▁and ▁New ▁Zealand ' s ▁first ▁refuge e ▁member ▁of ▁parliament . ▁Elect ed ▁as ▁a ▁list ▁candidate ▁for ▁the ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Green ▁Party . ▁Re z ▁Gard i ▁- ▁Young ▁New ▁Ze al ander ▁of ▁the ▁year ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁Ah med ▁Za ou i ▁- ▁Al ger ian ▁as yl um ▁see ker , ▁polit icians ▁and ▁poet . ▁Eli ana ▁Rub ash k yn ▁- ▁Stat eless ▁refuge e ▁born ▁in ▁Colombia ▁whose ▁gender ▁was ▁recognized ▁intern ation ally ▁under ▁an ▁UN ▁resolution . ▁Ann ▁Be agle hole ▁- ▁refuge e ▁from ▁Hung arian ▁u pr ising ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁and ▁historian ▁of ▁refuge es . ▁Gu led ▁M ire ▁- ▁media ▁comment ator ▁on ▁refuge e ▁and ▁Muslim ▁issues , ▁especially ▁related ▁to ▁the ▁Christ ch urch ▁Mos que ▁attacks . ▁ ▁New ▁Zealand ▁is ▁also ▁home ▁to ▁numerous ▁high - profile ▁second - gener ation ▁refuge es ▁including ▁Sir ▁John ▁Key , ▁investig ative ▁journalist ▁Nick y ▁H ager , ▁and ▁blog ger ▁David ▁F arr ar . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁Br ief ▁history ▁of ▁refuge es ▁in ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Steph ens , ▁M . ▁" Ref uge e ▁res ett lement ▁and ▁activ ism ▁in ▁New ▁Zealand " ▁For ced ▁M igration ▁Review ▁ 5 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁ ▁Steph ens , ▁M . ▁' The ▁deep ▁silence ▁of ▁the ▁Pacific ' ▁Over land ▁A ot ear oa , ▁ 2 0 1 5 .