The NZ Migrant Settlement Integration Strategy and NZ Refugee Resettlement Strategy Refresh Project

We are refreshing the NZ Migrant Settlement Integration Strategy (NZMSIS) and NZ Refugee Resettlement Strategy (NZRRS) to ensure they continue to effectively support successful settlement in the future. We also want to ensure they are agile and able to respond to changes in the settlement environment.

The refresh will focus on reviewing the success indicators of both strategies to ensure they are still fit for purpose. We want these indicators to better reflect successful settlement outcomes sought by government and communities.

The refresh will explore the categories of refugees and migrants covered under each strategy.

For the NZ Refugee Resettlement Strategy this will include exploring other refugee cohorts, such as convention refugees. For the Migrant Strategy this will include exploring previous recommendations to improve settlement support for migrants under the Samoa Quota and Pacific Access Category.

We do not expect to extend coverage of the Migrant Strategy to temporary migrants. However further work to support temporary migrants may happen after the refresh.

The objectives of the Refresh are to:

  • Deliver updated national strategies that better support refugees and migrants, that are aligned with government goals.
  • Strengthen the success indicators for both strategies and improve the efficiency of data collection that underpins these indicators.
  • Develop new measures if necessary for the outcome areas and success indicators.
  • Propose priority areas for implementation of both strategies over the next 5 years.

More information on the NZMSIS and NZRRS

How we support migrants

New Zealand Refugee Resettlement Strategy

Have your say

There are 3 opportunities for you to have your say:

1. Attend a Settlement Strategy Engagement Session

Come to an engagement session and share your experiences. Tell us what you think successful settlement looks like. What works? What doesn’t? What should change? There will be several sessions across Aotearoa New Zealand from mid-July to late August.

2. Complete the Settlement Strategy questionnaire

You can fill in a questionnaire if you cannot make a face-to-face or online session, or if you prefer to write. It covers similar topics as the engagement sessions. You can tell us as much or as little as you would like, and you can complete the questionnaire as an individual or as a small group. The questionnaire will be available in English from 5 August. The questionnaire will be available in Arabic, Farsi, Dari, Spanish, Samoan, Tongan, Burmese and Chinese from mid-August. 

3. Participate in a co-design workshop

Using what you tell us at the engagement sessions and questionnaires, we will be running co-design workshops in 5 locations across Aotearoa New Zealand in late September. At the workshops we will work together to develop recommendations that will be passed onto government.

Register to attend an engagement Session

Location Date and Time Venue Registration link
Invercargill Monday 18 July
13:00-15:00
Invercargill City Council Chambers
101 Esk Street, Invercargill
Completed
Dunedin Tuesday 19 July
10:30-12:30
Dunedin City Library (Dunningham Suite)
230 Moray Place, Dunedin
Completed
Dunedin Tuesday 19 July
18:00-17:45
Dunedin City Library (Dunningham Suite)
230 Moray Place, Dunedin
Completed
Palmerston North Friday 22 July
13:00-15:00
Palmerston North Conference and Function Centre (Gallery Room)
354 Main Street, Central Palmerston North
Completed
Palmerston North Friday 22 July
17:00-19:00
Palmerston North Conference and Function Centre (Gallery Room)
354 Main Street, Central Palmerston North
Completed
Lower Hutt Monday 25 July
17:00-19:00
St David's Church Hall
3 Seddon St, Naenae, Lower Hutt
Completed
Auckland Tuesday 26 July
17:00-19:00
Fickling Convention Centre (Senior Citizens’ Room)
546 Mount Albert Road, Three Kings, Auckland
Completed
Porirua Wednesday 27 July
17:00-19:00
Pātaka Art + Museum  (Helen Smith Community Room)
17 Parumoana Street, Porirua City Centre
Completed
Hamilton Friday 29 July
13:30pm-15:30
Settlement Centre Waikato
6G Boundary Road, Claudelands, Hamilton
Completed
Nelson Monday 1 August
17:00-19:00
Victory Community Centre
2 Totara Street, Nelson South
Completed
Newtown Friday 5 August
17:00-19:00
Newtown Hall
71 Daniell Street, Newtown, Wellington
Completed
Christchurch Monday 8 August
17:00-19:00
Christchurch Netball Centre
455 Hagley Avenue, Christchurch Central
Completed
Petone, Lower Hutt Saturday 27 August
14:00-17:00
Petone Central School Hall
16 Britannia Street, Petone, Lower Hutt
Petone registration link
For Pacific Communities Thursday 1 September
18:00-20:00
Online Pacific communities online registration link
Christchurch (for former refugees) Monday 5 September
18:00-20:00
Ara Institute of Canterbury
Level 6, N Block, City Campus.
130 Madras Street, Central Christchurch
Christchurch registration link
Dunedin Wednesday 7 September
18:00-20:00
Otago Museum (Hutton Theatre)
416 Great King Street North, Dunedin
Dunedin registration link
Queenstown Tuesday 13 September
18:00-20:00
Online Queenstown registration link
Palmerston North Thursday 15 September
17:30
Palmerston North Community Leisure Centre, 569 Ferguson Street, Terrace End 4410, Palmerston North Palmerston North registration link

Complete the Settlement Strategy questionnaire

The questionnaire will be available until 11 September 2022.

English refresh questionnaire 

Arabic refresh questionnaire

Burmese refresh questionnaire

Chinese refresh questionnaire

Dari refresh questionnaire

Farsi refresh questionnaire

Samoan refresh questionnaire

Spanish refresh questionnaire

Tongan refresh questionnaire

Register to attend a co-design workshop

We will be running co-design workshops in five locations across Aotearoa New Zealand in late September:

  • Auckland
  • Hamilton
  • Wellington
  • Nelson
  • Christchurch

At the workshops we will work together to develop recommendations for government. Space will be limited to 20 people per workshop. We will contact selected participants in early September.

Register your interest in attending a co-design workshop

Contact

If you have any questions or if you would like to go on the email list for information on the 3 ways of participating, please email the refresh team.

refresh@mbie.govt.nz