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Community Leaders Call For NZ To Unite Against Racism
Monday, 25 May 2020, 5:00 pm | Multicultural New Zealand
The leaders of New Zealand’s ethnic communities are calling on New Zealanders to stand by them in the face of unprecedented racist online and on land attacks in the wake of COVID-19. “This is a scary time for all of us but some New Zealanders ... More >>
Migrants and former refugees need a voice
Monday, 5 August 2019, 2:56 pm | Multicultural New Zealand
Multicultural NZ is encouraging migrants and former refugees to sign up now for the October 2019 local government elections, take action and have a voice. More >>
Multicultural NZ congratulates new Commissioner
Friday, 12 July 2019, 1:06 pm | Multicultural New Zealand
Multicultural NZ is delighted to congratulate former Gisborne Mayor, Meng Foon, who has been appointed as New Zealand’s Race Relations Commissioner. More >>
Race Relations Day 2019 activities
Monday, 25 February 2019, 1:58 pm | Multicultural New Zealand
Our people, our cultures, our languages - O tātou iwi, ō tātou ahurea, ō tātou reo Race Relations Day, 21 March 2019: Te Rā Whanaungatanga More >>
Challenge to businesses to employ more refugees
Monday, 13 August 2018, 11:56 am | Multicultural New Zealand
A visiting British economist has laid down a wero for New Zealand employers to overcome their psychological hurdles and employ more refugees. More >>
Distinguished Services Award for Dame Susan Devoy
Friday, 29 June 2018, 11:31 am | Multicultural New Zealand
Multicultural New Zealand has recognised Dame Susan Devoy for her efforts to improve inclusion and diversity in Aotearoa New Zealand with a Distinguished Services Award. More >>
ANZAC Day -Take Part
Tuesday, 24 April 2018, 3:03 pm | Multicultural New Zealand
Each year on 25 April – Anzac Day – New Zealanders remember those who have served and died in war. It’s a tradition that dates back to the First World War, 100 years ago. To explain the history of the day and its significance to New Zealand today, ... More >>
Multicultural NZ Briefs Govt on Promoting Inclusive Aotearoa
Thursday, 14 December 2017, 10:46 am | Multicultural New Zealand
Multicultural New Zealand has delivered a briefing to the Incoming Ministers outlining key issues and opportunities facing ethnic, migrant and refugee communities in New Zealand. “Multicultural New Zealand is excited about the new government and we ... More >>
Ethnically Diverse Leadership Key to Creating Inclusive NZ
Friday, 17 November 2017, 10:59 am | Multicultural New Zealand
New research shows that ethnic diversity at the leadership table is the key ingredient missing from a truly inclusive multicultural society in New Zealand. More >>
Immigration Debate Needs to be About How We Treat Migrants
Monday, 10 July 2017, 9:54 am | Multicultural New Zealand
Immigration debate needs to be about how we treat migrants in New Zealand, not just how many we let in, says Multicultural New Zealand More >>
Immigration Symposium aims to take the heat out of debate
Thursday, 29 June 2017, 2:30 pm | Multicultural New Zealand
New Zealand’s first Immigration Symposium is being held in Dunedin this weekend to understand the real facts about immigration in New Zealand. More >>
An Open Letter to Sonny Bill Williams
Tuesday, 18 April 2017, 10:29 am | Multicultural New Zealand
I write to you in the mist of your harshest criticism to date to offer and express my appreciation for what you have achieved in the past two weeks. This letter is to commend you for being true to yourself; for identifying who you are and believing ... More >>
Multicultural NZ supports call to collect data on hate crime
Wednesday, 22 February 2017, 10:21 am | Multicultural New Zealand
Multicultural New supports the Human Rights Commission and the NZ Jewish Council in their call for the Police to collect data on the incidence of hate crime. More >>
No basis for a new levy on migrants says Multicultural NZ
Wednesday, 1 February 2017, 10:10 am | Multicultural New Zealand
Multicultural New Zealand welcomes a new report by The New Zealand Initiative which shows that New Zealand is benefiting significantly from immigration. The report , Why migrants make good Kiwis, shows that immigrants provide an average of $2,653 ... More >>
New campaign aims to eliminate discrimination in New Zealand
Friday, 24 June 2016, 9:59 am | Multicultural New Zealand
A new campaign called “OWDSocks” will be launched on Saturday 25th June, 2016 at Multicultural New Zealand’s annual general meeting in Auckland. The OWDsocks campaign seeks to raise awareness and eliminate all forms of discrimination in New ... More >>
Boards of trustees fail to reflect diversity of students
Monday, 21 March 2016, 1:45 pm | Multicultural New Zealand
Hamilton City’s school boards of trustees do not adequately represent the diversity of their students, says Multicultural New Zealand. More >>
Multicultural New Zealand commends young African Kiwis
Friday, 4 March 2016, 5:27 pm | Multicultural New Zealand
Multicultural New Zealand finds the report on African youth experiences with the Police and the New Zealand justice system disturbing and wishes to see more resources directed to NZ Police. More >>
Findings on Diversity in the Intelligence Agencies Deplored
Monday, 11 January 2016, 4:06 pm | Multicultural New Zealand
Multicultural New Zealand welcomes the review of diversity in the NZ intelligence community, and is “disappointed but not surprised” at the lack of awareness or recognition of cultural diversity in the agencies. More >>
Report on “Our Multicultural Future”
Monday, 7 September 2015, 9:22 am | Multicultural New Zealand
A report on New Zealanders' observations and ideas about our multicultural future has been published by Multicultural New Zealand. It was launched on 13 August 2015 by Ian McKinnon, Chair, New Zealand National Commission for UNESCO. The report summarises ... More >>
Call for greater diversity on school boards
Monday, 29 June 2015, 12:38 pm | Multicultural New Zealand
Multicultural New Zealand has called for action to make school boards of trustees more representatives of the communities they serve. A representative of the NZ School Trustees Association attended Multicultural New Zealand's AGM in Upper Hutt this ... More >>