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A directory of trusted organisations offering settlement, health, housing, legal, education and employment support for refugees, former refugees and asylum seekers.

Community

25 organisations

Settlement

(10)
Settlement
Housing
Featured

Kāhui Tū Kaha

The designated Auckland community settlement provider for newly arrived quota refugees and family support visa holders, including mental health and housing services.

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Settlement
Community
Featured

New Zealand Red Cross

The primary provider of community resettlement programmes for quota refugees, offering settlement planning, orientation and employment support.

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Settlement
Health & Wellbeing

Aotearoa Latin American Community Inc (ALAC)

We are committed to helping our community thrive. ALAC offers a wide range of social and cultural services designed to support, empower, and connect individuals and families as they build a fulfilling life in Aotearoa. We deliver these services in English, Spanish, and Portuguese. ​ We specialize in Women & Youth Support, Education & Counseling, Arts & Culture, Migrants & Refugees, Settlement & Advocacy, and Mental & Physical Health. However, at ALAC, we welcome and assist anyone in need—no matter their background or circumstances.

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Settlement

Aotearoa Resettled Community Coalition (ARCC)

A grassroots, refugee-led coalition providing social support, advocacy and integration activities for diverse forced migrants.

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Settlement
Legal

Belong Aotearoa

A specialist settlement agency for former refugees and migrants offering information, advice, referrals, employment support and legal advice.

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Education
Employment

English Language Partners

We teach English for work and everyday life in New Zealand. We help new Kiwis learn the English they need to participate and live independent lives.

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Settlement
Employment

HOST International Aotearoa New Zealand

Our mission is to improve the wellbeing of refugee and migrant background communities and displaced people on their journey towards something better by creating a future where communities, governments and businesses all work together to find sustainable solutions to human displacement. We do this by facilitating individual wellbeing, community inclusion and systems change with a focus on innovation in refugee and migrant protection.

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Settlement
Health & Wellbeing

NZ Ethnic Women's Trust

The New Zealand Ethnic Women's Trust is a non-profit led by migrant and refugee women from various global regions. We aim to offer a secure space for women to voice their perspectives and provide services to enhance their skills and confidence for settling in New Zealand.

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Settlement
Community

Rohingya Association New Zealand (RANZ)

Rohingya Association New Zealand (RANZ) is a not-for-profit, community-based organization established to support the welfare, rights, and dignity of Rohingya people living in New Zealand and abroad. Founded by members of the Rohingya community, RANZ is committed to promoting social inclusion, cultural preservation, and humanitarian relief. We work to empower Rohingya individuals and families through community engagement, education, advocacy, and charitable aid.

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Settlement
Housing

Zero Data

Zero Data is an innovative technology that provides free access to essential online information and services. Through the zero.govt.nz portal, people using mobile data on participating networks can access: any website with .govt.nz in its address sponsored non-government websites.

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Housing

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Settlement
Housing
Featured

Kāhui Tū Kaha

The designated Auckland community settlement provider for newly arrived quota refugees and family support visa holders, including mental health and housing services.

Click to Call Open in MapsContact
Community
Settlement

Aotearoa Resettled Community Coalition (ARCC)

A grassroots, refugee-led coalition providing social support, advocacy and integration activities for diverse forced migrants.

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Welfare & Food
Housing

Asylum Seekers Support Trust (ASST)

Welfare support for asylum seekers in Auckland including advice, food parcels, transport and emergency accommodation.

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Settlement
Housing

Zero Data

Zero Data is an innovative technology that provides free access to essential online information and services. Through the zero.govt.nz portal, people using mobile data on participating networks can access: any website with .govt.nz in its address sponsored non-government websites.

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Health & Wellbeing

(9)
Settlement
Housing
Featured

Kāhui Tū Kaha

The designated Auckland community settlement provider for newly arrived quota refugees and family support visa holders, including mental health and housing services.

Click to Call Open in MapsContact
Health & Wellbeing
Community
Featured

Refugees as Survivors New Zealand (RASNZ)

Auckland's specialist mental health and wellbeing agency for refugees and asylum seekers, offering free, culturally sensitive, trauma-informed support.

