New Zealand Human Rights Commission Submission to the CAT in relation to NZ’s 6th periodic review 105. For the year to date 16 claims for asylum had been made at the border, 3 were granted visas and released into the community, 7 were detained at the Mangere Accomodation Centre and 6 were detained in penal institutions. Statistics from the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment for the last the last 3 financial years are reproduced below: 2012/2013 Financial Year Month Visa Penal MRRC Totals Jul 0 0 0 0 Aug 0 2 0 2 Sep 8 0 1 9 Oct 12 0 1 13 Nov 0 0 3 3 Dec 0 1 0 1 Jan 0 1 1 2 Feb 0 0 1 1 Mar 5 0 0 5 Apr 6 0 0 6 May 0 0 0 0 Jun 0 1 0 1 Total 31 5 7 43 2013/2014 Financial Year Month Visa Penal MRRC Totals Jul 5 0 0 5 Aug 1 0 0 1 Sep 0 0 0 0 Oct 2 0 0 2 Nov 0 0 1 1 Dec 0 0 1 1 Jan 1 0 1 2 Feb 0 0 1 1 Mar 5 3 3 11 Apr 1 1 1 3 May 1 0 0 1 Jun 1 0 1 2 Total 17 4 9 30 43