Refuges - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Thu, 13 Aug 2015 01:59:16 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg Refuges - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 McAuley students take a vow of silence https://cathnews.co.nz/2015/08/14/mcauley-students-take-a-vow-of-silence/ Thu, 13 Aug 2015 19:02:55 +0000 http://cathnews.co.nz/?p=75301

McAuley High students have been taking part in a "Pledge of Silence" as part of Amnesty International's Freedom Challenge campaign with the theme "If I were a refugee, I'd want it for me: Double the Quota!" Students wore signs and collected donations while remaining silent for three hours during the first part of the day. Read more

McAuley students take a vow of silence... Read more]]> McAuley High students have been taking part in a "Pledge of Silence" as part of Amnesty International's Freedom Challenge campaign with the theme "If I were a refugee, I'd want it for me: Double the Quota!"

Students wore signs and collected donations while remaining silent for three hours during the first part of the day.

Lead teacher Makerita Loto says the girls found it a challenge to stay silent for so long but "feeling a sense of accomplishment as well as making a difference is really important".

Student leader Iundia Puloka says the school takes part in 'Pledge of Silence' every year "so the tradition lives on".

"It is very important for New Zealand to double the refugee quota because our country would be able to make a big difference if we expand the number."

Amnesty's If I were a refugee, I'd want it for me: Double the Quota! campaign is aimed at doubling the number of refugees New Zealand accepts each year.

"With nearly 60 million people displaced around the world, New Zealand can and should do more."

"For this year's Freedom Challenge we are encouraging New Zealand to save lives by doubling our annual refugee quota."

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McAuley students take a vow of silence]]> 75301 Australia to re-activate Refugee Centres an Nauru and PNG https://cathnews.co.nz/2012/08/14/australian-government-to-re-activate-refugee-centres-an-nauru-and-png/ Mon, 13 Aug 2012 19:30:04 +0000 http://cathnews.co.nz/?p=31520

The Australian government has backed a plan to break the asylum seeker policy deadlock which would see centres in Nauru and Papua New Guinea re-established to process refugee claims. 211 asylum seekers were taken to Christmas Island last Friday on two Navy boats after they called Australian authorities saying their boat had engine problems late Read more

Australia to re-activate Refugee Centres an Nauru and PNG... Read more]]> The Australian government has backed a plan to break the asylum seeker policy deadlock which would see centres in Nauru and Papua New Guinea re-established to process refugee claims.

211 asylum seekers were taken to Christmas Island last Friday on two Navy boats after they called Australian authorities saying their boat had engine problems late Wednesday. The vessel was in Indonesian waters

"This boat was rescued by the Australian navy," said Immigration Minister Chris Bowen, adding that those on board included Sri Lankans, Iranians, Afghans and Pakistanis.

It is believed to be the largest number of people on a single vessel seeking asylum in Australia since Labour was elected in late 2007.

On Saturday, border protection boat ACV Hervey Bay stopped a vessel carrying about 31 people west of the Cocos Islands.

Later in the night a boat carrying 87 passengers was intercepted north-west of Ashmore Islands

On Sunday , 60 people were found on board a boat travelling north-west of the Cocos Islands.

Passengers on all three boats were transported to Christmas Island for processing.

More than 7,000 boat-people have arriving in Australia this year.

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