6 August, 2008
As part of celebrating Islamic Awareness Week, Wellington students met with Ethnic Affairs Minister Chris Carter in Parliament today for a screening of a DVD celebrating what it means to be a Muslim-Kiwi.
Read full release >>25 June, 2008
Croatian New Zealanders have much to celebrate on their National Day this year, which marks the community’s 150th anniversary of settlement in this country, says Ethnic Affairs Minister Chris Carter.
Read full release >>9 June, 2008
Ethnic Affairs Minister Chris Carter today expressed his deepest sympathies to the family of Navtej Singh who was callously shot while attending to his Manurewa liquor store on Saturday night.
Read full release >>30 May, 2008
The New Zealand Government has now provided a total of $850,000 to the International Federation of the Red Cross to provide shelter for the homeless in the wake of the Sichuan earthquake, say Prime Minister Helen Clark and Ethnic Affairs Minister Chris Carter.
Read full release >>13 May, 2008
Ethnic Affairs Minister Chris Carter today expressed his deepest condolences to all those affected by yesterday’s catastrophic earthquake in Sichuan province in China.
Read full release >>3 April, 2008
New Zealand First Deputy Leader Peter Brown’s comments today on latest statistics on the Asian population in New Zealand are a nonsense, Minister for Ethnic Affairs Chris Carter said.
Read full release >>18 March, 2008
New Zealand had much to celebrate on Race Relations Day including latest research showing race relations as the top issue New Zealanders felt optimistic about, says Ethnic Affairs Minister Chris Carter.
Read full release >>19 February, 2008
The model of a sculpture that will be gifted by New Zealand’s Chinese community to the New Zealand Beijing Olympic Team will be unveiled at Chinese New Year celebrations being held at Parliament this evening, Ethnic Affairs Minister Chris Carter says.
Read full release >>8 February, 2008
Ethnic Affairs Minister Chris Carter has spoken with Somali community leaders following the incident on the Eagle Air flight which involved a member of the Somali community
Read full release >>17 January, 2008
Ethnic Affairs Minister Chris Carter brought a New Zealand perspective to the first global Alliance of Civilisations Forum in Madrid this week.
Read full release >>15 October, 2007
Diversity and migration in New Zealand
Read full speech >>11 October, 2007
Immigration and diversity in New Zealand
Read full speech >>2 October, 2007
Opening of Fo Guang Shan temple a time to remember lack of human rights in other parts of the world, particularly Burma
Read full release >>24 September, 2007
Moon Festival in Waitakere
Read full release >>19 September, 2007
Government offers assistance to family of abandoned Chinese girl Qian Xue
Read full release >>17 May, 2007
Budget 2007 expands the Labour-led government's work with NZ's ethnic communities
Read full release >>21 March, 2007
Government programme to connect communities as NZ society becomes more complex
Read full release >>6 December, 2006
Census data shows need for stronger relationships between NZ's ethnic communities
Read full release >>14 November, 2006
$79m funding package for digital TV should significantly improve TV programming for ethnic communities
Read full release >>11 November, 2006
Office of Ethnic Affairs launches new website
Read full release >>6 August, 2006
Islamic Awareness Week begins tomorrow providing New Zealanders with a unique opportunity
Read full release >>5 February, 2006
Ethnic Affairs Minister Chris Carter expressed disappointment today that some New Zealand media had chosen to publish cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammed
Read full release >>1 February, 2006
Column outlining the phenomenom of Chinese New Year in New Zealand
Read full release >>7 January, 2006
A message of support has been sent to Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon
Read full release >>6 January, 2006
Prominent members of New Zealand's ethnic communities are amongst recipients of New Year Honours
Read full release >>17 November, 2005
NZ Parliament celebrated the Festival of Eid for the first time last night
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