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Office of Ethnic Communities

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Our vision is Flourishing ethnic diversity; thriving New Zealand.

Our purpose is to ensure ethnic communities are strong and connected and the benefits of ethnic diversity for New Zealand are realised.

Our mandated communities include migrants, refugees, long-term settlers, and those born in New Zealand who identify their ethnicity as:

  • African
  • Asian
  • Continental European
  • Latin American
  • Middle Eastern