Settlement ACTIONZ
Settlement ACTIONZ is a quarterly e-mail newsletter keeping the settlement sector up-to-date with news, information and examples of best practice from around New Zealand.
Settlement ACTIONZ — Issue 16 and 17
Settlement ACTIONZ — Issue 16 and 17
November 2019
In this issue we find out why Asian New Zealanders have been less likely to vote than non-Asians, we stop by a radio station where international students are becoming broadcasters, and we visit Oamaru, where an initiative is helping Tongan students achieve their potential.
Settlement ACTIONZ — Issue 15
Settlement ACTIONZ — Issue 15
May 2019
In this issue of Settlement ACTIONZ we visit Tauranga.
ACTIONZ 14 | December 2018
ACTIONZ 14 | December 2018
In this issue we visit Culverden in North Canterbury, where Amuri Area School is showcasing the Ministry of Education’s Bilingual Support Workers initiative. We also discover how Wellington’s Phoenix Football Club is giving back to the community, and building diversity and inclusion in its fanbase. Plus we have the latest from Welcoming Communities, with events in Ashburton and Whanganui.
ACTIONZ 13 | September 2018
ACTIONZ 13 | September 2018
In this issue we talk to Aleem Ali, national manager of Australia's Welcoming Cities programme. We also look at how Wellington's volunteer safety patrol is creating safer, more inclusive communities. Plus we bring you the latest sector news, awards and publications.
ACTIONZ 12 | June 2018
ACTIONZ 12 | June 2018
In this issue we talk to Jason Flewellen, the Welcoming Communities coordinator for Canterbury’s Selwyn District, the second-fastest growing district in New Zealand. We also meet some of the migrants who have been taking part in the nationwide consultations being run by the Settlement Unit of Immigration NZ. Plus we bring you the latest awards, achievements and publications.
ACTIONZ 11 | March 2018
ACTIONZ 11 | March 2018
In this issue we bring you an interview with Judi Altinkaya, who has been appointed the Chair of the Integration Working Group for the Geneva-based Intergovernmental Consultations on Migration, Asylum and Refugees. We also have profiles of Grace Ryu, who leads Waitemata District Health Board’s Asian Health Services, and Bo Li, who cofounded the New Zealand Asia Pacific Film Festival. Plus we have the latest from Welcoming Communities, and a photo feature about the Taranaki Multi Ethnic Extravaganza.
ACTIONZ 10 | October 2017
ACTIONZ 10 | October 2017
In this issue we bring you news about the pilot initiative called Welcoming Communities, one person’s experience of running a social media-based campaign for culturally and linguistically diverse communities, how rugby is reaching out to people who haven’t experienced the sport, and two initiatives designed to foster cultural understanding among school children.
ACTIONZ 9 | July 2017
ACTIONZ 9 | July 2017
In this issue we bring you a round-up of new funding allocations for cross-government services, an online guide to succeeding in interviews, the inspiring story of a Whangarei group for migrant women, a plain English award, and information about who is legally entitled to give immigration advice.
ACTIONZ 8 | March 2017
ACTIONZ 8 | March 2017
This issue brings you news of some of the remarkable initiatives that are being undertaken in New Zealand communities to welcome, connect and support newcomers and give them access to the services and information they need including water safety workshops in Auckland, an international student ambassador programme in Wellington, a professional speaking for migrants course in Rotorua, and Pasifika events hosted by Waitaki Public Libraries.
ACTIONZ 7 | October 2016
ACTIONZ 7 | October 2016
This issue introduces two new initiatives - the new Wellington Safety Patrol, which has already proved successful during the recent Bledisloe Cup test, and Work Connect, a job-search coaching programme recently launched by Careers New Zealand in Auckland. Also featured is a new writing resource - Keeping it clear - a website and handy set of cards with advice on how to write clearly for newcomers to New Zealand.
ACTIONZ 6 | July 2016
ACTIONZ 6 | July 2016
In this issue we bring you two initiatives supporting the strategy goal of inclusion. One is CLING, an interagency collaboration set up in Christchurch to help communicate with migrant communities following the earthquakes. The other, ActivAsian, is promoting regular physical activity among Asian communities on Auckland’s North Shore.
ACTIONZ 5 | April 2016
ACTIONZ 5 | April 2016
In this first issue of 2016, we bring you news from Auckland, New Zealand’s most populous and ethnically diverse region, including features about WaterSafe Auckland, and the multicultural services offered by Auckland Libraries.
ACTIONZ 4 | December 2015
ACTIONZ 4 | December 2015
A remarkable new driving school in Hamilton is changing the lives of migrants and refugees, plus we are in the studio as the Wellington Indian Association broadcasts on Wellington Access Radio.
ACTIONZ 3 | September 2015
ACTIONZ 3 | September 2015
Professor Lesleyanne Hawthorne explains the dynamics of the international health workforce, and we talk to Sandeep Upal, a graduate of Speech New Zealand's Professional Speaking for Migrants course who is New Zealand's youngest clinical prosthetiist.
ACTIONZ 2 | July 2015
ACTIONZ 2 | July 2015
In this issue we focus on volunteers and catch up with Pauline Harper of Volunteer Wellington, which cohosts the Wellington Volunteer Migrant Connect Awards. We also meet with Trish Lee, who heads Wellington Hospital’s volunteer programme and with Samantha Munro from Scotland, who graduated from hospital volunteer to employee.
ACTIONZ 1 | March 2015
ACTIONZ 1 | March 2015
In the first issue of Settlement ACTIONZ we introduce the New Zealand Migrant Settlement and Integration Strategy and we talk to Inspector Rakesh Naidoo, National Strategic Ethnic Advisor with the New Zealand Police.