The Rotorua Multicultural Council is one of twenty Multicultural Councils around New Zealand
Together the Multicultural Councils form the New Zealand Federation of Multicultural Councils with a head office in Wellington
The members of the Rotorua Multicultural Council are ethnic, cultural, religious and other organisations that operate in Rotorua to serve the interests of the migrant communities of our District, as well as individuals and organisations with an interest in our objectives
We mainly look after the interests of the 12,000 people out of the population of 70,000 of the Rotorua District who were not born in New Zealand
What are our objectives?
To promote and protect the interests of the many different cultural groups which make Rotorua a multicultural city
To raise consciousness among the cultural groups of the special status of Maori and their rights under the Treaty of Waitangi
To provide a forum for the cultural groups to share experiences and friendship with one another and with the wider Rotorua community
To support the cultural groups in protecting and sharing their cultural heritage and identity
To work on migrant settlement support with organisations such as the Rotorua Lakes Council, the Citizens Advice Bureau and English Language Partners
What do we do?
Obtain grants from various funders to give us the
capacity to undertake our objectives
Represent our members and the cultural communities
in discussions with Immigration New Zealand, Rotorua Lakes Council, Toi Ohomai
Institute of Technology, the Federation of Multicultural Councils and other
organisations
Provide a coordinator for the Rotorua Newcomers
Network and support the events organised by the Network
Support projects such as the Professional Speaking
for Migrants course, the OneChance Youth Awards, My Backyard Garden, Race Unity
Awards and White Ribbon Day
