The document summarizes the key activities and initiatives of the New Zealand Federation of Multicultural Councils (NZFMC) in 2013, including establishing partnerships, regional projects, submissions and press releases on policy issues. It previews plans for 2014 such as developing election policies, hosting a council meeting in Dunedin to create an action plan to address discrimination, and launching a marae-based migrant induction program. The President reflects on the accomplishments of the past year and looks forward to celebrating the 25th anniversary of NZFMC in 2014.

1. NEW ZEALAND FEDERATION OF MULTICULTURAL COUNCILS INC.
December 2013
Issue 3
Inside this issue:
Editorial: An incredible 2
year for NZFMC
Draft Election Policies 3
for Migrant Settlement
Support
Constitutional review a 4
“rich resource” for
further discussion
Tauranga RMC
expresses concern for
reducing support for
migrants
4
Action Plan against FV 5
from November
Council Meeting in
Gisborne
Events Page
6-7
2013 New Zealand Communities
Football Cup
“I constantly seek
opportunities to bring
cultural, social and economic
interaction an inclusion in
our growing multi-cultural
Aotearoa”, according to
NZFMC President, Tayo
Agunlejika as he held a
tournament committee role
for the recently concluded
2013 New Zealand
Communities Football Cup
(NZCFC) held last 30
November to 1 December in
Wellington.
Team from Auckland, RYAN
(Refugee Youth Action
Network) emerged as this
year’s cup winner over Bula
Fiji from Hamilton during the
two-day finals event held in
Island Bay, Wellington.
There were 12 teams
competing for the national
level title. With 240 football
players from at least 14
ethnicities, the final
tournament showed a
growing cultural
diversity.
(Ministry of Social
Development), New Zealand
Football, New Zealand
Federation of Multicultural
Councils, Oceania Football,
Cuesports and local city
councils.
(continued on Page 8)
This event
gained
supporters from
different
organisations:
Human Rights
Commission,
Families
Commission,
Settling In
Winners of 2013 NZCFC.
Dunedin Multicultural Council to host next council meeting
Best Wishes for a
Safe and Happy
Festive Season
NZFCM Office will be
open until 1.00pm of
24 December 2013 and
will resume on
13 January 2014.
Next year’s council meeting
will be held on 21-23
February 2014 at Arai Te Uru
Marae, Dunedin. It will be
hosted by Dunedin
Multicultural Council (DMC).
The executive committee of
DMC, with the leadership of
Beryl Lee, is already making
the preparations for the
forthcoming hui.
One of the continuing topics
from the last council meeting
in Gisborne, the E Tu
workshop, will still be part of
the weekend’s hui. The
ethnic leaders from each
regional multicultural council
will be presenting proposals
of initiatives/programmes of
addressing family violence.
Also part of the council
meeting is the discussion of
systemic
discrimination,
how to eliminate
and reduce this
issue in our
culturally-
diverse society. There will
also be presentations about
professional speaking for
migrants and effective use of
social media.
The NZFMC office will send
timely notices for next year’s
council meeting. The dates
are confirmed and it will be
convenient to book flights
early. Accommodation will
be in the marae. Online
registration for the council
meeting will be available
soon.
For more details, please visit
www.nzfmc.org.nz/events

2. Page 2
Nau Mai Piki Mai
Editorial
society as a whole.
Nga mihi o te
Kirihimete ki a koe me
te whanau
Christmas greetings to
you and your family
E ku imura odun
Keresimesi, odun a
yabo fun yin ati
ebi yin (Yoruba)
It’s the time of the year to
sit back and reflect on the
past year and to celebrate
what an incredible year the
New Zealand Federation of
Multicultural Councils
(Multicultural NZ) has had.
I am so proud of what we
have been able to
accomplish, the enormous
impact and changes we
have been able to bring to
the organisation from the
grassroots for the benefit of
Press Releases
We have put out the
following press releases:
 Multicultural New
Zealand: Constitutional
review a “rich resource”
It is with satisfaction that I
take some time to share
some of the highlights from
2013, starting with the
number of organisational
working relationships we
have established and the
old relationships we have
re-established and
strengthened, working
together to address issues
of common interest in our
communities. To mention
only four others: the
amazing initiatives and
contribution from our
Regional Multicultural
Councils, including the
completion and fruitful
outcomes of the Todd
Foundation funded
community/capacity
development projects for
Whaganui and Dunedin
Multicultural Councils; the
signing of an MoU with
Speech NZ to deliver
professional speaking
courses for (non-English
speaking) migrants;
working with MSD to
develop a national action
plan for ethnic communities
to prevent and stop
domestic violence – leaning
from E Tu; and the recently
for further discussion
 Auditor General’s
immigration report a
wake-up call
 Time to establish a
Ministry of Ethnic Affairs
completed national ethnic
football tournament with
New Zealand Police HQ
(2013 New Zealand
Communities Football
Cup). We also had the
privilege of working with
Network Waitangi Otautahi
to produce a brochure –
Commitment to a Treaty
Based Multicultural New
Zealand. These are only a
few of the many projects we
have embarked on this year
both at the national office
and the regional council
levels that directly touch
people at the grassroots.