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Settlement
Health & Wellbeing

Aotearoa Latin American Community Inc (ALAC)

We are committed to helping our community thrive. ALAC offers a wide range of social and cultural services designed to support, empower, and connect individuals and families as they build a fulfilling life in Aotearoa. We deliver these services in English, Spanish, and Portuguese. ​ We specialize in Women & Youth Support, Education & Counseling, Arts & Culture, Migrants & Refugees, Settlement & Advocacy, and Mental & Physical Health. However, at ALAC, we welcome and assist anyone in need—no matter their background or circumstances.

Click to Call Open in MapsContact
Community
Settlement

Aotearoa Resettled Community Coalition (ARCC)

A grassroots, refugee-led coalition providing social support, advocacy and integration activities for diverse forced migrants.

Click to Call Open in MapsContact
Community
Health & Wellbeing

Health NZ -Te Whatu Ora

You can access healthcare if you have resettled or are currently in Aotearoa New Zealand through one of the following: refugee quota programme — including quota refugee emergency cases referred by the United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) family reunion refugees — refugee quota family reunification and refugee family support categories convention refugee or protected person asylum seeker. Asylum seekers are eligible to access healthcare services if they: have an undecided refugee and protection status claim with the Refugee Status Branch, Immigration New Zealand appeal with the Immigration and Protection Tribunal, Ministry of Justice.

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Community
Education

Learning community hubs - Ministry of Education

They help ethnic parents and families to participate in the New Zealand education system so they can: support their children at school know more about the curriculum be more comfortable talking to teachers understand the National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA) and pathways to employment.

Contact
Settlement
Health & Wellbeing

NZ Ethnic Women's Trust

The New Zealand Ethnic Women's Trust is a non-profit led by migrant and refugee women from various global regions. We aim to offer a secure space for women to voice their perspectives and provide services to enhance their skills and confidence for settling in New Zealand.

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Settlement
Community

Rohingya Association New Zealand (RANZ)

Rohingya Association New Zealand (RANZ) is a not-for-profit, community-based organization established to support the welfare, rights, and dignity of Rohingya people living in New Zealand and abroad. Founded by members of the Rohingya community, RANZ is committed to promoting social inclusion, cultural preservation, and humanitarian relief. We work to empower Rohingya individuals and families through community engagement, education, advocacy, and charitable aid.

Click to CallContact
Settlement
Housing

Zero Data

Zero Data is an innovative technology that provides free access to essential online information and services. Through the zero.govt.nz portal, people using mobile data on participating networks can access: any website with .govt.nz in its address sponsored non-government websites.

Open in MapsContact

Education

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Settlement
Health & Wellbeing

Aotearoa Latin American Community Inc (ALAC)

We are committed to helping our community thrive. ALAC offers a wide range of social and cultural services designed to support, empower, and connect individuals and families as they build a fulfilling life in Aotearoa. We deliver these services in English, Spanish, and Portuguese. ​ We specialize in Women & Youth Support, Education & Counseling, Arts & Culture, Migrants & Refugees, Settlement & Advocacy, and Mental & Physical Health. However, at ALAC, we welcome and assist anyone in need—no matter their background or circumstances.

Click to Call Open in MapsContact
Community
Settlement

Aotearoa Resettled Community Coalition (ARCC)

A grassroots, refugee-led coalition providing social support, advocacy and integration activities for diverse forced migrants.

Click to Call Open in MapsContact
Education
Employment

English Language Partners

We teach English for work and everyday life in New Zealand. We help new Kiwis learn the English they need to participate and live independent lives.

Contact
Settlement
Employment

HOST International Aotearoa New Zealand

Our mission is to improve the wellbeing of refugee and migrant background communities and displaced people on their journey towards something better by creating a future where communities, governments and businesses all work together to find sustainable solutions to human displacement. We do this by facilitating individual wellbeing, community inclusion and systems change with a focus on innovation in refugee and migrant protection.

Click to CallContact
Community
Education

Learning community hubs - Ministry of Education

They help ethnic parents and families to participate in the New Zealand education system so they can: support their children at school know more about the curriculum be more comfortable talking to teachers understand the National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA) and pathways to employment.

