Click here to view the stellar performance by Nadana dance group from the Indian Community.

multi ethnic extravaganza 2011 – Indian dance by Nadana Goup-Indian Community

Kia Ora,
Hon Mita Ririnui -Labour MP is calling members of all communities in the Taranaki region to take part in the essay contest promoted by the Association of Former Members of Parliament to increase active voting participation. The subject matter of the essay contest is: How would you increase understanding of participation of young people in our democracy?

Submit your essay before 31st March 2011.

Read for more details or to download…click here essay compete 2011

Kia Ora,
The passing away of Kaumatua, Lindsay MacLeod, brought to three the number of deaths of respected Maori leaders in Taranaki over recent years.
As with Te Miringa Hohaia last year, Bob Richards -Executive member of the Taranaki Multi Ethnic Council attended Lindsay’s tangi at Parihaka on Friday 25th March 2011. As expected the tangi was huge and was a testament to the mana of the man.

TMEC has received a letter from Dr. Andrea Corbett-WITT who facilitate a course titled “Socio-culture context of health care” to first year nursing students. She is seeking members from nursing community from different countries to give a presentation on Monday 30th May 2011 at 10.30 am. If you are interested, please contact Edna Wilson of TMEC to finalize the group for the presentation before 15th of May 2011. Read more…..WITT request letter

This is the second issue of our newsletter, Wind Wand News.
Download link: Newsletter #2

The Taranaki Welsh Association will be holding meetings on the following dates in 2010 –
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We are a group of who have connections with Wales either being recent arrivals or having been here for 50 years or perhaps second or third generation Kiwis but with Welsh heritage. The group is getting smaller and older!!!

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