The ‘Quota Refugees Ten Years On: Perspectives on Integration, Community and Identity’ programme of research aims to build a platform of knowledge and understanding about integration, community and identity for former refugees who arrived in New Zealand ten or more years ago through the refugee quota category. The research involves a multi-method approach, including a survey, focus groups and interviews. It is being led by IMSED[1] Research team of the Department of Labour with the Ministry of Social Development and Office of Ethnic Affairs as key partner agencies.
Second report in the Quota Refugees Ten Years On series
Looking Back and Building Futures: Former Refugees Views on Settling in New Zealand
This report, published in November 2009, summarises the exploratory study that Gatt Consulting Limited was commissioned to undertake for the Department of Labour. The aim of this exploratory study was to hear the views and experiences of former quota refugees who have lived in New Zealand for more than ten years.