Promoting the health and
wellbeing of migrants and refugees

Advancing Equity Research Symposium

The AUT Migrant and Refugee Health Research Centre and New Zealand Policy Research Institute are excited to co-host the Advancing Equity: Social Determinants in Migrant and Refugee Health Research Symposium on Friday 21 November 2025 at the AUT North Campus. The event is free and open to all researchers, community leaders, healthcare professionals and policymakers working in this space. Event details will be announced here soon.

Second Steering Committee meeting of 2024

The focus of this session was to gain input on a new postgraduate course on migrant and refugee health and wellbeing. We thank all the members for their insightful suggestions and look forward to further developing the course. Watch this space for more updates soon!

2024 steering committee meeting

Centre members discussed key current issues for migrant and refugee communities, including mental health, domestic violence and youth engagement. They also explored the potential for more AUT postgraduate research student projects in collaboration with migrant and refugee centre sector NGOs.

Supporting New Zealand’s newest Kiwis

Take a look inside the AUT Refugee Education Centre, which supports around 1500 refugees entering New Zealand under the Refugee Quota Programme each year.

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Celebrate World Health Day 2024

7 April is World Health Day and this year’s theme is 'My health, my right’; championing the right of everyone everywhere to have access to quality health services, education and information.

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