<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><br><div><div>On Mar 19, 2012, at 10:48 AM, Harold Schiffman wrote:</div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>I think e should change this to "rponf when their is worthwhile naterial" or some such thing> Now it is just busywork for Hal. ???/ Christina<br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><h2 class="tagtitle">News & Issues</h2> <div class="post" id="post-13151"> <div class="postheader"> <div class="commentcount"> <a href="http://www.hrc.co.nz/newsletters/diversity-action-programme/te-waka-reo/2012/03/un-study-on-languages-and-culture/#comments" title="No Comments to read"> <img src="http://www.hrc.co.nz/newsletters/wp-content/themes/hrcnew/images/commentsicon.gif" alt="No Comments"> 0 </a> </div> <div class="posttitle"> <h2><a href="http://www.hrc.co.nz/newsletters/diversity-action-programme/te-waka-reo/2012/03/un-study-on-languages-and-culture/" rel="bookmark" title="UN study on languages and culture">UN study on languages and culture</a></h2> <span class="postmeta">Wednesday, March 14th, 2012 </span> </div> </div> <div class="postcontent"><p>Language and culture are indivisible, as language contains, and allows for the expression of culture. This is the Human Rights Commission’s view as set out in a submission for a study on the role of languages and culture.</p><p> <a href="http://www.hrc.co.nz/newsletters/diversity-action-programme/te-waka-reo/2012/03/un-study-on-languages-and-culture/#more-13151" class="more-link">Continue reading…</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="post" id="post-13152"> <div class="postheader"> <div class="commentcount"> <a href="http://www.hrc.co.nz/newsletters/diversity-action-programme/te-waka-reo/2012/03/government-priorities-and-languages/#comments" title="No Comments to read"> <img src="http://www.hrc.co.nz/newsletters/wp-content/themes/hrcnew/images/commentsicon.gif" alt="No Comments"> 0 </a> </div> <div class="posttitle"> <h2><a href="http://www.hrc.co.nz/newsletters/diversity-action-programme/te-waka-reo/2012/03/government-priorities-and-languages/" rel="bookmark" title="Government priorities and languages">Government priorities and languages</a></h2> <span class="postmeta">Wednesday, March 14th, 2012 </span> </div> </div> <div class="postcontent"><p>Government agency briefings to incoming Ministers are now online. The briefings set out agencies’ top priorities and the issues they consider most important to bring to Ministers’ attention.</p><p> <a href="http://www.hrc.co.nz/newsletters/diversity-action-programme/te-waka-reo/2012/03/government-priorities-and-languages/#more-13152" class="more-link">Continue reading…</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="post" id="post-13153"> <div class="postheader"> <div class="commentcount"> <a href="http://www.hrc.co.nz/newsletters/diversity-action-programme/te-waka-reo/2012/03/race-relations-day-2012-2/#comments" title="No Comments to read"> <img src="http://www.hrc.co.nz/newsletters/wp-content/themes/hrcnew/images/commentsicon.gif" alt="No Comments"> 0 </a> </div> <div class="posttitle"> <h2><a href="http://www.hrc.co.nz/newsletters/diversity-action-programme/te-waka-reo/2012/03/race-relations-day-2012-2/" rel="bookmark" title="Race Relations Day 2012">Race Relations Day 2012</a></h2> <span class="postmeta">Wednesday, March 14th, 2012 </span> </div> </div> <div class="postcontent"><p>Race Relations Day marks the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. It is marked internationally on 21 March, which falls on a Wednesday this year. The 2012 theme is “A Fair Go for All”.