Ethnic communities and the suffrage movement
Did you know, members of New Zealand’s ethnic communities played a role in New Zealand being the first country to give women the right to vote.
Did you know, members of New Zealand’s ethnic communities played a role in New Zealand being the first country to give women the right to vote.
Stories of our early ethnic visitors and settlers are an integral part of New Zealand’s national history, and our ethnic communities’ heritage in New Zealand.
A recently published book, Homelands Then and Now, celebrates migrant contributions to New Plymouth.
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.
I am thrilled to bring to you my first newsletter as the Director of the Office of Ethnic Communities (Te Tari Matawaka).
Portuguese settlers were among the first immigrants to New Zealand in the 19th and 20th centuries. Find out more...
The Ministry of Youth Development are set to open two new funding streams: Youth Development and Youth Enterprise and Entrepreneurship. Find out more ....
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.
Strangulation or suffocation, coerced marriage or civil union, and assault on a family member were introduced as amendments to the Family Violence Act 2018.
On Friday 7 December 2018, the Office of Ethnic Communities concluded the face to face consultations for our civic participation project.