Boosting youth, DEIB in welcoming work: A Q&A with Haidee Kalirai of Tauranga, New Zealand (Aotearoa)

by communications@welcomingamerica.org | Dec 22, 2022 | In the News, New Zealand, Stories

An interview with Haidee Kalirai from Tauranga – Western Bay of Plenty, one of 26 communities participating in Welcoming Communities, a program led by Immigration New Zealand in partnership with the Ministry of Ethnic Communities and the Human Rights Commission....

Partnering on welcoming with Indigenous communities in New Zealand

by communications@welcomingamerica.org | Dec 22, 2022 | In the News, New Zealand, Stories

Photo description: Photo from the Te Wiki o Maanaki Community Powhiri event held at Kirikiriroa Marae in Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand. Taken: Saturday, 10 September 2022. Photography: Mike Walen / KeyImagery Photography. Copyright: © Hamilton City Council. An...

Finding a tribe: How New Zealand builds welcoming communities holistically

by communications@welcomingamerica.org | Nov 14, 2022 | In the News, New Zealand

Photo description: A hui (gathering) for the local Welcoming Communities in Queenstown Lakes, New Zealand in June 2022. Credit: Welcoming Communities – Queenstown Lakes District Council An interview with Alesano Schuster Nakhid, Senior Advisor of Welcoming Communities...

Q&A with June Rout

by Vanja | May 8, 2020 | New Zealand

June Rout Welcoming Communities Program Manager, Immigration New Zealand Q: Can you tell us about your work on the Welcoming Communities program in New Zealand? A: Welcoming Communities – Te Waharoa ki ngā Hapori – is a settlement program that was started in New...

Q&A with Stephanie Velvin

by Vanja | May 8, 2020 | New Zealand

Stephanie Velvin Welcoming Communities Coordinator at the Palmerston North City Council Q: How do you engage local communities in the culture of welcome? A: I work with community groups through our Welcoming Communities Advisory Group, which includes representatives...

Conversation with Priyanka

by Vanja | May 8, 2020 | New Zealand

Priyanka Community Volunteer at the Palmerston North City Council.               “When I arrived in Palmerston North, there weren’t many large-scale cultural events taking place here, but now the council is doing an important job organizing a diverse range of cultural...