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A nationwide telephone interpreting service will be a priority for the next Labour Government, Ethnic Affairs Minister George Hawkins says.

Employing additional community advisors in the Office of Ethnic Affairs will mean better communication, a better informed government and a stronger base for New Zealand’s ethnic communities, says Ethnic Affairs Minister, George Hawkins.

The government is to introduce a new telephone interpreting service to allow better communication between New Zealand’s growing ethnic community and key government departments.

A nationwide telephone interpreting service will be a priority for the next Labour Government, Ethnic Affairs Minister George Hawkins says.

The Office of Ethnic Affairs is to receive a $700,000 funding boost.

Ethnic Affairs Minister George Hawkins has today welcomed the launch of a nationwide Chinese Lifeline service

Today’s apology for the poll tax and related discrimination against Chinese settlers in the late 1800s demonstrates the government’s desire to build lasting partnerships with Ethnic New Zealanders, said Ethnic Affairs Minister George Hawkins.“