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
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.
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.