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Ben McKay

New Zealand refugee resettlement deal likely to wind up

New Zealand is set to walk away from its agreement to resettle refugees from Australia, with about half the places on offer unfilled.

In 2022, the governments agreed a deal for 450 people in Australian offshore detention centres to settle in New Zealand, following certification as refugees.

However, with a new government in office in Wellington, there appears to be little appetite to continue the arrangement past its expiry in June 2025.

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