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Islamic Awareness Week provides an opportunity to learn more about New Zealand's 23,000 strong Muslim community

  • Chris Carter
  • Ethnic Affairs

Ethnic Affairs Minister Chris Carter urges Kiwis to put pen to paper in support of Auckland’s Muslim communities following mosque attacks.

  • Chris Carter
  • Ethnic Affairs

Support and advocacy for ethnic communities will be enhanced with a $4.1 million package of new funding

  • Chris Carter
  • Ethnic Affairs

Police launch strategy to improve policing in NZ's ethnic communities

  • Chris Carter
  • Ethnic Affairs

Faced with a letter writing campaign designed to divide them, Wellington's Somali and Jewish communities stand side by side

  • Chris Carter
  • Ethnic Affairs

Identity Bill to be amended to help existing permanent residents

  • Chris Carter
  • Ethnic Affairs

A recent 'racial harmony' forum shows popular support for a diverse and multi-ethnic society

  • Chris Carter
  • Ethnic Affairs

Trustees appointed for the newly formed Chinese Poll Tax Heritage Trust

  • Chris Carter
  • Ethnic Affairs

Existing permanent residents should be excluded from tough new citizenship requirements

  • Chris Carter
  • Ethnic Affairs

Parliament responds to desecration of Jewish graves

  • Chris Carter
  • Ethnic Affairs

Ethnic Affairs Minister Chris Carter is to seek a statement from New Zealand’s Parliament condemning anti-Semitism following a second attack on a Jewish cemetery in Wellington last night.

  • Chris Carter
  • Ethnic Affairs

Government funded telephone interpreting service expands

  • Chris Carter
  • Ethnic Affairs

Telephone interpreting service offering 35 different languages gets permanent funding

  • Chris Carter
  • Ethnic Affairs

The Government is raising awareness of the history, language, and culture of NZ's early Chinese community

  • Chris Carter
  • Ethnic Affairs

Ethnic Affairs Minister Chris Carter has asked New Zealand's ethnic communities for patience in the wake New Zealand First's latest misinformation campaign about immigration.

  • Chris Carter
  • Ethnic Affairs

Ethnic Affairs Minister Chris Carter wants to encourage more use of Language Line, a Government telephone interpretation service, currently a pilot scheme.

  • Chris Carter
  • Ethnic Affairs

New water safety signs containing symbols instead of words should help
tackle a worrying increase in drownings among some ethnic groups

  • Chris Carter
  • Ethnic Affairs

Ethnic people will be able to talk to key government agencies in thirty different languages over the phone

  • Chris Carter
  • Ethnic Affairs

Why do we need a telephone interpreting service?

There are now 50,000 non-English speakers in New Zealand and a further 250,000 with only limited ability in English.

  • Chris Carter
  • Ethnic Affairs

A new policy manual designed to ensure that government considers the needs and views of New Zealand's diverse ethnic communities has been launched by Ethnic Affairs Minister Chris Carter.

  • Chris Carter
  • Ethnic Affairs

New Zealand's Muslim community should be applauded for their declaration of peace and goodwill today, Ethnic Affairs Minister Chris Carter said.

  • Chris Carter
  • Ethnic Affairs

Ethnic Affairs Minister Chris Carter wishes a Happy Orthodox Christmas to all New Zealanders who are celebrating the festival today (January 7).

  • Chris Carter
  • Ethnic Affairs

Ethnic Affairs Minister Chris Carter wishes a Happy Orthodox Christmas to all New Zealanders who are celebrating the festival tomorrow (January 7).

  • Chris Carter
  • Ethnic Affairs

A major Government initiative to engage with ethnic communities was launched today by Ethnic Affairs Minister Chris Carter.

  • Chris Carter
  • Ethnic Affairs