Wellington, Oct 20 NZPA - The Refugee Status Appeals Authority must reconsider its decision to deny refugee status for a Sri Lankan man who has been linked to Tamil Tiger separatists, the Court of Appeal has ruled.

Wellington, 21 September 2009. -- A group of young friends, made up of the two main ethnic groups in Sri Lanka, have put aside historic ethnic differences to organise a street appeal in Wellington to support UNICEF's work for children in Sri Lanka.

26 May 2009 - Finding a long-term peaceful solution that benefits all the people of Sri Lanka is crucial now that nearly three decades of fighting is over, Foreign Minister Murray McCully said today.

4 May 2009 - World Vision New Zealand is to donate NZ$48,000 in emergency funding to help support tens of thousands Sri Lankan civilians, including about 60,000 children, who are fleeing a brutal conflict between Government troops and the Tamil Tigers in the northeast of the country.

Foreign Minister Murray McCully has joined international calls for an immediate ceasefire in northern Sri Lanka to allow trapped civilians to leave the conflict zone.

23 April 2009 - While the war in northern Sri Lanka may be nearly over, its impact on local civilians is continuing to escalate with thousands of families trapped in a so called safe zone, still controlled by the separatist Tamil Tigers (LTTE).

Foreign Minister Murray McCully today appealed to Sri Lankan government forces and the Tamil Tigers to heed international calls to end the perilous situation faced by civilians caught in fighting in northern Sri Lanka.

Both sides of the Sri Lankan civil war must agree to a ceasefire and return to negotiations for the sake of their own people, Foreign Minister Murray McCully said today.

29 January 2009 - Labour Associate Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Grant Robertson today endorsed the call of the UN Secretary-General for absolute priority to be given to the protection of civilians caught up in the conflict in Northern Sri Lanka.