Government Departments

The Human Rights Commission The Commission works for a fair, safe and just society, where diversity is valued and human rights are respected.
Also refer to Te Ngira: The NZ Diversity Action Programme

Ministry of Pacific Island Affairs promotes the economic, social and cultural wellbeing of Pacific peoples in New Zealand.

Office of Ethnic Affairs focuses on people whose culture and traditions distinguish them from the majority in New Zealand. Includes links to intercultural awareness resources.

Te Puni Kōkiri (Ministry of Māori Development) guides Māori public policy by advising Government on policy affecting Māori wellbeing and development.

Te Manatu Taonga: Ministry for Culture & Heritage overall role is to help make New Zealand culture visible and accessible.

The Office for Disability Issues promotes and monitors implementation of the New Zealand Disability Strategy, lead cross-sector policy development, and support the Minister for Disability Issues.

Comments

Post new comment

Copyright

We are happy for others to use the resources on this website under the terms of this Creative Commons NZ 3 Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike (BY-NC-SA): for non-commercial purposes as long as AWEA is identified as the copyright holder. For a fuller, plain English explanation go to Creative Commons Licence.

Contact Details

Postal address: Box 78-338, Grey Lynn, Auckland Phone/fax (09) 274-4270

We welcome feedback