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

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

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

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

Speech for Holocaust Memorial Day

Speech to University of Auckland politics class

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

Identity Bill to be amended to help existing permanent residents

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

Trustees appointed for the newly formed Chinese Poll Tax Heritage Trust

Existing permanent residents should be excluded from tough new citizenship requirements

Parliament responds to desecration of Jewish graves

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.

Government funded telephone interpreting service expands

Telephone interpreting service offering 35 different languages gets permanent funding

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

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.

Ethnic Affairs Minister Chris Carter charted the Government's achievements and goals in his portfolio at the Waitakere Multicultural Society Public Forum on 27 August, 2003.

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

Ethnic Affairs Minister Chris Carter launches a new advertising campaign for positive race relations

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

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

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.

Statement to Western Samoa Citizenship Act petitioners
Acting Minister of Pacific Island Affairs Chris Carter
27 March 2003