Contact
Employment
Education

Migrant Action Trust

Support for migrants and former refugees including employment, immigration help, English classes and elderly support.

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Settlement
Health & Wellbeing

NZ Ethnic Women's Trust

The New Zealand Ethnic Women's Trust is a non-profit led by migrant and refugee women from various global regions. We aim to offer a secure space for women to voice their perspectives and provide services to enhance their skills and confidence for settling in New Zealand.

Click to CallContact
Community
Education

New Settlers Family and Community Trust

Counselling, business development, language assistance and social support for former refugees settling in Auckland.

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Community
Education

New Zealand Refugee Health Scholarship Programme

The New Zealand Refugee Health Scholarship helps former refugees and their children study health-related qualifications in New Zealand.

Contact
Education
Scholarships

Refugee English Fund Grants- Unitec

English Language grant

Contact
Settlement
Community

Rohingya Association New Zealand (RANZ)

Rohingya Association New Zealand (RANZ) is a not-for-profit, community-based organization established to support the welfare, rights, and dignity of Rohingya people living in New Zealand and abroad. Founded by members of the Rohingya community, RANZ is committed to promoting social inclusion, cultural preservation, and humanitarian relief. We work to empower Rohingya individuals and families through community engagement, education, advocacy, and charitable aid.

Click to CallContact
Scholarships
Education

Scholarships for students from refugee backgrounds- University of Auckland

Scholarships of up to $7,000 each to assist domestic students enrolled in any year of an undergraduate degree who come from a refugee background. The primary purpose of the Scholarship is to mitigate the economic barriers faced by students from refugee backgrounds so that they can access undergraduate study and the transformative potential of a tertiary qualification.

Contact
Education
Community

Sir Robert Jones Refugee Women’s Scholarship

Sir Robert Jones established this scholarship in 2015 to redress the balance in equity faced by women who arrive in New Zealand as refugees and who aspire to participate in tertiary level study.

Contact
Settlement
Housing

Zero Data

Zero Data is an innovative technology that provides free access to essential online information and services. Through the zero.govt.nz portal, people using mobile data on participating networks can access: any website with .govt.nz in its address sponsored non-government websites.

Open in MapsContact

Employment

(5)
Settlement
Legal

Belong Aotearoa

A specialist settlement agency for former refugees and migrants offering information, advice, referrals, employment support and legal advice.

Click to Call Open in MapsContact
Education
Employment

English Language Partners

We teach English for work and everyday life in New Zealand. We help new Kiwis learn the English they need to participate and live independent lives.

Contact
Settlement
Employment

HOST International Aotearoa New Zealand

Our mission is to improve the wellbeing of refugee and migrant background communities and displaced people on their journey towards something better by creating a future where communities, governments and businesses all work together to find sustainable solutions to human displacement. We do this by facilitating individual wellbeing, community inclusion and systems change with a focus on innovation in refugee and migrant protection.

Click to CallContact
Employment
Education

Migrant Action Trust

Support for migrants and former refugees including employment, immigration help, English classes and elderly support.

Click to Call Open in MapsContact
Settlement
Housing

Zero Data

Zero Data is an innovative technology that provides free access to essential online information and services. Through the zero.govt.nz portal, people using mobile data on participating networks can access: any website with .govt.nz in its address sponsored non-government websites.

Open in MapsContact

Welfare & Food

(3)
Welfare & Food
Housing

Asylum Seekers Support Trust (ASST)

Welfare support for asylum seekers in Auckland including advice, food parcels, transport and emergency accommodation.

Click to Call Open in MapsContact
Settlement
Health & Wellbeing

NZ Ethnic Women's Trust

The New Zealand Ethnic Women's Trust is a non-profit led by migrant and refugee women from various global regions. We aim to offer a secure space for women to voice their perspectives and provide services to enhance their skills and confidence for settling in New Zealand.

