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Kupe Festival
The Kupe Festival is happening Sunday 22 November, from 10am until 3pm, at the Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o Ngā Mokopuna, 4 Falkirk Ave Seatoun. Celebrate Kupe the Discoverer with all the...
Applications for the Community Response Fund Round Two closes on 25 September 2009
Applications for the Community Response Fund are invited from community-based critical social services who can demonstrate that as a result of the economic downturn they are...
New Year's Honours nominations closing soon
Nominations for this year’s New Year and Queen’s Birthday Honours Lists close on Saturday, 1...
Aotearoa Jasmine music video project
Aotearoa Jasmine is a music video project being put together by the New Zealand China Friendship Society and SODE Productions, in association with The Confucius Institute Auckland. The project...
2009 Diversity Forum
The Office of Ethnic Affairs will be hosting three workshops at the 2009 Diversity Forum, in Wellington in August 2009. The Office will present, two sessions on the economic benefits of diversity...
Business and Professional Woman's meeting in Christchurch
The New Zealand Foundation of Business and Professional Women (BPW) helps women achieve professional and personal goals through programs, workshops, networking, and...
Immigration Consultants need to be licenced
Be careful about who you employ to take care of your immigration issues.
The Immigration Advisors Authority wish to announce that offshore advisors need to be aware of some new rules around applying...
Break Language Barrier, Access Government Services
Language Line Road Show First Round in Christchurch
In August the Office of Ethnic Affairs recently held a series of Language Line training and promotion workshops for communities in...
Millennium Youth Camp 2010 in Finland
Are you aged between 16-19 and interested in natural sciences, mathematics and technology?
The British Council is keen to send a New Zealand student to a science camp in Finland in 2010. We are keen...
National Community Government Forum 2009
A National Community Government Relationship Forum is to be held on 11 November. The opportunity to apply for representation at the forum is available through visiting the Office of the Community and...
Diversity: Making it Work in the Workplace
Diversity Forum, Wellington, August 2009
This session was delivered by the Intercultural Advisory team at the recent Diversity Forum in Wellington. The session focused...
String of Natural Disasters
Within the span of five days the South Pacific, specifically the Philippines, Indonesia, American Samoa and Western Samoa, has been devastated by a string of natural...
The Workplace Communication Programme for Skilled Migrants
Victoria University of Wellington
The Workplace Communication Programme for Skilled Migrants (ELIN 941) is a non-credit, one trimester course to help skilled migrants understand and develop...
Holidays Act 2003 Review
A Ministerial Advisory Group has been appointed to review the Holidays Act 2003. This Act aims to promote balance between work and other aspects of employees' lives and provide employees with minimum...
Problem Gambling and the Government
The Government is currently considering a consultation on Preventing and Minimising Gambling Harm. This consultation is being undertaken by the Ministry of Health and they are seeking written...
Chinese Entrepreneur Forum
Following on from the successful Office of Ethnic Affairs Economic Exchange Information Gathering series, we recently partnered with the Chinese New Settlers Services Trust and the University of...
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