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| Write Group | - click here |
| - a Wellington-based professional development company that provides training in writing effectively. The site has some free tips,recommended books and links to good writing sites. |
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Employment support
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| Innovator's Online Network | - click here |
| - Assists with business development, facilitates mentorship, and builds collaborative relationships between innovators, entrepreneurs and investors in the high technology arena. |
| NZRecruitme | - click here |
| - Is a free web based recruitment service that is funded by Dept of Labour and Auckland Chamber of Commerce. Job seekers can register before they arrive in NZ. |
| Recruitment and job placement | - click here |
| - This is an organisation that offers assistance to people who are considering moving to NZ. |
| Auckland Chamber of Commerce | - click here |
| - This site offers advice and support for employers and job seekers as well as business information for new kiwis. |
English Language Teaching (TESOL) in NZ
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| TESOLANZ | - click here |
| - TESOLANZ (Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages Aotearoa New Zealand) provides professional support, networking and a voice for people involved with ESOL at all levels. Check the website |
| Education NZ database for TESOL | - click here |
| - A database for information about English language teacher training programmes, resources, professional organisations and professional development courses for teachers. |
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English Language Training
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| Tertiary Education Commission | - click here |
| - The site of the tertiary funder of training and educational programmes has information about providers of ESOL, study grants and links to the ESOL Assessment and Access service. |
| The English Link | - click here |
| - a NZ based website that is designed to help improve your IELTS scores. You need to pay to subscribe. |
| ESOL Home Tutors | - click here |
| - the site links you to centres in your region and also offers useful information, news, stories and resources for learning and teaching in NZ. |
| Improve your listening to the news | - click here |
| - This is a news website for English language learners in NZ. You can hear the news read slowly and you can read the news in simple language. |
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Information for students
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| Student allowance and loans | - click here |
| - this is a direct link to the MSD
website page that gives you information about the financial support you can get as a student with PR. |
Intercultural Resources
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| Cross cultural research | - click here |
| - A centre for applied cross cultural research at Victoria University of Wellington.You can find the Refugee Health and Wellbeing Action Plan, video and bibliography on this site. Among the research rep |
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| The Knowledge Hub | - click here |
| - A central space where you can read about all things intercultural. |
| Find information in 60 Languages | - click here |
| - MyLanguage provides access to search engines, web directories and news in over sixty languages. MyLanguage is a partnership between the State Libraries of NSW, QLD, SA, VIC, and WA
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Living in Auckland
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| Auckland Regional Migrant Service | - click here |
| - You can access information and make contact with services for migrants and people from refugee backgrounds living in Auckland and Manukau City. |
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Living in Christchurch
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| ChCh Public Library Community Info | - click here |
| - You can find information about activities at community level in ChCh if you click on CINCH and then put in a key word to search for information including English language courses. |
| ChCh City Council Guide for Migrants | - click here |
| - This is an online guide to all aspects of life in the garden city. It includes information about schools and English language courses. |
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Living in Hamilton
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| Waikato Migrant Resource Centre | - click here |
| - You can find out the information you need for settlement in the Waikato region. There are a range of services for employment, language training and interpreting based at the centre. You can also link |
Living in Wellington
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| Language and Personal Development Course | - click here |
| - You can find information about 250 courses for adults including ESOL, effective communication, computer skills and business courses. |
| Wellington City Libraries for Migrant Co | - click here |
| - This site offers a guide to library resources for adult/children in 18 languages.Plus links to what's on in Wgtn. |
| Support for IT professionals | - click here |
| - An active network of IT migrants operates in Wellington. This group, known as the Wellies, provides advice and support for people contemplating a move to Wellington or those already here. |
| Information for new migrants to Wellingt | - click here |
| - Over 100 pages of information about visiting, living, learning or relaxing in the capital city. |
| Wellington Access Radio | - click here |
| - A radio station offering a variety of news and cultural information in a variety of community languages. |
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| Wellington City Council Community Direct | - click here |
| - A directory of useful community services for the Wellington region. |
| Multicultural Services Centre | - click here |
| - You can access information and make contact with the services for migrants and people from refugee backgrounds that are based at this centre. |
Refugee Issues
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| Wgtn Regional Action Plan for Refugee He | - click here |
| - An action plan that has identified actions and lead agencies in six key priority areas: community capacity building; economic wellbeing; safety and security; housing; living well; knowledge and skills |
| Refugee Health Needs | - click here |
| - A guideline (2001) for health professionals. |
| Sudanese Australian Integrated Learning | - click here |
| - A Melbourne response to refugees from Sudan. Includes background info about Sudan, newletters and clippings about Melb. initiatives. |
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| RMS-Refugee Resettlement | - click here |
| - The site offers contact information for offices around NZ, resources and research papers, job vacancy listings and news and events. |
Reports on migration and settlement
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| Settlement of skilled and business migra | - click here |
| - The Dept of Labour has produced a number of reports on the contribution skilled and business migrants make to NZ economy. |
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Resources for educators
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| Human Rights in Schools and Early Childh | - click here |
| - A network for educators to intergrate Human Rights education into schools/early childhood centres. |
| Multicultural Children | - click here |
| - A website based around needs and resources for children of multicultural backgrounds. Includes a database of Language playgroups. |
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Settlement help
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| Information for parents about NZ schools | - click here |
| - This is a resource in different languages to help parents understand the school system for Early Childhood, Primary and Secondary sectors. |
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| Move to NZ- by migrants for migrants | - click here |
| - Provides information and contacts to make your move to NZ as smooth and easy as it can be. Provides online networking, forum and chat possibilities as well. |
| Migration and Settlement Help | - click here |
| - There are 9 links to information about immigration, regional settlement support services and English language provision. |
| Links for new migrants | - click here |
| - Provides links for new migrants including info on: Immigration; Settlement ; Community; Careers/Job websites; Recruitment Agencies; Education; Health; Media; Real Estate and Property Investment; Tran |
| Migrant Expo | - click here |
| - There is information about expos being held in the main cities of NZ. There is also information that is useful for migrants and people from refugee backgrounds who are coming to NZ or already living h |
| Innovators Online Network-skilled migran | - click here |
| - this is a managed website that is carrying out a project for Waikato university to trial the effectiveness of a virtual network for skilled migrants' settlement. |
| Kiwi Ora Settlement Programme | - click here |
| - This is a 12 month, home-based, distance-learning programme that is free of charge. It is designed especially to meet the needs of migrants and people from refugee backgrounds. |
Teaching in NZ
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| Information about teaching in NZ schools | - click here |
| - you can find out about teacher training in early childhood, primary or secondary and the scholarships and grants that are available for minority ethnic groups. |
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Website design
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| thomass.net | - click here |
| - Great Web Design |
