Christchurch reinstated as refugee settlement locationSTACY SQUIRES/STUFF Prativa (second from left) and Bishnu Pokhrel, with their daughters, Biplata, 15, Babita, 8, and son Bipul, 3. Immigration Minister Iain Lees-Galloway, joined by Christchurch Mayor Lianne Dalziel, will make an announcement reinstating Christchurch as a settlement location for quota refugees on Saturday. TOM LEE/STUFF Immigration Minister Iain Lees-Galloway has announced Christchurch will be a refugee settlement location again. "It's great news for refugees, New Zealand and Christchurch itself to be re-established as a refugee settlement location," Lees-Galloway said. Christchurch lost its status as a settlement location after the September 2010 earthquake which, coupled with the deadly February 2011 quake, devastated the supply of housing and placed strain on essential services.

Source: Stuff August 17, 2018 17:02 UTC