World Refugee Day (WRD) provides an opportunity for the New Zealand public to come together to commemorate the strength, courage, and perseverance of those who were once displaced. It also provides an opportunity for New Zealanders to stand in solidarity with millions of refugees around the world. It is a historical event which is held […]

This project is about reminding people that refugees bring to a country much more then just the luggage on their back. Every individual within our resettled community also carries with them their own taonga tuku iho that needs to be respected, protected and celebrated. Our goal is to use this exhibition as an opportunity to […]

Many people from refugee backgrounds have made New Zealand their home. Their past may be in another country, but their present and future is here. This project is about those people. People who have shown extraordinary resilience in the face of adversity, emerging with determination. New Zealand benefits enormously from resettling refugees. Former refugees make our […]

The overall aim of the Women’s Leadership Network (WLN) is to create a setting in which women will have a safer, fairer and more sustainable network so that they can determine their own future and fulfill their potential. To this end, ARCC will lend its support to their initiatives when they request it and will […]

Youth United Voice is aimed at enabling a united voice for young people. Through workshops and activities, the goal is to empower the youth to emerge as leaders within their own communities, as well as in the wider New Zealand community. This is a great opportunity for like-minded youth to integrate, build their confidence and […]

Strengthening Refugee Voices was established in 2006 by the former Department of Labour. It is a community-led initiative aimed at  enabling a united voice of former refugees on settlement matters at regional and national levels. Funding is provided to refugee groups to enable them to meet and discuss their issues and to look for solutions. […]

The Redefine Refugee Campaign comes as a result of community consultation on the local, regional and national resettlement challenges. These centre on employment, education, health, housing, family lifestyles and involve negative public perceptions, which often stereotype new arrivals, giving them the permanent label of “refugee”. The ARCC want to change the narrative, redefine the word […]

We offer a Communication and Leadership Workshop to all members and friends of the ARCC, who want to gain knowledge and skills in order to lead their communities to success in the New Zealand system. Participants learn to Recognise the importance of appropriate communication and leadership styles in dealing with resettlement issues Encourage greater participation within […]

This project is centred on the need to capture resettlement stories, in our own voices, as a way of introducing ourselves as newcomers to other New Zealanders.  In order to come together as a community to combat these issues and get them addressed at a national level, it will serve as a tool in which […]