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Diversity Forum 2008

The annual New Zealand Diversity Forum was held in Auckland in August. The forum brought together organisations and individuals with a commitment to practical action to support cultural diversity and foster harmonious race relations in New Zealand. The programme offered a wide range of specialist and public forums by participants in the New Zealand Diversity Action Programme.

The Benefits of Diversity: Panel discussion

Population-based agencies have recently commissioned research on the benefits of diversity. In this session, the Office of Ethnic Affairs will bring together panellists from various sectors. The panellists will address the issues related to ethnic diversity that comes from immigration and how this contributes to New Zealand’s economic and social development. The session will draw on local and overseas examples.

Here is the presentation to this particular session: Benefits of Diversity. 2.18mb

Going Global: Intercultural Communication and Networking for Business People

Speakers from The Office of Ethnic Affairs, Diversity Council Australia, Microsoft, Red Seal and Euroasia described the way that ethnic diversity had contributed to their business success, and emphasised the value of intercultural communication in strengthening their organisation's ability to work with and market to people from other cultures.

The participants also had the opportunity to network, and to consult the following organisations regarding potential for their business in New Zealand and overseas: NZ Trade and Enterprise, Auckland Chamber of Commerce, EEO Trust, ACC, Asia NZ Foundation, NZ-ASEAN Business Council and the Department of Labour Small Business Unit.

Congratulations to company director, Frank Olsson, who won the introductory session of the Ethnic Affairs Intercultural Awareness and Communication Programme.

Presentation slides available here: Intercultural Communications. 1.82mb

Building Bridges: Working with the Muslim Community

The Office of Ethnic Affairs has been engaging with the Muslim community on key issues identified by the community. Come to one of the 3 session to hear about the progress of this work, its implications, and discussion around this model of engagement for targeted or culture-specific communities, NGO's, and Government.

Please find links to the presentations given during this event.

Each of the above links are documents in Microsoft Powerpoint Presentation format or .ppt format.