Click to CallContact
Settlement
Housing

Zero Data

Zero Data is an innovative technology that provides free access to essential online information and services. Through the zero.govt.nz portal, people using mobile data on participating networks can access: any website with .govt.nz in its address sponsored non-government websites.

Open in MapsContact

Community

(15)
Settlement
Community
Featured

New Zealand Red Cross

The primary provider of community resettlement programmes for quota refugees, offering settlement planning, orientation and employment support.

Click to Call Open in MapsContact
Health & Wellbeing
Community
Featured

Refugees as Survivors New Zealand (RASNZ)

Auckland's specialist mental health and wellbeing agency for refugees and asylum seekers, offering free, culturally sensitive, trauma-informed support.

Click to Call Open in MapsContact
Settlement
Health & Wellbeing

Aotearoa Latin American Community Inc (ALAC)

We are committed to helping our community thrive. ALAC offers a wide range of social and cultural services designed to support, empower, and connect individuals and families as they build a fulfilling life in Aotearoa. We deliver these services in English, Spanish, and Portuguese. ​ We specialize in Women & Youth Support, Education & Counseling, Arts & Culture, Migrants & Refugees, Settlement & Advocacy, and Mental & Physical Health. However, at ALAC, we welcome and assist anyone in need—no matter their background or circumstances.

Click to Call Open in MapsContact
Community
Settlement

Aotearoa Resettled Community Coalition (ARCC)

A grassroots, refugee-led coalition providing social support, advocacy and integration activities for diverse forced migrants.

Click to Call Open in MapsContact
Community
Health & Wellbeing

Health NZ -Te Whatu Ora

You can access healthcare if you have resettled or are currently in Aotearoa New Zealand through one of the following: refugee quota programme — including quota refugee emergency cases referred by the United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) family reunion refugees — refugee quota family reunification and refugee family support categories convention refugee or protected person asylum seeker. Asylum seekers are eligible to access healthcare services if they: have an undecided refugee and protection status claim with the Refugee Status Branch, Immigration New Zealand appeal with the Immigration and Protection Tribunal, Ministry of Justice.

Contact
Community
Education

Learning community hubs - Ministry of Education

They help ethnic parents and families to participate in the New Zealand education system so they can: support their children at school know more about the curriculum be more comfortable talking to teachers understand the National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA) and pathways to employment.

Contact
Settlement
Health & Wellbeing

NZ Ethnic Women's Trust

The New Zealand Ethnic Women's Trust is a non-profit led by migrant and refugee women from various global regions. We aim to offer a secure space for women to voice their perspectives and provide services to enhance their skills and confidence for settling in New Zealand.

Click to CallContact
Community
Education

New Settlers Family and Community Trust

Counselling, business development, language assistance and social support for former refugees settling in Auckland.

Click to Call Open in MapsContact
Community
Education

New Zealand Refugee Health Scholarship Programme

The New Zealand Refugee Health Scholarship helps former refugees and their children study health-related qualifications in New Zealand.

Contact
Legal
Community

Refugee Council of New Zealand

National body providing advice, information and assistance for refugees and asylum seekers across New Zealand.

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Education
Scholarships

Refugee English Fund Grants- Unitec

English Language grant

Contact
Settlement
Community

Rohingya Association New Zealand (RANZ)

Rohingya Association New Zealand (RANZ) is a not-for-profit, community-based organization established to support the welfare, rights, and dignity of Rohingya people living in New Zealand and abroad. Founded by members of the Rohingya community, RANZ is committed to promoting social inclusion, cultural preservation, and humanitarian relief. We work to empower Rohingya individuals and families through community engagement, education, advocacy, and charitable aid.

Click to CallContact
Scholarships
Education

Scholarships for students from refugee backgrounds- University of Auckland

Scholarships of up to $7,000 each to assist domestic students enrolled in any year of an undergraduate degree who come from a refugee background. The primary purpose of the Scholarship is to mitigate the economic barriers faced by students from refugee backgrounds so that they can access undergraduate study and the transformative potential of a tertiary qualification.

Contact
Education
Community

Sir Robert Jones Refugee Women’s Scholarship

Sir Robert Jones established this scholarship in 2015 to redress the balance in equity faced by women who arrive in New Zealand as refugees and who aspire to participate in tertiary level study.