</p><p> <a href="http://www.hrc.co.nz/newsletters/diversity-action-programme/te-waka-reo/2012/03/race-relations-day-2012-2/#more-13153" class="more-link">Continue reading…</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="post" id="post-13154"> <div class="postheader"> <div class="commentcount"> <a href="http://www.hrc.co.nz/newsletters/diversity-action-programme/te-waka-reo/2012/03/kohanga-reo-celebrates-30-years/#comments" title="No Comments to read"> <img src="http://www.hrc.co.nz/newsletters/wp-content/themes/hrcnew/images/commentsicon.gif" alt="No Comments"> 0 </a> </div> <div class="posttitle"> <h2><a href="http://www.hrc.co.nz/newsletters/diversity-action-programme/te-waka-reo/2012/03/kohanga-reo-celebrates-30-years/" rel="bookmark" title="Kōhanga Reo celebrates 30 years">Kōhanga Reo celebrates 30 years</a></h2> <span class="postmeta">Wednesday, March 14th, 2012 </span> </div> </div> <div class="postcontent"><p>The Kōhanga Reo National Trust, and Kōhanga Reo around the country, will mark their 30th anniversary this year.</p><p> <a href="http://www.hrc.co.nz/newsletters/diversity-action-programme/te-waka-reo/2012/03/kohanga-reo-celebrates-30-years/#more-13154" class="more-link">Continue reading…</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="post" id="post-13155"> <div class="postheader"> <div class="commentcount"> <a href="http://www.hrc.co.nz/newsletters/diversity-action-programme/te-waka-reo/2012/03/a-new-website-for-multicultural-australia/#comments" title="No Comments to read"> <img src="http://www.hrc.co.nz/newsletters/wp-content/themes/hrcnew/images/commentsicon.gif" alt="No Comments"> 0 </a> </div> <div class="posttitle"> <h2><a href="http://www.hrc.co.nz/newsletters/diversity-action-programme/te-waka-reo/2012/03/a-new-website-for-multicultural-australia/" rel="bookmark" title="A new website for multicultural Australia">A new website for multicultural Australia</a></h2> <span class="postmeta">Wednesday, March 14th, 2012 </span> </div> </div> <div class="postcontent"><p>The Australian Government has launched a web portal for information in community languages. The portal is a good example of what can be done to provide information to diverse communities. </p><p><a href="http://www.mylanguage.gov.au/"><em> </em></a><em><a href="http://www.hrc.co.nz/newsletters/diversity-action-programme/te-waka-reo/2012/03/a-new-website-for-multicultural-australia/#more-13155" class="more-link">Continue reading…</a></em></p> </div> </div> <div class="post" id="post-13156"> <div class="postheader"> <div class="commentcount"> <a href="http://www.hrc.co.nz/newsletters/diversity-action-programme/te-waka-reo/2012/03/zdravei-language-line-adds-bulgarian/#comments" title="No Comments to read"> <img src="http://www.hrc.co.nz/newsletters/wp-content/themes/hrcnew/images/commentsicon.gif" alt="No Comments"> 0 </a> </div> <div class="posttitle"> <h2><a href="http://www.hrc.co.nz/newsletters/diversity-action-programme/te-waka-reo/2012/03/zdravei-language-line-adds-bulgarian/" rel="bookmark" title="Zdravei! Language Line adds Bulgarian">Zdravei! Language Line adds Bulgarian</a></h2> <span class="postmeta">Wednesday, March 14th, 2012 </span> </div> </div> <div class="postcontent"><p>Bulgarian is the newly listed language at Language Line. This brings to <a href="http://www.ethnicaffairs.govt.nz/oeawebsite.nsf/wpg_URL/Language-Line-Index">the number of languages available</a> to 43.