Pasifika:
Auckland Fiji community website www.aucklandfiji.org.nz
Waitakere Kiribati community Community Waitakere Resource Centre 8 Ratanui Street Henderson Ph: 832 3714 Monthly community newsletter available. We run Mauri Kiribati Radio programme over Planet FM104.6 Auckland Community Access Radio. email
Supporting Pasifika families on their childrens' learning journey www.teamup.co.nz/YoungChild/Pasifika
Pasifika Education Community News www.tki.org.nz/e/community/pasifika/
NiuFM, based in Ponsonby, Auckland, broadcasts nationally offering a mix of cool music, diverse cultures, topical news, and information straight from the heart of the Pacific. Niu means “young coconut” and to Pacific peoples it is known as the tree of life. Auckland 103.8 FM. Monday: Cook Islands On Air (6:30pm - 6:00am), Tuesday: Niue On Air (6:30pm- 6:00am), Wednesday:Tonga On Air (6:30pm - 6:00am), Thursday: Samoa On Air (6:30pm - 6:00am), Friday: Tuvalu On Air (6:30pm - 10:30pm), Kiribati On Air (10:30pm - 12:00am), Saturday: Fiji On Air (7:00pm - 11:00pm), Sunday:Solomons On Air (2:00pm - 4:00am), Tokelau On Air (4:00pm - 8:000pm), Samoa On Air (8:00pm - 6:00am). Listen live on-line www.niufm.com
Radio Samoa
Broadcasts mainly in Samoan language, now in its 10 th year of service. Auckland 1593am. Can listen live from internet www.radiosamoa.co.nz
Words for the numbers from one to ten in several Pasifika languages nzmaths.co.nz/information-pasifika-families
The Stuck There Forever Boat by Gillian Torckler; Puffin Books 2008 – children’s picture book – story based on Tuvalu’s rising sea level problem
Migrant & ethnic services:
Migrant Action Trust run a 'Conscious Parenting' (ethnic specific) orientation and small group meeting for new migrants to provide information and awareness of New Zealand laws regarding parenting and other family laws as well parenting in a multi-cultural environment.Tel (09) 629 3500 or 629 1048 ext 352 www.migrantactiontrust.org.nz
New Out West: Waitakere City's initiative to help migrants and refugees settle successfully into their local community. Ph 09 838 7103 or email
ARMS: The Auckland Regional Migrant Services Charitable Trust is a non-profit organisation which supports migrants and refugees to settle successfully. www.arms-mrc.org.nz
Refugee Lifeline: Counselling service: joint run by Lifeline Auckland & Refugees As Survivors Ph: 5222 999 or 0800 111 777 (out of Auckland): Burmese, Farsi (Persian), Dari, Arabic, Chinese.
NZESS: NZ Ethnic Social Services Trust is a “multi cultural” community organisation able to help you settle into New Zealand and help you create a healthy family. www.nzess.co.nz
Melbourne Multicultural Resource Centre. Bilingual ECE information for parents (27 languages). Run by the Melbourne Free Kindergarten Assn (FKA). Pamphlets in many languages on: reading with your young child, learning through play in children’s services, value of outdoor play, using childcare and kindergarten for the first time, ch
Refugees as survivors Providing access to quality, culturally-responsive mental and general health services to assist positive resettlement in New Zealand. www.rasnz.co.nz
Waitakere New Settlers’ Guide 2009 a free, 80 page booklet packed with essential information for migrants . It is planned to be published in Samoan, Chinese, Korean, Arabic and Japanese languages www.waitakere.govt.nz
Language and interpretation:
ESOL: English for Speakers of Other Languages is Aotearoa/New Zealand's largest settlement agency providing a range of English language and settlement programmes. www.esolht.org.nz
National Multilingual Information Service: (CAB) free translation services. Information, advocacy, referrals, support & advice for refugees/migrants on a wide range of issues/challenges to empower them with knowledge & information. 26 languages including Somali, Amharic (Ethiopian), Farsi (Persian), etc. Face to face (Auckland), or over the phone (09) 625 3096
Language Line: Telephone interpreting service provided by the Office of Ethnic Affairs. Service available from Monday to Friday 9am - 6pm. You can read the website in the following languages• Arabic • Chinese • Hindi • Japanese • Korean • Maori • Portuguese • Samoan • Spanish • Tongan www.languageline.co.nz
Picture Dictionary for New Learners of English. Comprehensive photographic dictionary of NZ services such as a Postshop, also foods, people, etc. $30 per copy from Centre for Refugee Education, School of Languages, AUT University, Private Bag 92006, Auckland 1142. Enquiries: Peng Mee Chan (09) 921-9367, or fax orders to (09) 276-1146.
Waitakere Libraries' Multicultural and Migrant Services provide our multi-ethnic population with books and information related to their specific needs. www.waitakere.govt.nz
Children’s multi-lingual resources:
Educational Solutions, bilingual early childhood respouce with learning card packs: each pack contains 40 coloured photos with Moari & english labels and a teacher guide. Ideal for numeracy, colour recognition, auditory and sequencing development, as well as language. Titles: New Zealand Plants; Commom bugs; Faryard animals; New Zealand birds - $29.95 each plus p&p. Order from Educational Solutions, Box 100, Lincoln 7640, Canterbury. www.edsolutions.org.nz
Ethnic Word: Maori/Pasifika/Eng posters & picturebooks www.ethnicword.co.nz
New to NZ: a Guide to Ethnic Groups in NZ Reed pub.- culture, customs, etc. Reed pub.- culture, customs, etc.
