Jun 5, 2025
We are thrilled to celebrate our colleague, friend, and Co-Director Rez Gardi, who has been appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the 2025 King’s Birthday Honours for her services to refugees and human rights advocacy. Rêz’s courage, vision, and...
May 12, 2025
“It was not easy at any stage of the process,” reflects Dr Ritesh Shah, Co-Director of The Centre for Asia Pacific Refugee Studies (CAPRS) – Tāwharau Whakaumu. Dr Shah has many years of experience supporting education programmes in Gaza, where he first met Saleh...
Mar 28, 2025
Are you a former refugee or someone with lived experience of forced displacement? Do you want to shape refugee policy, engage with government, and strengthen refugee leadership at national and global levels? The New Zealand Refugee Advisory Panel (NZRAP) is looking...
Mar 27, 2025
Are you wanting your research on forced migration to have influence? We’re looking for changemakers like you! Applications are now open for the 2025 Non-Residential Fellowship (NRF) from the University’s Centre for Asia Pacific Refugee Studies (CAPRS) Faculty of Arts...
Jan 12, 2025
“NZ’s priority for development and humanitarian aid might lie in the Pacific, but we can still play a small yet vital role in supporting a better future for Afghanistan.” Read the expert opinion piece by CAPRS Programme Coordinator and Project Manager Evan...
Oct 30, 2024
This October, Israel passed a law banning the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) from operating within the country, now designating it a terror organisation. The decision has sparked international criticism, with concerns about its impact on essential...