</p><p> <a href="http://www.hrc.co.nz/newsletters/diversity-action-programme/te-waka-reo/2012/03/zdravei-language-line-adds-bulgarian/#more-13156" class="more-link">Continue reading…</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="post" id="post-13157"> <div class="postheader"> <div class="commentcount"> <a href="http://www.hrc.co.nz/newsletters/diversity-action-programme/te-waka-reo/2012/03/the-growing-need-for-interpreters-in-general-practice/#comments" title="No Comments to read"> <img src="http://www.hrc.co.nz/newsletters/wp-content/themes/hrcnew/images/commentsicon.gif" alt="No Comments"> 0 </a> </div> <div class="posttitle"> <h2><a href="http://www.hrc.co.nz/newsletters/diversity-action-programme/te-waka-reo/2012/03/the-growing-need-for-interpreters-in-general-practice/" rel="bookmark" title="The growing need for interpreters in general practice">The growing need for interpreters in general practice</a></h2> <span class="postmeta">Wednesday, March 14th, 2012 </span> </div> </div> <div class="postcontent"><p>Following research into the use of interpreters, Dr Ben Gray, Jo Hilder and Dr Maria Stubbe from the Department of Primary Health Care and General Practice in Wellington have developed New Zealand’s first toolkit for primary health care professionals in this area of rapidly growing need.</p><p> <a href="http://www.hrc.co.nz/newsletters/diversity-action-programme/te-waka-reo/2012/03/the-growing-need-for-interpreters-in-general-practice/#more-13157" class="more-link">Continue reading…</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="post" id="post-13158"> <div class="postheader"> <div class="commentcount"> <a href="http://www.hrc.co.nz/newsletters/diversity-action-programme/te-waka-reo/2012/03/seeflow-services-for-the-deaf-community/#comments" title="No Comments to read"> <img src="http://www.hrc.co.nz/newsletters/wp-content/themes/hrcnew/images/commentsicon.gif" alt="No Comments"> 0 </a> </div> <div class="posttitle"> <h2><a href="http://www.hrc.co.nz/newsletters/diversity-action-programme/te-waka-reo/2012/03/seeflow-services-for-the-deaf-community/" rel="bookmark" title="Seeflow services for the Deaf community">Seeflow services for the Deaf community</a></h2> <span class="postmeta">Wednesday, March 14th, 2012 </span> </div> </div> <div class="postcontent"><p>Seeflow is a new online initiative specialising in NZSL services for the Deaf community. Services include professional translation of documents from English to NZSL, and of NZSL messages to English via an innovative online video recording system.</p><p> <a href="http://www.hrc.co.nz/newsletters/diversity-action-programme/te-waka-reo/2012/03/seeflow-services-for-the-deaf-community/#more-13158" class="more-link">Continue reading…</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="post" id="post-13159"> <div class="postheader"> <div class="commentcount"> <a href="http://www.hrc.co.nz/newsletters/diversity-action-programme/te-waka-reo/2012/03/sukhmani-charitable-trust/#comments" title="No Comments to read"> <img src="http://www.hrc.co.nz/newsletters/wp-content/themes/hrcnew/images/commentsicon.gif" alt="No Comments"> 0 </a> </div> <div class="posttitle"> <h2><a href="http://www.hrc.co.nz/newsletters/diversity-action-programme/te-waka-reo/2012/03/sukhmani-charitable-trust/" rel="bookmark" title="Sukhmani Charitable Trust">Sukhmani Charitable Trust</a></h2> <span class="postmeta">Wednesday, March 14th, 2012 </span> </div> </div> <div class="postcontent"><p>The Sukhmani Charitable Trust offers a Punjabi language programme for children. It has now moved to a Gurdwara in New Lynn, where it will offer expanded services for newcomers to New Zealand.</p><p> <a href="http://www.hrc.co.nz/newsletters/diversity-action-programme/te-waka-reo/2012/03/sukhmani-charitable-trust/#more-13159" class="more-link">Continue reading…</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="post" id="post-13160"> <div class="postheader"> <div class="commentcount"> <a href="http://www.hrc.co.nz/newsletters/diversity-action-programme/te-waka-reo/2012/03/somali-language-for-kids/#comments" title="No Comments to read"> <img src="http://www.hrc.co.nz/newsletters/wp-content/themes/hrcnew/images/commentsicon.gif" alt="No Comments"> 0 </a> </div> <div class="posttitle"> <h2><a href="http://www.hrc.co.nz/newsletters/diversity-action-programme/te-waka-reo/2012/03/somali-language-for-kids/" rel="bookmark" title="Somali language for kids">Somali language for kids</a></h2> <span class="postmeta">Wednesday, March 14th, 2012 </span> </div> </div> <div class="postcontent"><p>NKOD Somali Youth Development Inc was formed in June 2010. One of the aims is to fill the needs of the young Somali in different aspects of their life. In August 2010, the “Somali Language for Kids programme” for children aged 4 to 8 was started.