Former refugees celebrate World Refugee Day in NelsonMARTIN DE RUYTER/FAIRFAX NZ World Refugee Day Celebration at Nelson Intermediate. MARTIN DE RUYTER Purnima Pradhan, front, Priyanka Pradhan, Nisha Magar and Salina Magar dance during the World Refugee Day celebration at Nelson Intermediate. World Refugee Day has been marked on June 20 since 2001. In a colourful extravaganza of culture, some former refugees from Myanmar and Bhutan gathered in Nelson on Saturday for an early celebration of World Refugee Day, which is marked on Monday. Htain and Kay Kay are two of more than an estimated 1000 former refugees who live in the Nelson region.

Source: Stuff June 19, 2016 21:16 UTC