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Updates from Settlement Support New Zealand – Auckland City
Auckland International Carnival The Auckland International Carnival was held on the 6
th and 7
th November at the Ellerslie
Racecourse. The parade, excellent performances, and the variety of stalls gave the day a true carnival atmosphere. ARMS had a stall at the Carnival - thanks to all who visited us! You can check out the photos on our Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/ssnzakl and you can read more about the event on http://aucklandinternationalcarnival.co.nz/. Client and Service Providers Enquiries 181 people visited SSNZ Auckland City/ARMS Three Kings during November 2010, and 147 of them were first time clients. About 23% of the clients contacted SSNZ Auckland about finding employment, 13% required interpretation or translation services, 11% wanted information about learning English, almost 9% wanted information about IRD and taxation and almost 8%
wanted information about cultural and community. The majority of our clients in October were from China (24%), India (15%). Samoa (7%), Philippines, Pakistan and Sri Lanka (3% each). Many of them have permanent residence in New Zealand, 26% were family members of skilled migrants, and 20% were skilled migrants. 16% had work permits and 8% on visitor permits. Almost 40% of the clients had been in New Zealand less than 2 years, with 16% having been here longer than 2 years and 36% more than 5 years. There were 15 service providers to service providers referrals from 9 service providers, related to cultural/community, translation and interpreters. employment, learning English and immigration.
Christmas and New Year closure
Tīhema (December) 2010/Issue 25
Bevan Chuang, Settlement
Support Coordinator –
Auckland City
Kei te pēhea koutou? How are you all? Welcome to the twenty-fifth Settlement
Support New Zealand—Auckland City Newsletter.
The purpose of this newsletter is to provide you with information about what
Settlement Support – Auckland City does, and where you can find information
about employment, education, health services and many other aspects of
settling in New Zealand. This is also an opportunity to share with you the
services and activities available around Auckland City.
Please feel free to pass on this newsletter onto friends, family and community
colleagues.
Settlement Support New Zealand Auckland City – Tāmaki-makau-rau
Haere koe I te ara a taihoa, ki a tae ai koe ki aua atu. (‘Travel o nthe pathway of by and by, so that you may reach goodness knows where.’ Accept what the future offers)
Haere Mai, Nau Mai, Haere Mai
The Auckland Regional Migrant Services is closed between 23rd December 2010 to 7th January 2011 for Christmas and New Year holiday. Ngā mihi o te wā me te Tau Hou, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
Updates from Department of Labour
Public Holidays 2010/2011
The general rule for public holidays is that they are taken on the day they fall. There are four public holidays that are treated differently. These are Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year’s Day and 2
nd of January.
If you are an employer it is important to know how to manage staff holiday and leave entitlements over the upcoming Christmas period. To help you understand annual holidays, closedowns, and public holidays (including when the four public holidays are taken) the Department of Labour has a range of helpful information and tools to assist. To find out more visit www.ers.dol.govt.nz/holidays When any of these four public holidays fall on a Saturday or Sunday the first step is to look at your employees’ work patterns. You need to determine if the public holiday falls on an employee’s ‘Otherwise Working Day’ (http://www.dol.govt.nz/workplace/knowledgebase/item/1288). You can use the Department of Labour’s Holiday Online Tool (http://www.ers.dol.govt.nz/holidays-online-tool/default.aspx_ to help you with that. You can then use this chart to help you determine which day the public holiday will be taken.
Not an otherwise working day Is an otherwise working day
Christmas Day (Saturday 25th
December) Christmas Day taken on Monday 27th
December *
Christmas Day taken on Saturday 25th
December
Boxing Day (Sunday 26th
December) Boxing Day taken on Tuesday 28th
December *
Boxing Day taken on Sunday 26th
December
New Year’s Day ( Saturday 1st
January) New Year’s Day taken on Monday 3rd
January *
New Year’s Day taken on Saturday 1st
January
New Year Holiday ( Sunday 2nd
January ) New Year Holiday taken on Tuesday 4th
January *
New Year Holiday taken on Sunday 2nd
January
*If the day that the public holiday is taken on is not an otherwise working day for that employee then the employee observes that public holiday as an unpaid public holiday.
Additional information on Public Holidays (http://ers.govt.nz/holidays_act_2003/public_holidays.html)
Use the Holidays Online Tool (http://ers.govt.nz/holidays-online-tool/default.aspx)
Get information on the proposed changes (http://www.ers.govt.nz/law/reviews/index.html) to the Employment Relations Act 2000 and Holidays Act 2003
Are you aware of changes to the Employment Relations Act and Holidays Act
passed by Parliament recently? Most changes come into effect on 1 April 2011. Key changes to the Employment Relations Act include:
Extending the 90-day trial period to cover all businesses
Improving personal grievance processes
Retention of employment agreements
Union access to workplaces
Role and powers of labour inspectors
Key changes to the Holidays Act include:
The option to cash-in up to one week of annual leave
The option to agree to transfer the observance of public holidays
Proof of sickness or injury
Keep up-to-date on what's happening by reading our emails like this one and visiting our website: http://ers.govt.nz/updates
What’s Coming Up? Workshops *All free and conducted in English unless otherwise stated.
Job Search Workshop
7th and 14th December, 9.30am—3.00pm Workshop to assist with your job search. Held in conjunction with Career Services and the Auckland Chamber of Commerce and other agencies.
Legal Clinics Fridays, 9.30am—12.00pm Heval Hylan, Principal of Hylan Law Barrister & Solicitor, will be providing free 10-minutes legal
advice on immigration, family law, contract, trusts and other areas of law in general.
