Multicultural New Zealand supported the New Zealand Council of Sikh Affairs in celebrating Matariki in Tāmaki-Makaurau Auckland on Saturday, 22 July 2023. This was done under the banner of “Seva” a joint MNZ and NZCSA initiative. MNZ Treasurer Prem Singh represented Multicultural New Zealand on the occasion. More than 550 people from... Keep Reading
On the last Friday of August each year in Aotearoa New Zealand, Te Tiriti-based Multicultural Day is celebrated. This is a day for people of all races and ethnicities to showcase and celebrate their cultures, and to share with one another. First launched by the New Zealand Federation of Multicultural Councils (MNZ) in 2021, Te Tiriti-based. Keep Reading
Multicultural New Zealand (MNZ), Aotearoa’s oldest and senior-most pan-ethnic organisation, warmly acknowledges and expresses deep appreciation for the contributions and championship of Meng Foon as he announces his resignation as Race Relations Commissioner. MNZ, with 25 regional multicultural councils around the country, joins iwi... Keep Reading
Multicultural New Zealand (MNZ), the oldest pan-ethnic organisation, with 25 regional multicultural councils around the country, strongly condemns the recent calls made for the abolition of demographic ministries. MNZ does not support the existence of any population-based ministry being made an election issue. MNZ President... Keep Reading
Pancha Narayanan, President MNZ John Gascoigne's article (NZ Herald, 22 May 2023) can be seen as reflecting a personal viewpoint rather than presenting a comprehensive research piece. It appears to lack a solid foundation and neglects to acknowledge important historical facts. The concept of multicultural communities, for instance, originated... Keep Reading
Ground has broken on a planned memorial marking historic links between Chinese and Māori formed in the aftermath of the 1902 SS Ventnor shipwreck. At dawn on May 25, representatives from the New Zealand Chinese Association (NZCA), Te Hua o Te Kawariki Trust, the Far North District Council, and Far North Holdings gathered at Opononi in... Keep Reading
If you are at risk of more severe symptoms from COVID-19, you may choose to continue to limit the number of people you have contact with even when New Zealand is at Alert Level 2. Changes to routines can make managing your health trickier than normal. Continuing to manage any long-term or other health conditions during the COVID-19... Keep Reading
5 May 2020 OPINION: Much has been said about Covid-19 community checkpoints and the police approach to dealing with them. Some of the commentary has raised fair questions, to which I wish to respond by articulating why police have proceeded as we have. Early in this crisis, the information available about the nature of the threat and its... Keep Reading
There is something all New Zealanders are pausing and reflecting on this week. The tragedy that took place at Al Noor Mosque and Linwood Mosque in Christchurch, where 51 people were killed and 49 injured by a white supremacist terrorist, is now a year old. Our country and people have moved through fear, grief, shame and outrage.The Wahine... Keep Reading
The ninth workshop in the 2019 series of comprehensive training workshops is being offered by Volunteer Wellington in partnership with Multicultural New Zealand and Victoria University of Wellington to develop skills for leaders working in the voluntary sector Keep Reading
A Success story of Noho Mare in Action by Belinda Bonzon Liu. The first day we arrived in Wellington from California to start my husband's job at Victoria University of Wellington, I suggested that we knock on the Maori Department's door and introduce ourselves. We were very happy to be warmly received by Teripowai Higgins and the people at... Keep Reading
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