I am also excited that we
have started to work
towards implementing our
Governance and
Communication strategies
as we anticipate a very
busy 2014. I can share a
little about our work plan
for 2014, starting with the
development of election
policies; the national
council meeting in Dunedin
focusing on preparing an
action plan to eliminate or
reduce systemic
discrimination (unconscious
bias) in our society and
approving two proposed
initiatives from each
regional council to address
domestic violence; and
launching the marae based
migrant induction
programme in Auckland in
Submissions
We have prepared
following submissions:
 Review of Burial and
Cremation law
March 2014.
Most importantly, I look
forward to celebrating with
you our 25th anniversary in
June 2014, especially the
publication of our
anniversary book and the
production of a mini
documentary. In the same
month, we hope to have our
inaugural National
Multicultural Business
Awards in Wellington.
To our funders, RMC
executives, members, MOU
partners, stakeholders and
supporters, on behalf of the
national executive and staff,
I sincerely thank you for
your contribution,
involvement and interest in
the federation and the work
you have done in our
communities.
Lastly, I would like to
acknowledge the executive
team, our honorary advisor,
staff and project managers
for their dedication, hard
work, support and
patience.
From us all, we wish you a
joyful and restful holiday
and a happy new year. Stay
safe!
Odun o mi bo atu wa lara,
a se opo re laye.
Nga mihi nui.
Tayo Agunlejika
President - NZFMC
 Human Rights
Amendment Bill
All press releases and
submissions can be viewed
at www.nzfmc.org.nz

3. Page 3
Draft Election Policies for Migrant
Settlement Support
For International Migrants Day on 18 December we are publishing our draft election policies relating to
migrant setlement support in New Zealand. We are worried about cutbacks to the Settling In programme
and the Settlement Support programme and want to see significant improvements in support for new
migrants. We welcome your feedback and suggestions for other matters relating to migrants we can
raise with political parties in election year.
Our vision
Settlement support is
provided to both
permanent and temporary
migrant workers and their
families to enable them to
particpate effectively and
without discrimination in
New Zealand society, not
just through employment
but also in their
communities.
Current issues
1.1 Settlement support is
funded or provided by a
range of government
agencies. Two of the main
ones are Settlement
Support New Zealand (a
division of Immigration
New Zealand) and the
Ministry of Social
Development (Family and
Community Services – the
Settling In programme).
Both these programmes
have undergone significant
changes recently. Funding
for Settling In has been
reduced, resulting in a
reduction of staff assisting
in community development
programmes relating to
migrant communities and a
reduction in assistance to
multicultural councils and
other local community
organisations providing
migrant support services.
Settlement Support
New Zealand has reviewed
its business model and is
withdrawing its settlement
support coordinators from
the 18 locations in which
they currently work. The
net effect is a reduction in
the capacity to deliver
community based
settlement support
programmes. This
potentially includes
Settlement Support
programmes to introduce
new migrants to tangata
whenua and Treaty issues
through marae or kura
kaupapa visits.
1.2 The Auditor General
conducted a review of
Immigration New Zealand
in 2013 and found serious
shortcomings in the
governance of the
government's settlement
strategy, a lack of
cooperation between
government agencies,
inadequate use of existing
resources, insufficient
monitoring, and poor
evaluation and monitoring
frameworks.The review
said that Immigration New
Zealand has "narrowly
interpreted its role in
coordinating the
governance of settlement
support throughout
government" and saw this
as a "missed
opportunity". The report
called for better
coordination of government
agencies involved in
settlement support,
monitoring and review of
the governance structure
and better evaluation and
monitoring frameworks and
outcome reporting. It calls
for continued improvement
in the information provided
to potential migrants, better
targeting of resources to
overcome known barriers
to employment, and the
extension of services such
as job search and English
language training to
secondary skilled migrants
(i.e. families of principal
migrants) and temporary
work visa holders.
