The Refugee Council of New Zealand (RCNZ) is a national organisation whose purpose is to provide advice, information and assistance to asylum-seekers and refugees in New Zealand; promote a strategic response to the needs of refugees and asylum seekers; and to campaign to ensure that New Zealand meets its legal and humanitarian obligations under the 1951 United Nations Convention on Refugees.

Contact details

Website:
http://rc.org.nz/

Address:
1224A Dominion Road, Mount Roskill, Auckland 1021, New Zealand

Country:
New Zealand

Sub-region:
Australia and New Zealand

Areas of focus

Geographics of focus
New Zealand
Operating languages
English

Organisation details

Business model
Government
Year founded
1989
Institutional affiliations
Government
Founded by
Founders: N/A
Founder gender: N/A
Leadership
Leader(s) (2025): Arif Saeid (president)
Leader gender: Male
Leader(s) (2024): Arif Saeid (president)
Leader gender: Male
Leader(s) (2023): Arif Saeid
Leader gender: Male
Staff size
2025
Refugee Council of New Zealand
4
New Zealand average
18
Global average
86
2023
Refugee Council of New Zealand
6
2019
Refugee Council of New Zealand
10
% Female staff
2025
Refugee Council of New Zealand
0%
New Zealand average
43%
Global average
50%
2023
Refugee Council of New Zealand
50%
2019
Refugee Council of New Zealand
30%
Age (years)
Refugee Council of New Zealand
37
New Zealand average
27
Global average
33

Social

Facebook
Likes (2025)
Refugee Council of New Zealand
570
New Zealand average
3,869
Global average
27,780
Likes (2024)
Refugee Council of New Zealand
483
Likes (2023)
Refugee Council of New Zealand
499
YouTube
Subscribers (2022)
Refugee Council of New Zealand
3
New Zealand average
2,824
Global average
5,774
Subscribers (2021)
Refugee Council of New Zealand
3
Subscribers (2019)
Refugee Council of New Zealand
3

Data notes

Last updated: 11/03/2025
Rating of data accuracy (find out more) : Authenticated
Data sources consulted: Organisation´s website
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