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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 >>
Ethnic minorities under-represented and under-paid
Monday, 8 December 2014, 2:17 pm | Multicultural New Zealand
Public servants from ethnic minorities continue to be under-represented in the senior management of government departments and they continue to be paid significantly below the average public service salary according to Multicultural New Zealand. More >>
Auckland Council commended for changes to cemeteries by-law
Monday, 14 July 2014, 11:09 am | Multicultural New Zealand
Auckland Council has been congratulated by Multicultural New Zealand for making changes to its proposed by-law on cemeteries and crematoria to accommodate the concerns of religious and cultural communities. More >>
Auckland Council commended for making changes to by-law
Thursday, 10 July 2014, 3:06 pm | Multicultural New Zealand
Auckland Council has been congratulated by Multicultural New Zealand for making changes to its proposed by-law on cemeteries and crematoria to accommodate the concerns of religious and cultural communities. Submissions were reopened in June following ... More >>
Election 2014 a focus for Multicultural New Zealand
Tuesday, 8 July 2014, 3:13 pm | Multicultural New Zealand
The 2014 election will be a key focus for multicultural councils in communities around New Zealand for the next two months, says Multicultural New Zealand, the Federation of Multicultural Councils. Building on election policies published earlier this year, ... More >>
Don’t scrap accommodation requirements for farm workers
Monday, 7 July 2014, 9:36 am | Multicultural New Zealand
Regulations setting minimum accommodation standards for agricultural workers should not be scrapped when the new Health and Safety at Work Act is in place says Multicultural New Zealand. More >>
Election 2014 a focus for Multicultural New Zealand
Friday, 4 July 2014, 4:22 pm | Multicultural New Zealand
The 2014 election will be a key focus for multicultural councils in communities around New Zealand forr the next two months, says Multicultural New Zealand, the Federation of Multicultural Councils. More >>
National Civil Defence Emergency Plan Must address diversity
Tuesday, 24 June 2014, 1:40 pm | Multicultural New Zealand
The Government’s proposed new national civil emergency management plan needs to better recognise and provide for the diversity of New Zealand communities, says Multicultural New Zealand. More >>
Multicultural New Zealand celebrates 25 years
Monday, 23 June 2014, 2:57 pm | Multicultural New Zealand
Multicultural New Zealand, the Federation of Multicultural Councils, will celebrate its 25th anniversary at its annual general meeting in Wellington this weekend. More >>
Re-opening of Submissions on Cemetery By-Law Welcomed
Wednesday, 11 June 2014, 3:34 pm | Multicultural New Zealand
Multicultural New Zealand welcomes the brief re-opening of submissions by the Auckland Council on their proposed by-law on cemeteries and crematoria. More >>
World Refugee Day to be observed throughout New Zealand
Wednesday, 11 June 2014, 10:15 am | Multicultural New Zealand
Events will take place throughout New Zealand next week to mark World Refugee Day on 20 June. Multicultural New Zealand welcomes this demonstration of support for refugee resettlement. More >>
Auckland Council’s proposed bylaw on burials and cremation
Friday, 6 June 2014, 12:11 pm | Multicultural New Zealand
Multicultural New Zealand has written to the Mayor of Auckland expressing our extreme concern about aspects of the proposed Auckland Council Cemeteries and Crematoria By-Law. More >>
