Murdoch Stephens gives a talk in Dunedin. Photo: Gregor RichardsonAs a refugee resettlement centre, Dunedin will benefit economically and in other ways from a likely rise in New Zealand's annual refugee quota. An Otago BCom graduate, Mr Stephens started the Doing Our Bit campaign to double New Zealand's refugee quota, in June 2013. Dunedin and its Mayor, Dave Cull, and other city councillors had shown ''amazing'' support for refugees, Mr Stephens said after his talk. A further 500 Syrian refugees would also be settled in this country over two years, starting this year, the Government said.

Source: Otago Daily Times July 12, 2017 18:22 UTC