Phoenix rising
As a thank you to the community, Wellington Phoenix Football Club is giving refugees and economically disadvantaged new migrants free season passes to the team’s games.
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.
Rural resurgence
Responding to the needs of the dairy industry, Culverden and the Amuri Basin in North Canterbury are embracing migrants and a multicultural future.
Class act
A new Ministry of Education pilot programme is employing part-time Bilingual Support Workers in schools around New Zealand. At Amuri Area School, the programme is already proving its worth.
How new migrants experience New Zealand
The findings of the 2018 National Migrant Consultations are now available.
First Voice continues to expand horizons
Eighteen years after it was first introduced by teacher Barb Drake, Palmerston North Intermediate Normal School’s First Voice initiative is thriving.
Whanganui celebrates cultural diversity
There was much singing and dancing in the rain at Whanganui’s annual Festival of Cultures on Saturday, 27 October 2018.
Welcoming Communities futsal extravaganza
On a Sunday in October, Ashburton was the venue for a multicultural futsal extravaganza.
Sector round-up
The latest news from the settlement sector.
When I'm 64
Ellie Baker, the author of 'Migrant Emotions' and a migrant herself, reports from the Addressing the Challenges of Migrant Elder Care Workshop held in Dunedin in July.