A new place to call home

Haider Ahmadi is originally from Afghanistan and has been in New Zealand for 18 years. He lives in Ashburton with his family and works for the local Refugee Settlement Support Service. Haider can talk about his failed attempt to reach Australia 21 years ago, in a perilous journey by fishing boat. Hear about his rescue by the Tampa container ship, the years that followed in detention on Nauru Island and how he has found settling in New Zealand.