Free Counselling Services to support newcomers to New Zealand
Fridays, 9.30am – 12.30pm
Making a new life in a foreign country can sometimes be difficult to cope with and can
sometimes feel overwhelming. Talking with someone who understands what you are
experiencing may help you to make sense of what’s happening and assist you to
move forward with confidence and hope. Service offer by student counsellor from
New Zealand Institute of Professional Counselling.
Pronunciation Guidance Course Saturdays, 20th, 27th November; 4th, 11th and 18th December, 4.00pm – 6.00m A 5 week course; $195 per person, includes course materials. Are you needing to improve the clarity and fluency of your spoken English and identify the sounds that you mispronounce? This course will provide you with the tools you need to assist you in identifying
the English sounds that are most difficult for you and make yourself better understood in a kiwi
environment.
Marae Visit Sunday 5th December, 9.00am – 4.00pm $20 per person, includes morning tea and hangi lunch. Introduction to Maori history, life and culture. Includes transport to the Marae. Learn how to do the Haka and do flax weaving. Once in a lifetime experience. Registration essential.
Financial Planning and Management in New Zealand Saturday 11 December, 9.30am – 12.00pm Do you want to know what is personal financial planning? How to do a financial plan? What is financial management? What is estate and tax planning? What are your options for retirement planning?
For more information or to register contact ARMS on 09 625 2440 or [email protected].
Have you been forwarded this newsletter? If you've been forwarded this newsletter and you wish to subscribe email [email protected].
If you would like to change your subscription details or unsubscribe email [email protected]. Have you got any suggestions or feedback about the newsletter? Please email [email protected]
Press Release: Playgroup for Auckland’s Refugee Communities
“My daughter, Thamilini, wakes up in the morning and starts talking about the playgroup as well as
mentioning all of her new friends”, says Sandananayagy Marusalin.
Sandananayagy is one of the fifteen mothers whose children attend the Multicultural Safari Playgroup
based at Griffen Park – Lynfield – Auckland..
Initially run from the May Road Community Centre, the Playgroup has been relocated to the purpose-built
facilities in Lynfield, thanks to the Auckland Play Centre Association. So far, parents and children from
seven different ethnic backgrounds attend the Playgroup and English classes.
The playgroup is having an open day on Thursday 9th
December 2010 from 11.00am- 2.00pm and we
would like to invite you to this event. The Playgroup is for pre-school children and their parents from
Auckland’s refugee communities.
“I like the fact that my daughter can learn at the playgroup using her own language and English as well”,
adds Sandananayagy.
While the children are in the playgroup, the mothers attend English Classes, run by an ESOL Teacher at the
playgroup.
The community driven project arose from a joint scoping exercise and now partnership between the
Auckland Refugee Community Coalition (ARCC) and the Auckland Regional Migrant Services Charitable
Trust (ARMS).
The Multicultural Playgroup was formed to create a professional and stable early childhood service for
refugee children alongside a range of opportunities for parents to participate in learning opportunities for
themselves, such as English classes and getting work experience in the Early Childhood Education sector.
The Playgroup is regularly attended by between 10 and 15 children.
Mary Dawson, Executive Director, Auckland Regional Migrant Services (ARMS). For more information, please contact Shoma Prasad, Communications and PR Officer on 625 3095, or
email [email protected]
2010/11 BREAKAWAY HOLIDAY PROGRAMME
WaterSafe Auckland, with funding from the Ministry of Social
Development, is running FREE Breakaway Holiday programmes
in December 2010 and January 2011. This is a water activity based
programme for children aged 11-13 years, to be held at the Otara
Leisure Centre. The activities will be organised and delivered by
staff from Surf Lifesaving and WaterSafe Auckland.
Activities include: learn to swim; water safety skills; surf sports;
and water based games.
For more information or to receive an enrolment form please
contact:
Angelo Naude
Email: [email protected]
Telephone: 306 0809
Date: Monday 20th – Thursday 24th December or Monday 17th –Thursday 20th January
or Monday 24th – Thursday 27th January
Time: 9.00am – 2.00pm
Venue: Otara Leisure Centre
115 Bairds Road
Media Release 23 November 2010
Pacific Peoples and Ethnic Peoples Advisory Panels: applications open
Applications have opened for the Auckland Council’s Pacific Peoples Advisory Panel and the Ethnic Peoples Advisory Panel. Once established each panel will be responsible for identifying and communicating the interests and preferences of their communities in Auckland in terms of the new council’s strategies, policies, plans and bylaws. The Mayor is keen for a diversity of people to get involved in the new structure. “As a panel member, you will have an opportunity to shape, debate and provide advice to me and the council on important issues that affect you,” says Len Brown. The Mayor is seeking people who are passionate about the well-being of Pacific and Ethnic peoples in Auckland, are strategic thinkers, skilled and confident communicators and hold broad perspectives on the issues faced by their communities. Applications are open from Wednesday 24 November and will close at midday on Friday December 17 2010. Applications and queries should be sent to [email protected] or to [email protected]. More information will be available at Auckland Council (www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz) and Ministry of Pacific Island Affairs (www.mpia.govt.nz). The Mayor will convene a selection committee for each Panel which will consider applications and make recommendations to him. This is in line with advice provided by the Office of Ethnic Affairs and the Ministry of Pacific Island Affairs which consulted widely with communities in Auckland. The Ministry’s advice can be found at www.mpia.govt.nz/news. Ends For media assistance contact: Glyn Jones Chief Press Secretary Office of the Mayor Phone: +64 21 475 897
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