Resources
Welcoming Communities’ resources are to help you create more inclusive and welcoming communities. The resources are to help grow welcoming efforts in your community.
Welcoming Communities Standard
Welcoming Communities Standard
This document is about the Welcoming Communities Standard. It provides councils and community stakeholders with a benchmark for what a successful welcoming community looks like. The standard is made up of eight outcome areas important to creating a welcoming and inclusive environment.
Putting out the Welcome Mat — a resource for developing your Welcoming Plan
Putting out the Welcome Mat — a resource for developing your Welcoming Plan
For using to develop your Welcoming Plan as part of the Welcoming Communities Standard. Putting out the Welcome Mat is a resource for communities piloting the programme to use as they develop Welcoming Plans. It is also a resource for others who want to make their communities more welcoming.
Welcoming Communities Action Plan — Western Bay of Plenty
Welcoming Communities Action Plan — Western Bay of Plenty
The Western Bay of Plenty Welcoming Communities Action Plan 2018–2020 contains activities to help all residents feel they belong and can participate in the area’s economic, civic and social life.
Welcoming Plan – Palmerston North
Welcoming Plan – Palmerston North
The Welcoming Plan sets out what the community will do to make the city even more welcoming to all newcomers.
Welcoming Plan — Ashburton
Welcoming Plan — Ashburton
A Welcoming Plan to build connections between newcomers and locals is being rolled out in the Ashburton district.
Welcoming Plan – Selwyn
Welcoming Plan – Selwyn
The Welcoming Plan involves the whole community working together to embrace the newcomer and migrant community.
Welcoming Plan – Whanganui
Welcoming Plan – Whanganui
The Welcoming Plan actively involves locals in welcoming newcomers and lists welcoming actions which will be undertaken between now and November 2019.
Welcoming Plan — Southland
Welcoming Plan — Southland
To build a stronger and more diverse Southland region, the Southland/Murihiku Welcoming Plan identifies a range of activities and projects that will develop a sense of belonging for newcomers, celebrate diversity, and encourage social, civic, cultural and economic participation.
Welcoming Communities Intervention Logic
Welcoming Communities Intervention Logic
A document on the Welcoming Communities rationale and intended outcomes.
Welcoming Communities pilot evaluation interim report 2018
Welcoming Communities pilot evaluation interim report 2018
This report provides the interim evaluation findings for the period July 2017 to June 2018. It covers the development, implementation and early outcomes of the programme.
Summary of the Welcoming Communities pilot evaluation interim report 2018
Summary of the Welcoming Communities pilot evaluation interim report 2018
The summary report provides an overview of the Welcoming Communities implementation activities, early outcomes and lessons learned in the first year of the two-year pilot programme.
Welcoming Communities tips poster
Welcoming Communities tips poster
The Welcoming Communities Tips poster helps local residents talk to and get to know newcomers. In addition, the poster helps newcomers recognise they are part of a community. You can easily print this poster in a variety of sizes and display it anywhere in New Zealand.
Whanganui Welcoming Communities tips poster
Whanganui Welcoming Communities tips poster
The Welcoming Communities tips poster has been tailored for Whanganui to help locals get to know newcomers. Whanganui District Council is one of the nine councils involved in the Welcoming Communities pilot programme.