Helping Your Children Learn at Home and School – 15 languages. FREE. covers ECE & school system in NZ. http://www.teamup.co.nz/Migrants.aspx
Handa’s Hen', Handa’s Surprise (African village story), One Seed (counting, planting/eating cycle of pumpkin, village life)
‘I am Moslem’ - a Ladybird book
Jabberwocky Books: good range of early childhood and bilingual books - (Chinese, Somalian, etc). Approximately twice the price of English books. 202 Dominion Rd, Balmoral, Auckland. ph 630-6827. kidsbooks@jabberwocky.co.nz
Language Lizard: USA site for bilingual books: purchase online http://www.languagelizard.com/ over 40 languages, and takes about 9 days for delivery
Puzzles for education: NZ made Asian, Maori & Pacific puzzles. (021) 217-0879 Antony: Smits puzzles4education@clear.net.nz or www.puzzles4education.co.nz
Literacy/maths – Kapuzzle is designed to support with English. Blank puzzle pieces can be written on in indelible marker to support first language learning, or write alongside English to make a bilingual focus. Covers alphabet (lower & upper case), counting & numbers, shapes, animals. Pieces fit into frame only one way – self correcting. NZ company, lost pieces replaced free, unbreakable! www.kapuzzle.co.nz
Pinegrove Puzzles: Eng/Maori/Samoan puzzles: www.pinegrovepuzzles.co.nz
Educational Pacific Island resources designed for early childhood tages: puzzles, books, wallcharts and ethnic music books/tapes/compact discs in Samoan, Tongan, Tokelauan, Fijian, Niue & Cook Island from the Auckland Playcentre Shop, 12 Stock Street New Lynn Auckland Ph: 09 8278648 www.aucklandplaycentreshop.co.nz
Dress-ups/fantasy and family play:
Kanikani Kids: fun, contemporary Maori costumes www.kanikani.maori.nz
Just Kidding Dressups (Hamilton 07- 843 8240) – Muslim veil, Chinese silk jacket, lavalava & Indian silk sari
A.J. Dressups: full Chinese outfit with the ‘cau mau’ conical hat, etc. Ph/Fax: (09) 298 2542
School & preschool catalogues such as Modern Teaching Aids: admin@mta.co.nz (04) 387-2220. Ethnically diverse hand-puppets (mother, father, 2 children and baby) - very realistic, ethnically varied dolls, familiar animals for migrants such as: single-hump camel, brown goat, chooks and rooster, range of reptiles, tortoise.
Fare Pareu shop: Maori and Pacific fabrics: 469 Great Sth Rd, Otahuhu, Auckland. Pacific print shirts/dresses for adults & children
Trade Aid shops: large variety of resources, e.g. African drums & baskets.
Emporiums: cheap shiny/floaty fabrics for headscarves
SaveMart and charity shops: Visit recycled clothing stores and look for toys, ethnic clothes, costumes and props for drama & fantasy play etc. www.savemart.co.nz
Research, reports & literature:
New Kiwis Diverse Families – a Families Commission report on migrant and refugee families and their use of ECE. Free book or download: http://www.nzfamilies.org.nz/files/New-Kiwis-Diverse-Families.pd
Refugee Heath: papers, strategies, reports: www.refugeehealth.govt.nz
Waitakere Community Outcomes Progress Report 2008 See figure 33: Percentage of Mäori children attending early childhood education (2001 to 2006) and table 35: Location of attendance of Mäori children in Waitakere attending early childhood education (2001-2006) [PDF 164K 3 pages] Community Outcomes: Toiora - Healthy Lifestyles
Transition to school from Pacific Islands Early Childhood services NewZealand Council for Education Research ©2000 [PDF <very large file> 7.8 MB 154 pages]
Families Commission's Blue Skies programme provides grants for innovative research on family issues. A team of researchers at Massey University under the project leadership of Dr Neil Lunt were commissioned by the Families Commission Blue Skies Fund to do a report called Les Familles et Whanau sans Frontières. It shows insight into family ties which cross national boundaries. www.nzfamilies.org.nz
‘They Are the Reason Why We Came” Investigating the provision of parenting support for Wellington’s former refugee communities. Scoping Study Feb 2006. Rachel Ward. For RMS Refugee Resettlement, Wellington, with assistance from SKIP. Covers topics like ‘Culture, Religion & Identity’
New to New Zealand: a Guide to Ethnic Groups in New Zealand. Reed Publications. 2 or 3 pages on each culture – covering history, language, religion, etiquette, families, dress, rites of passage, food, photos of families in NZ, etc..
Bilingual Dictionary for New Settlers: English/Somali. Centre for Refugee Education, Auckland University of Technology.(see Picture Dictionary, above) Publisher: Trumps Copy Centre
Janet Gonzalez-Mena – books/articles on working effectively across cultures in ECE
