Welcoming Week Te Wiki o Manaaki

Welcoming Week is led by Immigration New Zealand in partnership with the Ministry for Ethnic Communities, along with the Human Rights Commision.

Celebrate Welcoming Week

Celebrate Welcoming Week from 5 September to 14 September 2025.

Aotearoa New Zealand is one of the most diverse countries in the world. With over 200 different ethnicities and a quarter of all people who call New Zealand home born overseas, our diversity is our strength. It is what makes us a vibrant and attractive place to be.

Welcoming Week is a time to showcase and celebrate how communities across Aotearoa New Zealand are working to be more welcoming places for all. It provides an opportunity to celebrate our welcoming values through local events and initiatives. It is a time to show whanaungatanga (the importance of relationships) and manaakitanga (the value of extending hospitality and caring for other people).

So, for this year’s Welcoming Week, let’s roll out the welcome mat and celebrate the things that unite us. Because no matter what language you speak, or where you are born – we are glad you are here!

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Welcoming Week Te Wiki o Manaaki

Celebrate Welcoming Week

Welcoming Week events

Check out upcoming events in your community.

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Central Otago District Council

Christchurch City Council

Hamilton City Council

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Invercargill City Council

Marlborough District Council

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Porirua City Council

Queenstown Lakes District Council

Rotorua Lakes Council

Selwyn District Council

Timaru District Council

Whangārei District Council