30 years on: Adel Salmanzadeh, an Iranian refugee reflects on how NZ accepts refugees after landing as an unaccompaniedThirty years after arriving in New Zealand, Adel Salmanzadeh shares his thoughts on how the country's treatment of refugees has changed, and how he defied the odds himself. Adel Salmanzadeh's journey to New Zealand began in the back of a smuggler's truck, travelling at speed towards the Pakistan border. Chris McKeen/Stuff Adel Salmanzadeh arrived in New Zealand as a refugee in 1989. When Salmanzadeh arrived, he was overwhelmed by the hospitality he received. ​Salmanzadeh arrived in New Zealand with just a suitcase.

Source: Stuff October 05, 2019 20:37 UTC