</p><p> <a href="http://www.hrc.co.nz/newsletters/diversity-action-programme/te-waka-reo/2012/03/somali-language-for-kids/#more-13160" class="more-link">Continue reading…</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="post" id="post-13161"> <div class="postheader"> <div class="commentcount"> <a href="http://www.hrc.co.nz/newsletters/diversity-action-programme/te-waka-reo/2012/03/launch-of-the-pacific-languages-community-college-2/#comments" title="No Comments to read"> <img src="http://www.hrc.co.nz/newsletters/wp-content/themes/hrcnew/images/commentsicon.gif" alt="No Comments"> 0 </a> </div> <div class="posttitle"> <h2><a href="http://www.hrc.co.nz/newsletters/diversity-action-programme/te-waka-reo/2012/03/launch-of-the-pacific-languages-community-college-2/" rel="bookmark" title="Launch of the Pacific Languages Community College">Launch of the Pacific Languages Community College</a></h2> <span class="postmeta">Wednesday, March 14th, 2012 </span> </div> </div> <div class="postcontent"><p>Porirua College has launched the Pacific Languages Community College, to deliver an ‘after three’ programme of Samoan, Tongan, Cook Island Māori te reo Māori and Tokelau language tuition to adult learners.</p><p> <a href="http://www.hrc.co.nz/newsletters/diversity-action-programme/te-waka-reo/2012/03/launch-of-the-pacific-languages-community-college-2/#more-13161" class="more-link">Continue reading…</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="post" id="post-13162"> <div class="postheader"> <div class="commentcount"> <a href="http://www.hrc.co.nz/newsletters/diversity-action-programme/te-waka-reo/2012/03/give-way-rule-change-resources/#comments" title="No Comments to read"> <img src="http://www.hrc.co.nz/newsletters/wp-content/themes/hrcnew/images/commentsicon.gif" alt="No Comments"> 0 </a> </div> <div class="posttitle"> <h2><a href="http://www.hrc.co.nz/newsletters/diversity-action-programme/te-waka-reo/2012/03/give-way-rule-change-resources/" rel="bookmark" title="Give way rule change: resources">Give way rule change: resources</a></h2> <span class="postmeta">Wednesday, March 14th, 2012 </span> </div> </div> <div class="postcontent"><p>Race Relations Commissioner Joris de Bres has welcomed multi-lingual resources by the NZ Transport Agency. The resources will help linguistically diverse communities understand changes to give way rules.</p><p> <a href="http://www.hrc.co.nz/newsletters/diversity-action-programme/te-waka-reo/2012/03/give-way-rule-change-resources/#more-13162" class="more-link">Continue reading…</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="post" id="post-13163"> <div class="postheader"> <div class="commentcount"> <a href="http://www.hrc.co.nz/newsletters/diversity-action-programme/te-waka-reo/2012/03/matauranga-maori-live-on-tki/#comments" title="No Comments to read"> <img src="http://www.hrc.co.nz/newsletters/wp-content/themes/hrcnew/images/commentsicon.gif" alt="No Comments"> 0 </a> </div> <div class="posttitle"> <h2><a href="http://www.hrc.co.nz/newsletters/diversity-action-programme/te-waka-reo/2012/03/matauranga-maori-live-on-tki/" rel="bookmark" title="Mātauranga Māori live on TKI">Mātauranga Māori live on TKI</a></h2> <span class="postmeta">Wednesday, March 14th, 2012 </span> </div> </div> <div class="postcontent"><p>The Mātauranga Māori website has recently been launched on the Ministry of Education’s website Te Kete Ipurangi (TKI). This site was previously known as Māori Education.