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A little can go a long way: making a difference for communities

The latest round of the Ethnic Communities Development Fund opens today, supporting projects that grow the leadership and capability of ethnic groups.

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Enthusiastic response to Ethnic Communities Development Fund

The one-off $1 million contestable fund to strengthen communities affected by the Christchurch terror attacks has been popular ...

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Additional Funding through Ethnic Communities Development Fund nearly fully allocated

The government made an additional $1 million available to fund projects to strengthen ethnic communities affected by the Christchurch terror attacks.

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Spotlight on: Vanushi Walters

Vanushi Walters is an experienced international human rights solicitor and has been appointed as a Trustee of Foundation North.

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Additional funding for Ethnic Communities welcome news

Minister Jenny Salesa has announced that we will receive an additional $9.4 million in funding to boost our capacity and capability.

Nominees Appointed

Nominees appointed

In May, several members of ethnic communities were appointed to regional Lottery Distribution Committees and Community Trusts.

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Ethnic Communities Community Directory

The Ethnic Communities community directory is a public resource that lists ethnic community organisations and groups in one place.

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Canterbury Tamil communities celebrate Tamil New Year

On 27 April 2019, Canterbury Tamil communities celebrated the Tamil New Year, also known as Tamil Puthandu.

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Director’s Update April 2019

My aroha is still strong for all our ethnic communities who have been directly or indirectly affected by the Christchurch terror attacks ...

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Website refresh for the Office of Ethnic Communities

Today the Office of Ethnic Communities has gone live with our upgraded website platform.

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