt Colombian Spanish Newtown, Porirua Myanmar Chin, Karen Porirua, Mt Cook

4 Nelson Region September 2016 Nationality Language/s Settlement suburb households Myanmar Kayah, Chin Washington Valley, Maitai, The Brook Bhutanese Nepali The Wood, Toi Toi, Washington Valley Dunedin Region September 2016 Nationality Language/s Settlement suburb households Syrian Arabic Brockville, Wakari, Mosgiel, Halfway Bush, Concord

5 Provisional incoming Refugee Quota intake number 3 November 2016 The Refugee Quota intake number 3, of approximately 174, is scheduled to arrive at the Mangere Refugee Resettlement Centre in October The provisional composition of the intake is outlined in the below table. The final intake composition is subject to change as medical clearance and flight details have yet to be confirmed. Pending confirmation of relevant individual details, the proposed settlement regions may also be subject to change. The November 2016 refugee quota intake is scheduled to depart the Mangere Refugee Resettlement Centre on 9 th December Nationality Country of Asylum Languages Numbers Settlement Locations Afghan Pakistan Dari/Farsi 25 Waikato, Manawatu Bhutanese Nepal Nepali 10 Manawatu Colombian Ecuador Spanish 25 Waikato, Wellington, Nelson Iraqi Malaysia Arabic 15 Auckland, Wellington Myanmarese Thailand, Malaysia Various 35 Auckland, Manawatu, Wellington, Nelson Syrian Lebanon Arabic 45 Auckland, Wellington, Dunedin Various 15 Auckland, Waikato, Wellington 5

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