Our challenge
1.1.1 Increase funding to
the Ministry of Social
Development's Settling In
programme in order to
continue its programme of
Settling In reports and
support for community
based migrant support
services such as
Newcomers
Networks, Migrant Centres,
and Migrant Community
Coordinators.
1.1.2 Retain or reinstate
contracts to provide for
Settlement Support
Coordinators in
communities throughout
New Zealand.
1.1.3 Implement the
recommendations of the
Auditor General's review of
Immigration New Zealand
Settlement Support service,
including leadership and
coordination of government
support services for
migrant workers and
extending services to
families of migrants and
temporary workers.
1.1.4 Review and resource
the New Zealand settlement
strategy and
the Auckland and
Wellington regional
settlement strategies, and
develop regional
settlement strategies for
other regions of New
Zealand.
1.1.5 Maintain and increase
support four community,
business and training
organisations providing
migrant support services.

4. Page 4
Nau Mai Piki Mai
Multicultural New Zealand: Constitutional review a
“rich resource” for further discussion
Media Release
The Constitutional Advisory
Panel’s report on the
Constitutional Conversation
is a rich resource for further
discussion but will require
commitment from
Government to progress its
recommendations, says
Multicultural New Zealand,
the Federation of
Multicultural Councils.
“We agree that ongoing
discussion is needed
before significant
constitutional changes are
implemented, but this
requires the Government to
resource the proposed
civics and citizenship
education strategy and the
Treaty education strategy
as a priority”, says
President Tayo Agunlejika.
“It also means processes
have to be set up as
recommended to examine
specific issues such as the
future place of the Treaty in
our constitutional
arrangements, developing
an understanding of a
Treaty-based multicultural
future, and strengthening
the Bill of Rights Act
through the inclusion of
economic, social and
cultural rights” Mr.
Agunlejika said.
“International Human
Rights Day tomorrow
(December 10) would be an
appropriate day for
government and opposition
parties to give such
commitments.”
TRMC president, Ewa Fenn,
expressed her concern on
the immigration services
“The report specifically
records our view that the
aspiration to feel included
and accepted as equal and
legitimate citizens is of
central constitutional
importance, and that the
Treaty offers strong
multicultural potential in
this regard.”
“Multicultural New Zealand
already has an active
programme of exploring
the concept of a Treaty
based multicultural society,
including engagement
between its constituent
councils and local mana
whenua. We would
welcome support from
government to continue
and expand this
programme in line with the
recommendations of the
Constitutional Advisory
Panel.”
This work, commissioned by the New
Zealand Federation of Multicultural
Councils has been made possible
through the relationship with Network
Waitangi Otautahi.
Resource designed by Bunkhouse
Graphic Design.
Mr. Agunlejika said
Tauranga RMC expresses concern for
reducing support for migrants
at local level
The Tauranga Regional
Multicultural Council
(TRMC) released a press
statement last 18 December
concurrent with the
celebration of the
International Migrants Day.
Multicultural New Zealand
was pleased that the Panel
had acknowledged it as “an
enthusiastic participant in
the conversation and one of
the first groups to host a
conversation with the
Panel”.
shifted to online instead of
retaining physical offices.
According to her, the trend
of doing everything over
the internet is not very
useful for migrants.
The full media release is
accessible through,
www.scoop.co.nz
NZFMC to support political forums initiated
by RMCs
The next New Zealand
general elections will be
held next year 2014, a date
yet to be announced by the
Prime Minister.
A few of our regional
multicultural councils
(RMCs) have enquired
about the federation
holding a political forum
before the election day.
The recommendation from
the executive meeting is
that RMCs are encouraged
to hold political forums in
their own regions, inviting
their local candidates and
others to their forums.
The Federation will support
any RMC holding forums
with key policy points and
an election strategy paper.

5. Page 5
Action Plan against FV from November Council Meeting in Gisborne
The last council meeting for
the year 2013 marked the
beginning of drafting an
action plan towards the
issue of family violence.
Ethnic leaders from
different regional
multicultural councils
(RMCs) participated in the
discussion of family
violence, how it affects their
community and how they
are able to initiate solutions
to address the issue.
“E Tū - Learning from What
Works to Prevent and Stop
Family Violence”, this is the
main theme of the council
meeting held last 8-10
November 2013 in
Gisborne. It was hosted by
the newest RMC, Tairawhiti
Multicultural Council.
