Refugees flown from Nauru to New Zealand
Refugees detained offshore on Nauru have given accounts of conditions on the island. Photo: AAP
The first six refugees to be resettled in New Zealand under a deal with Australia have arrived in the country from Nauru.
Australia has accepted Wellington’s longstanding offer to resettle 150 refugees a year for the next three years.
A flight from Nauru landed in New Zealand on Tuesday.
“The Australian and New Zealand governments continue to work together to resettle annually 150 refugees from Australia’s existing regional processing cohort,” Home Affairs Minister Clare O’Neil said.
There are now fewer than 100 people left in Australia’s offshore processing centre in Nauru.
-AAP
Topics: New Zealand
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