
Have your say on the future of education
The Ministry of Education is working to understand what New Zealanders need and want from the education system.

Live Your Dream – Ethnic Women in Entrepreneurship
What links a cupcake business, an ethnic driving school for women and an IT support and training service for the elderly?

Supporting Active Citizenship
SPLICE, has recently been supported by the Ethnic Communities Development Fund to launch Active Citizens in New Zealand.

Minister's Update - July 2018
Kia ora, namaste, ni hao, mabuhay, anyoung haseyo, mālō e lelei and very warm greetings to you all.


International connections
Sister Cities New Zealand is a national organisation established to promote peace by fostering exchanges between cities in New Zealand and abroad.

Ashburton: A most Welcoming Community
On 11 July, the Office of Ethnic Communities attended the launch of Ashburton District Council’s Welcoming Plan - Whakatau mai ki te rōhe o Hakatere.

Suffrage 125 Spotlight: Nirmala Narasimhan
This month feature Nirmala Narasimhan who is a current champion for change for ethnic women.

Building Positive Ethnic Community Leaders
Each year the Office of Ethnic Communities supports a range of worthy community initiatives through the Ethnic Communities Development Fund.

Reminder - fund dates for 2018 are set
The Ethnic Communities Development fund will open for requests on Wednesday 15 August 2018 and close at midnight on Wednesday 26 September 2018.