Scoop has an Ethical Paywall
Work smarter with a Pro licence Learn More

Gordon Campbell | Parliament TV | Parliament Today | News Video | Crime | Employers | Housing | Immigration | Legal | Local Govt. | Maori | Welfare | Unions | Youth | Search

 

Multicultural NZ Briefs Govt on Promoting Inclusive Aotearoa

Multicultural New Zealand Offers Partnership with New Govt to Promote an Inclusive Multicultural Aotearoa


Multicultural New Zealand has delivered a briefing to the Incoming Ministers outlining key issues and opportunities facing ethnic, migrant and refugee communities in New Zealand.

“Multicultural New Zealand is excited about the new government and we want to extend an offer to work in partnership to advance areas of mutual interest, of which there are many” said Pancha Narayanan, President of Multicultural New Zealand.

Multicultural New Zealand has offices in 57 locations and deep connections into the many ethnic, migrant and refugee communities in New Zealand.

“Multicultural New Zealand is committed to serving all people New Zealand as best we can and we see benefit in working more closely with government to do this” said Mr. Narayanan.

The briefing outlines a number of key projects being run by Multicultural New Zealand, including Huarahi Hou which connects recent migrants with tangata whenua through cultural immersion and storytelling on marae.

“Ultimately we want Huarahi Hou to be incorporated into the government’s Migrants Settlement and Integration Strategy and the associated Welcoming Communities initiatives for new migrants. We are currently running two pilots and hope to present a proposal to the government next year.”

Multicultural New Zealand has made a commitment to raise the consciousness about the Treaty of Waitangi and the status of Māori. Multicultural New Zealand believes that Te Tiriti o Waitangi is for all peoples living in Aotearoa.

Advertisement - scroll to continue reading

Are you getting our free newsletter?

Subscribe to Scoop’s 'The Catch Up' our free weekly newsletter sent to your inbox every Monday with stories from across our network.

“Huarahi Hou is one component of a much bigger effort to help move us towards a truly Treaty-Based Multicultural Aotearoa New Zealand” said Mr. Narayanan.
The briefing also urges the government to take action to address a number of critical challenges facing ethnic communities in New Zealand, including a lack of sustainable investment, structural discrimination, and aspects of current immigration policy.

“We have outlined 20 recommended actions to address the most critical and urgent issues and we hope the government will take action”.
“This includes delivering on an election promise to establish a full Ministry of Ethnic Communities that has clout and is well resourced” said Mr. Narayanan.

Multicultural New Zealand plans to meet with Ministers across a number of portfolios in early in 2018.

The briefing to the Incoming Ministers can be found on multicultural New Zealand’s website - Briefing to the In-coming Ministers from the Multicultural Communities of New Zealand


ENDS


Multicultural NZ: Federation of Multicultural Councils Inc. is a national organization with 20 constituent regional multicultural councils and 37 Newcomers Networks throughout New Zealand and national councils for women, youth, seniors and business.

More information can be found at

multiculturalnz.org.nz

© Scoop Media

Advertisement - scroll to continue reading
 
 
 
Parliament Headlines | Politics Headlines | Regional Headlines



Gordon Campbell: On Dune 2, And Images Of Islam


Depictions of Islam in Western popular culture have rarely been positive, even before 9/11. Five years on from the mosque shootings, this is one of the cultural headwinds that the Muslim community has to battle against. Whatever messages of tolerance and inclusion are offered in daylight, much of our culture tends to be hostile to Islam when we’re sitting in the dark, with popcorn.
Any number of movie examples come to mind, beginning with Rudolf Valentino’s role (over a century ago) as the romantic Arab hero in The Sheik...
More


 
 


Government: One-stop Shop Major Projects On The Fast Track

The Coalition Government’s new one-stop-shop fast track consenting regime for regional and national projects of significance will cut red tape and make it easier for New Zealand to build the infrastructure and major projects needed to get the country moving again... More

ALSO:


Government: GPS 2024: Over $20 Billion To Get Transport Back On Track
Transport Minister Simeon Brown has released the draft Government Policy Statement (GPS) on Land Transport, outlining the Coalition Government’s plan to build and maintain a transport system that enables people to get to where they need to go quickly and safely... More

ALSO:

Government: Humanitarian Support For Gaza & West Bank

Winston Peters has announced NZ is providing a further $5M to respond to the extreme humanitarian need in Gaza and the West Bank. “The impact of the Israel-Hamas conflict on civilians is absolutely appalling," he said... More


Government: New High Court Judge Appointed

Judith Collins has announced the appointment of Wellington Barrister Jason Scott McHerron as a High Court Judge. Justice McHerron graduated from the University of Otago with a BA in English Literature in 1994 and an LLB in 1996... More

 
 
 
 
 
 

LATEST HEADLINES

  • PARLIAMENT
  • POLITICS
  • REGIONAL
 
 

InfoPages News Channels


 
 
 
 

Join Our Free Newsletter

Subscribe to Scoop’s 'The Catch Up' our free weekly newsletter sent to your inbox every Monday with stories from across our network.