30 MARCH 2016
A man from Tuvalu has become the latest person from the Pacific to argue climate change factors should be considered in his bid for refugee status in New Zealand.
The 25-year-old said the water on his home island was not drinkable and he would be discriminated against in finding a job because of his criminal convictions.
Immigration New Zealand said 11 people had claimed asylum in New Zealand in the last five years because of climate change.
Source: Radio New Zealand International