Refugees As Survivors New Zealand (RASNZ) is the charitable humanitarian NGO which is the lead agency for mental health services for all incoming UNHCR quota and convention refugees who enter New Zealand for resettlement . Established in 1997, RASNZ is based at the national refugee reception centre at Mangere

Mangere

Māngere is one of the larger suburbs in South Auckland, in northern New Zealand.The suburb is located on flat land at the northeastern shore of the Manukau Harbour, to the northwest of the centre of Manukau city and 15 kilometres south of Auckland city centre...

 in Auckland

Auckland

The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...

. Working closely with Immigration New Zealand

Immigration New Zealand

Immigration New Zealand or INZ is a part of the Workforce group of the New Zealand Department of Labour. It is responsible for managing the benefits and consequences of immigration to New Zealand.-Visa:...

 (INZ) and other government agencies at the centre, RASNZ provides treatment for traumatised refugees and victims of torture. Initially treatment and support is provided at the Mangere Refugee Resettlement Centre

Mangere Refugee Resettlement Centre

The Mangere Refugee Resettlement Centre is the central processing and assessment location for all refugees who arrive in New Zealand. It is a housing complex, set on a site in Auckland owned by the New Zealand Government where all United Nations Quota Refugees enter for a 6 week period of...

. New Zealand accepts 750 UN refugees per year as part of its international quota resettlement programme .