It's a telephone interpreting service by the Office of Ethnic Communities. The service is provided for 44 languages and hours of operation on weekdays is between 9am to 6pm. On Saturday, the service ends at 2pm. To get an interpreter, visit or telephone a participating agency. Ask for Language Line and the language you want. An interpreter will help you within two minutes.
Read MoreNot many migrants know this but Essential Skills work visas are subject to a labour market test (or Labour Market Check/ LMC) to ensure that employers have made genuine attempts to hire New Zealanders and that suitable New Zealanders are not available to take up the vacancy offered to a migrant.
Read MoreThe 300-member Canterbury Nepalese Society (CNS), which was established in 2015, celebrated the Hindu New Year 2073 at the Aurora Centre in Christchurch on April 13.
Read MoreIn March this year, the neighbouring Fiji was devastated by a Category 5 severe tropical cyclone, which came to be called as Cyclone Winston. But as it happens in every calamity, the city-based Fijians led by the Christchurch Fiji Association (Cfcessa) have been mobilising support from the wider community to help the victims back home.
Read MoreCelebrated in memory of the first successful ascent of Mount Everest on May 29, 1953, by New Zealander Sir Edmund Hillary and Nepalese Tenzing Norgay, the 9th International Everest Day [started in 2008] was observed at the Lincoln Events Centre
Read MoreA Multicultural Working Party was established in mid-2015, which has come up with a public consultation paper. After inputs from public and other stakeholders, the Christchurch City Council will adopt and implement a final strategy in September.
Read MoreAn Asia New Zealand Foundation survey finds New Zealand still has a long way to go in its understanding of Asia, despite high recognition of the region’s economic and cultural importance. Nearly two-thirds (63 percent) said they knew little or nothing about Asia. This was despite the fact the vast majority of people (82 percent) felt it was important for New Zealand to develop economic and cultural ties with the region, and despite Asia being seen as the second most important region to New Zealand (behind Australia).
Read MoreThe Global Slavery Index 2016 done by The Walk Free Foundation has this to say for the entire Asia-Pacific region. "All countries within the Asia-Pacific exhibit some pre-conditions to modern slavery."
Read MoreCalls for a National Language Policy incorporating a community languages framework
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