Speakers from different
sectors were invited to give
their insights about family
violence. Introductions
were given by Mayor Meng
Foon, Gisborne Mayor;
Dame Susan Devoy, Race
Relations Commissioner;
R. Naida Glavish,
Waitemata & Auckland
DHBs and Ann Dysart,
Ministry of Social
Development.
It was followed by the E Tū
workshop led by Ann
Dysart. This workshop had
given the delegates an
opportunity to discuss the
different forms of violence
happening in their
communities, how these
problems affected families
and the community as a
whole. The delegates
were asked on how they
could address the issue
as a community leader.
Reponses from the
workshop were collected
and summarised in a
report. The action plan will
be guided through these
principles:
- Keeping the communities safe
- Getting people involved
- Embracing cultural diversity
The delegates from
different regional
multicultural councils will
be presenting programmes
to be actioned as a result of
the discussion from the E Tū
workshop next council
meeting in Dunedin.
Also as part of the council
meeting, NZFMC President
Mr. Tayo Agunlejika
presented the milestones
the Federation has
achieved over the year. He
stressed that the Federation
has continued to build
relationships from Tangata
Whenua, government and
non-government agencies;
a more results-oriented
national hui; and focusing
on building capacity within
member RMCs.
Towards the end of the
weekend hui, a
presentation was provided
from Statistics New
Zealand. Mr. Arvind
Saharan showed how the
web tool, NZ.Stat, can
produce customised report
from large datasets. Also,
there was a discussion
about how restorative
justice services are
currently provided and how
the Federation’s members
can engage in this kind of
services.

6. Page 6
Nau Mai Piki Mai
Cultural performances in one Hamilton stage
The Waikato Multicultural
Council successfully
brought more than 26
ethnicities in one cultural
show last 19 October held
in Clarence Street Theatre
in Hamilton. It was attended
by more than 400 people
with a theme of celebrating
ethnic diversity in
Hamilton.
The Waikato Multicultural
Day is an annual cultural
event hosted by Waikato
Multicultural Council.
Waikato Multicultural
Council, formerly known as
Waikato Ethnic Council, is
an incorporated society and
a registered charity. It has
been operating in the
Waikato region with its
base in Hamilton for the
past 22 years.
Waikato Multicultural
Council has been providing
social services to assist the
resettlement of migrants
and refugees and also for
the promotion of cultural
diversity in our community
over the past several years.
It acts as an umbrella and
resource body for various
ethnic organisations in the
Waikato region.
Visit:
www.facebook.com/waikatomulticultural
Rotorua celebrates diversity of people and cultures
By:
Alexis LewGor
Project Manager
GLOBALfest 2013
GLOBALfest, Think Learn
Experience is the message
of the event held for the
fourth time in Rotorua on
November 30th at the
Rotorua International
Stadium.
Multicultural Rotorua:
Rotorua Multicultural
Council Inc. engaged with
15 ethnic and Pacific Island
communities (Kiwi, Korea,
Islam, Thailand, China,
Netherlands, Japan, France,
Philippines, Samoa, India,
Guyana, Cook Islands, Fiji
and Maori) to create a
global village at the rugby
stadium. That is an
excellent number
considering that Rotorua
has a smaller population
but it is evident that the
migrant population is
growing with the increasing
numbers of communities
developing.
Waiariki Institute of
Technology and their
International School
participated in the Japanese
and French Villages, Trade
Aid and English Language
Partners also came to the
party so they could meet as
many migrants on the day.
This year was a little
different in that our local
MP, Todd McClay had a site
where Rotorua residents
could approach him and
have a friendly chat, in a
more comfortable
environment.
GLOBALfest opened with a
Powhiri by our Kaumatua,
Pihopa Kingi, Ngati
Whakaue and welcome
speeches on cultural
diversity from our Patron
Grahame Hall, Mayor Steve
Chadwick and MP Todd
McClay. There was nonstop entertainment from
10.15am to 4pm. This year,
2 newer groups, Islam and
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7. Page 7
20th Anniversary of Nelson Multicultural Council becoming
an Incorporated Society
Media Release
Nelson has reason to
celebrate the achievements
of its Multicultural Council,
which has been promoting
positive race relations in
our region for 20 years!
The non-government
organisation came into
existence in 1993 and has
steadily grown in capacity,
thanks to the passion,
commitment and vision of
its members who recognise
the importance of
community building
through increasing
understanding between
cultures. With its motto
being Unity In Diversity,
the aims as stated in their
constitution are as follows:
1) To promote and preserve
ethnic customs, languages,
religions and cultures
throughout the Nelson
region.
