Red Cross southern humanitarian services manager Sue Price said the 37 refugees arrived yesterday morning after spending six weeks at the Mangere Refugee Resettlement Centre.
The refugees were welcomed with a mihi and some of the 45 refugees who arrived in Dunedin two months ago were at the airport to greet them, Ms Price said.
Like last time, emotions ran high as the Syrians arrived to their new home and met the volunteers who will help them settle in.
The nine families had each been assigned Housing New Zealand properties.
Red Cross had learnt from helping the first group of refugees settle in and was confident it would be up to the task with the second, Ms Price said.
The first group was settling in well and she had noticed significant improvements in their English speaking skills and confidence.
The next group will be arriving in two months.
