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News in January 2019

MulticulturalFestival 2019

Multicultural Festival Celebrates Chinese New Year

The Multicultural Festival in celebration of the Chinese New Year Gala Performance was held at Te Marae, Te Papa in Wellington on 26 January 2019.

Anita Balakrishnan

Director's Update - January 2019

I am thrilled to bring to you my first newsletter as the Director of the Office of Ethnic Communities (Te Tari Matawaka).

PortugueseinNZ

Portuguese in Aotearoa 1826-1886

Portuguese settlers were among the first immigrants to New Zealand in the 19th and 20th centuries. Find out more...

Ministry of Youth Development

Ministry of Youth Development fund opening

The Ministry of Youth Development are set to open two new funding streams: Youth Development and Youth Enterprise and Entrepreneurship. Find out more ....

creativeNZ

Suffrage 125 Fund celebrates women artists of diverse cultural backgrounds

The new Suffrage 125 Arts Fund, part of the Suffrage 125 commemorations, totally $100,000 per annum will be available for projects in 2019 and 2020.

FamViolence

New Family Violence Law takes effect

Strangulation or suffocation, coerced marriage or civil union, and assault on a family member were introduced as amendments to the Family Violence Act 2018.

Civic

Office of Ethnic Communities civic participation project

On Friday 7 December 2018, the Office of Ethnic Communities concluded the face to face consultations for our civic participation project.

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