Welcome

The Aoraki Migrant Centre offers a range of services, events and activities to help you settle into your new community.

We are able to offer support, information and advice about living and working in New Zealand, and will advocate on your behalf if language or cultural background is making it difficult to communicate with people or organisations.

Some of the assistance we can offer and services we provide are:

• Information about New Zealand's social services and laws

• Help to set up bank accounts and Inland Revenue (IRD) numbers

• Connect people with English language help, Doctors, schools, immigration advisers, community lawyers, social support agencies and cultural support

• Run cultural awareness evenings to bring the South Canterbury community together to help provide information on different cultures, beliefs, religions and lifestyles

• Run women’s wellness programs to help prevent social isolation for women

• Help to create CV’s and cover letters and assistance with job applications

• We help to connect our local cultural groups so we can work together collaboratively on issues that communities may be facing and to support each other in celebration.

• The organisation of social events to help people connect