MOKAA: The Land of Opportunity
The Office of Ethnic Communities is proud to have funded ‘MOKAA: The Land of Opportunity - 125 years of Indians in Aotearoa’.
News
Meet the Office of Ethnic Communities newest member
Kia ora. My name is Mohamud Mohamed and I recently joined the Office of Ethnic Communities team as a Diversity & Engagement Advisor in Auckland.
Looking for poems by writers with a migrant/former refugee background
Landing Press, a small Wellington publisher, is inviting migrant and former refugee poets to send in their work for a collection to be published in October 2018
Auckland Agency Group: Enabling a great international student experience
Each year, 130,000 international students representing 140 nationalities choose to study in New Zealand. Of these, 80,000 live in the Auckland region.
15 years on: Maintaining language and faith in Christchurch
15 years ago, Ibrahim Abdelhalim and his wife Salwa started the annual Arabic language and Qur'an competition in Christchurch.
Surinder Tandon: Role model for active citizenship
Dr Surinder Tandon received the insignia of a member of the New Zealand Order of Merit (NZOM) for services to the community, and in the field of textile science
Suffrage 125 spotlight: ChangeMakers Refugee Forum, a conversation with Naomi Tocher
This year we celebrate New Zealand’s 125th anniversary of women receiving the right to vote.
Suffrage 125 spotlight: Pohswan Narayanan
With 15 years’ experience in community development, Pohswan Narayanan is a strong voice for equality and inclusion in Aotearoa, New Zealand.
Chinese New Settlers Service Trust begins a new chapter
The Minister for Ethnic Communities, Hon Jenny Salesa, along with other dignitaries opened Kotuku House on the 28 March 2018.
Hamilton Multicultural Services Trust
On 12 April, over 150 families and friends attended the Hamilton Multicultural Services (HMS) Trust graduation evening at the WINTEC Atrium, Hamilton.