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Woodhouse welcomes opening of rebuilt refugee centre

Hon Michael Woodhouse

Minister of Immigration
18 June 2016 Media Statement

Woodhouse welcomes opening of rebuilt refugee centre

Immigration Minister Michael Woodhouse is welcoming the opening of the rebuilt Mangere Refugee Resettlement Centre in Auckland.

The Government announced the rebuild of the Centre in the 2013 and 2014 Budgets and has invested $24.7 million in the project.

“The original facilities at Mangere were built during the Second World War and were well past their economic life,” Mr Woodhouse says.

“The new facilities are a vast improvement and will give refugees the best possible start to their new life in New Zealand.”

All refugees spend their first six weeks at Mangere where they undertake a comprehensive reception programme that prepares them to live and work in New Zealand. All refugees will undergo the programme at the new Centre from next month onwards.

“This Government is totally committed to fulfilling its international humanitarian commitments to provide protection to refugees,” Mr Woodhouse says.

“The rebuild of the Centre was announced as part of the New Zealand Refugee Resettlement Strategy which has an overarching goal to improve the outcomes for refugees.”

The opening of the new Centre comes days after the Government announced an increase in the annual Refugee Quota to 1000 from 2018/19. The new Centre can accommodate between 210 and 220 people for each of the six quota intakes every year.

ENDS

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