Mayor of Tasman, Richard Kempthorne presents
NMC's coordinator, Evey McAuliffe and chairman,
Baki Bakhshi with an award from the Human Rights
Commission on behalf of Dame Susan Devoy, NZ
Race Relations Commissioner
2) To support the rights of
ethnic individuals and
groups to enjoy equal
(from page 6)
Guyana participated in
the event.
The purpose of
GLOBALfest is to create
opportunities for our
Rotorua communities to
Think, Learn and Experience
the diversity of cultures
around us. That is exactly
what we achieved this year.
GLOBALfest attracted over
2,500 people on the day with
the warm, sunny weather and
cool breeze blowing till the
evening closed in.
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MULTICULTURAL-ROTORUA
www.facebook.com/RotaractRotorua
opportunities and have
equitable access to
and an equitable
share of the
resources which the
Government
manages on behalf
of the communities.
3) To raise
consciousness
among ethnic
communities of the
needs, aspirations
and status of the
Tangata Whenua.
Founding members of NMC: Dr. Siri Wettasinghe, Soma
Wettasinghe, Penny Molnar, Hein Kolff, Marie Johnstone and Dr.
Margaret Belton receive certificates of appreciation
All its projects and
initiatives are
designed to further
these goals!
These include
managing the Speak
Out Nelson Tasman
(continued on Pg 8)
Alegria Beat Band; members come from Brazil, Germany, Mexico,
Thailand, Yugoslavia, Netherlands, Kenya, Tonga, Argentina and
New Zealand. Perfect band to play at the NMC’s 20th Anniversary!

8. New Zealand Federation of
Multicultural Councils Inc.
The New Zealand Federation of Multicultural Councils Inc. was established
in July 1989 as an incorporated, non-government body, which acts as an
Level 3 Suite 9 Anvil House
138-140 Wakefield Street
Te Aro, Wellington
umbrella organisation for the ethnic
communities of New Zealand. The Federation's primary role is
PO Box 1409
Wellington 6140
to advocate, lobby, support and share information among the Regional
Phone: (04) 916 9177
Fax: (04) 916 9178
E-mail: executive @nzfmc.org.nz
Multicultural Councils and New Zealand's Ethnic Communities.
The challenge for NZFMC is to provide an opportunity for
Diversity
Inclusiveness
Equality
Participation
Collaboration
people from all segments of New Zealand's diverse society
to address the challenges facing our multicultural
communities on the threshold of the 21st century.
Service to the Community
(continued from Page 1,
2013 NZCFC)
Inauguration of NZCFC was
in 2008 in Wellington. It
was developed by New
Zealand Police for the
purpose of connecting
diverse communities,
celebrating success and
encouraging positive social
(continued from Page 7,
20th Anniversary of Nelson
Multicultural Council)
reporting system for racist
incidents,
www.speakout.org.nz
maintaining the list of over
90 interpreters which is
used by the region’s
essential services,
overseeing the
Nelson/Tasman Newcomers
Network,
change.
NZCFC 2013 winners are:
Cup winner:
- RYAN (Auckland)
Cup runner-up:
- Bula Fiji (Hamilton)
Plate winner:
- Poland (Christchurch)
Plate runner-up:
- Oromo (Wellington)
www.newcomers.co.nz/reg
ions/nelson-tasman/
providing Intercultural
Awareness and
Communication training,
organising events that
celebrate cultural diversity
such as the annual Race
Unity Day, publishing the
Useful Tips for Migrants
booklet and providing oneon-one support for new
migrants to aid with their
Bowl winner:
- Cape Verde (Upper Hutt)
Bowl runner-up:
- Sunny Zimbabwe
(Palmerston North)
Team Fairplay Award:
- Sunny Zimbabwe
(Palmerston North)
Player of the Tournament:
- Tom Sansom (Poland)
successful settlement.
Membership is open to all
who support their aims and
values. “we may be very far
from other nations, but with
one in five people in our
region having been born
overseas, the world has
come to us!” says Evey
McAuliffe, Co-ordinator.
“Our achievements over
the years have been due to
the commitment of
We want to hear from you...
We know many of you have exciting
ideas or milestones from your very
own RMC to share!
If you want your ideas to be featured
in our next issue, please send us
your stories and photos and we are
very much delighted to put them in
our next issue.
Please send your articles and photos
to admin@nzfmc.org.nz . Our next
issue will be on March 2014.
volunteers who sit on the
governance committee, the
generosity of Nelsonians
who participate in and
support our projects and
events and the
collaboration we have with
so many other community
agencies. We are so
grateful to all our funders
too who make it all
possible!”