HealthInfo Aoraki-South Canterbury

Migrant & refugee services & support

The following organisations are available to help migrants and refugees. 

  HealthInfo recommends the following pages

• Multicultural Aoraki

  Multicultural Aoraki is a non-government organisation that supports migrants, former refugees and people from minority ethnicities in the Aoraki region with their settlement processes.

• English Language Partners - Timaru

  English Language Partners teaches English for work and everyday life in New Zealand. They help new Kiwis learn the English they need to participate and live independent lives.

• Diversity Counselling New Zealand

  Diversity Counselling New Zealand is a charitable trust offering a team of qualified, registered and experienced counselling professionals, passionate in making a difference to the community.

• Family services directory

  A government directory of organisations in your area that can provide support to you and your family. The directory includes organisations that can provide support in areas such as addiction, legal services, education, ethnic services, family violence, mental health and special needs.

• Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment – Rights and responsibilities

  An overview of the minimum rights and obligations that apply by law to employers and employees.

  The Minimum employment rights page has translations available in te reo Māori, Samoan, Arabic, Burmese, Chinese simplified, Chinese traditional, Dari, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, Nepali, Punjabi, Spanish, Tamil, Thai, Tongan and Tagalog.

• New Zealand National Refugee Association

  The New Zealand National Refugee Association motivates, assists, and connects refugee families using rights and needs-based strategies.

• New Zealand Red Cross – Supporting refugees

  The New Zealand Red Cross provides a range of practical support services to assist refugees with the many challenges of adjusting to life in a new culture and society. The support services include the Pathways to Employment programme that helps individuals from refugee backgrounds plan their employment and ultimately find work.

  The Pathways to Employment programme page has brochures in English, Arabic, Burmese, Dari, Nepali, Spanish, Tamil, Tigrinya and Urdu.

• Refugees as Survivors New Zealand (RASNZ)

  Refugee as Survivors New Zealand is a leading mental health and wellbeing service for people from refugee backgrounds living in Aotearoa New Zealand.

• Shakti Community Council Inc.

  Services New Zealand's migrant and refugee communities.

• Immigration New Zealand – Access help and support

  Information services for new migrants to help them settle and work in New Zealand.

Written by HealthInfo clinical advisers. Last reviewed February 2022.

Page reference: 70582

Review key: HIMRH-125055