Contact
Settlement
Housing

Zero Data

Zero Data is an innovative technology that provides free access to essential online information and services. Through the zero.govt.nz portal, people using mobile data on participating networks can access: any website with .govt.nz in its address sponsored non-government websites.

Open in MapsContact

Resources

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Disability Services
Resources

Disability Connect

Disability Connect is a Disability Information Advisory Service. We are based in Penrose and operate throughout Auckland – north to Warkworth and south to Bombay. There are lots of ways we can help individuals with a disability, or family members of a disabled person, to navigate the New Zealand disability sector.

Contact
Disability Services
Resources

Disability Support Services

Find information for disabled people, whānau, support people, and providers.

Contact
Community
Education

Learning community hubs - Ministry of Education

They help ethnic parents and families to participate in the New Zealand education system so they can: support their children at school know more about the curriculum be more comfortable talking to teachers understand the National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA) and pathways to employment.

Contact
Community
Education

New Zealand Refugee Health Scholarship Programme

The New Zealand Refugee Health Scholarship helps former refugees and their children study health-related qualifications in New Zealand.

Contact
Education
Scholarships

Refugee English Fund Grants- Unitec

English Language grant

Contact
Scholarships
Education

Scholarships for students from refugee backgrounds- University of Auckland

Scholarships of up to $7,000 each to assist domestic students enrolled in any year of an undergraduate degree who come from a refugee background. The primary purpose of the Scholarship is to mitigate the economic barriers faced by students from refugee backgrounds so that they can access undergraduate study and the transformative potential of a tertiary qualification.

Contact
Education
Community

Sir Robert Jones Refugee Women’s Scholarship

Sir Robert Jones established this scholarship in 2015 to redress the balance in equity faced by women who arrive in New Zealand as refugees and who aspire to participate in tertiary level study.

Contact
Settlement
Housing

Zero Data

Zero Data is an innovative technology that provides free access to essential online information and services. Through the zero.govt.nz portal, people using mobile data on participating networks can access: any website with .govt.nz in its address sponsored non-government websites.

Open in MapsContact

Disability Services

(5)
Disability Services
Resources

Disability Connect

Disability Connect is a Disability Information Advisory Service. We are based in Penrose and operate throughout Auckland – north to Warkworth and south to Bombay. There are lots of ways we can help individuals with a disability, or family members of a disabled person, to navigate the New Zealand disability sector.

Contact
Disability Services
Resources

Disability Support Services

Find information for disabled people, whānau, support people, and providers.

Contact
Disability Services

Idea Services

IDEA Services supports people with intellectual disabilities to enjoy great lives as part of their communities.

Contact
Disability Services

Kaikaranga

We’re the connecting thread between disabled people and the support they need to live their best lives. We walk alongside you through life, ready with the right information, advice, connections and guidance – tailored to your unique journey, so you can live life on your own terms.

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Community
Education

Learning community hubs - Ministry of Education

They help ethnic parents and families to participate in the New Zealand education system so they can: support their children at school know more about the curriculum be more comfortable talking to teachers understand the National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA) and pathways to employment.

Contact

Scholarships

(4)
Community
Education

New Zealand Refugee Health Scholarship Programme

The New Zealand Refugee Health Scholarship helps former refugees and their children study health-related qualifications in New Zealand.

Contact
Education
Scholarships

Refugee English Fund Grants- Unitec

English Language grant

Contact
Scholarships
Education

Scholarships for students from refugee backgrounds- University of Auckland

Scholarships of up to $7,000 each to assist domestic students enrolled in any year of an undergraduate degree who come from a refugee background. The primary purpose of the Scholarship is to mitigate the economic barriers faced by students from refugee backgrounds so that they can access undergraduate study and the transformative potential of a tertiary qualification.

Contact
Education
Community

Sir Robert Jones Refugee Women’s Scholarship

Sir Robert Jones established this scholarship in 2015 to redress the balance in equity faced by women who arrive in New Zealand as refugees and who aspire to participate in tertiary level study.

Contact

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