Murihiku Southland District Multicultural Council

Formalising MSDMC. Saturday, 11 December 2021.

For the last few years, volunteers linked to MNZ were actively supporting communities in Invercargill and Southland District. MNZ supported these volunteers from diverse ethnicities to come together as an incorporated society, and Murihiku Southland District Multicultural Council (MSDMC) was formed in 2021 as new branch or Regional Multicultural Council of MNZ.

MSDMC volunteers have worked on various projects with:

Murihiku Islamic Trust
Southland Filipino Society
Citizen Advice Bureau
Women’s International Network of New Zealand (WOMINNZ)
The Murihiku Time Exchange
Yes We Care
Venture Southland
Bellyful Invercargill
Kidzone
Southland Play Centre

MSDMC has good relations with Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu and brings new migrants to Murihiku Marae to forge connections with tangata whenua.

Local mayors of councils in Southland have close ties with MSDMC.

President: Shelly Ballantine
Email: msdmci.shellyballantine@gmail.com
Mobile: 021 069 9770