He says smugglers use the offer, which Australia has rejected, to give false hope, with Border Force authorities having recently intercepted a number of boats who planned to go to New Zealand
Manus detainees resettlement
Asylum seekers and refugees protesting at the Manus Island immigration detention centre in Papua New Guinea Source: Refugee Action Coalition, AAP
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull says New Zealand's offer to resettle 150 detainees in off-shore detention on Manus Island has boosted demand for people smugglers
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