Know your Rights - Local Government Elections Workshop

Name: Know your Rights - Local Government Elections Workshop
Start: 2025-08-28T03:30:00-0400
End: 2025-08-28T04:30:00-0400

Thu, 28 Aug, 3:30am - 4:30am EDT

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HOST International Aotearoa New Zealand

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Free Online Community Workshop: Know Your Rights Series - Local Elections 2025 in New Zealand
In collaboration with the Electoral Commission

Join us to for a FREE community workshop to learn:

How to register to vote
Why your voice matters
The role of local councils
Making informed decisions
Q&A session with a trusted facilitator for the Electoral Commission
Receive a certificate of attendance at the end of the workshop

Free for any refugee and migrant background individuals and communities

Hurry up and register! Spaces are limited!

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HOST International Aotearoa New Zealand

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Overview

HOST International Aotearoa New Zealand (HOST NZ) is a New Zealand-registered charity, founded in 2018, that supports effective integration of former refugees, migrants, and displaced people, promoting manaakitanga (care & hospitality) toward newcomers.

Vision & Mission

HOST’s vision is for a more inclusive world where displaced individuals and host communities work together to build better lives based on humanity, hope and dignity. Our mission is to improve and settlement outcomes and self-agency by fostering individual wellbeing, community inclusion, and systemic change.

Key Services & Programs

HOST operates across four principal service areas:

Community Capacity Building – Developing leadership and voice for ethnic communities (currently under development).
Digital Inclusion – Co-designing digital literacy initiatives to bridge the digital divide for former refugee and migrant communities.
Community Refugee Sponsorship (CORS) – Serving as umbrella organisation for the extended pilot (2021–2026). HOST guides community groups in sponsoring refugees and supports settlement for two years
Employment & Career Support – Offering strengths-based, trauma-informed coaching, mentoring, and employer outreach to support meaningful employment for former refugees and migrants.

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Thu, 28 Aug, 3:30am - 4:30am EDT

Online Event

Hosted by HOST International Aotearoa New Zealand