</p><p> <a href="http://www.hrc.co.nz/newsletters/diversity-action-programme/te-waka-reo/2012/03/matauranga-maori-live-on-tki/#more-13163" class="more-link">Continue reading…</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="post" id="post-13167"> <div class="postheader"> <div class="commentcount"> <a href="http://www.hrc.co.nz/newsletters/diversity-action-programme/te-waka-reo/2012/03/english-language-for-new-migrants/#comments" title="No Comments to read"> <img src="http://www.hrc.co.nz/newsletters/wp-content/themes/hrcnew/images/commentsicon.gif" alt="No Comments"> 0 </a> </div> <div class="posttitle"> <h2><a href="http://www.hrc.co.nz/newsletters/diversity-action-programme/te-waka-reo/2012/03/english-language-for-new-migrants/" rel="bookmark" title="English language for new migrants">English language for new migrants</a></h2> <span class="postmeta">Wednesday, March 14th, 2012 </span> </div> </div> <div class="postcontent"><p>Aoraki Polytechnic is now an approved provider of the English for Migrants fund. </p><p> <a href="http://www.hrc.co.nz/newsletters/diversity-action-programme/te-waka-reo/2012/03/english-language-for-new-migrants/#more-13167" class="more-link">Continue reading…</a></p> </div> </div> <h2 class="tagtitle">Future Events</h2> <div class="post" id="post-13164"> <div class="postheader"> <div class="commentcount"> <a href="http://www.hrc.co.nz/newsletters/diversity-action-programme/te-waka-reo/2012/03/pacific-language-forum/#comments" title="No Comments to read"> <img src="http://www.hrc.co.nz/newsletters/wp-content/themes/hrcnew/images/commentsicon.gif" alt="No Comments"> 0 </a> </div> <div class="posttitle"> <h2><a href="http://www.hrc.co.nz/newsletters/diversity-action-programme/te-waka-reo/2012/03/pacific-language-forum/" rel="bookmark" title="Pacific Language Forum">Pacific Language Forum</a></h2> <span class="postmeta">Wednesday, March 14th, 2012 </span> </div> </div> <div class="postcontent"><p><em>Reverend</em> Uesifili <em>Unasa, Forum Chair, </em>invites you to attend the Pacific Languages Forum on Tuesday 27 March 2012, 9am- 4pm at Fickling Convention Centre 546 Mt Albert Road, Three Kings.</p><p> <a href="http://www.hrc.co.nz/newsletters/diversity-action-programme/te-waka-reo/2012/03/pacific-language-forum/#more-13164" class="more-link">Continue reading…</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="post" id="post-13165"> <div class="postheader"> <div class="commentcount"> <a href="http://www.hrc.co.nz/newsletters/diversity-action-programme/te-waka-reo/2012/03/clesol-2012-call-for-submissions/#comments" title="No Comments to read"> <img src="http://www.hrc.co.nz/newsletters/wp-content/themes/hrcnew/images/commentsicon.gif" alt="No Comments"> 0 </a> </div> <div class="posttitle"> <h2><a href="http://www.hrc.co.nz/newsletters/diversity-action-programme/te-waka-reo/2012/03/clesol-2012-call-for-submissions/" rel="bookmark" title="CLESOL 2012 call for submissions">CLESOL 2012 call for submissions</a></h2> <span class="postmeta">Wednesday, March 14th, 2012 </span> </div> </div> <div class="postcontent"><p>The CLESOL 2012 committee invites submissions of abstracts for individual papers, workshops, colloquia, five-minute brilliant ideas and posters.</p><p> <a href="http://www.hrc.co.nz/newsletters/diversity-action-programme/te-waka-reo/2012/03/clesol-2012-call-for-submissions/#more-13165" class="more-link">Continue reading…</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="post" id="post-13166"> <div class="postheader"> <div class="commentcount"> <a href="http://www.hrc.co.nz/newsletters/diversity-action-programme/te-waka-reo/2012/03/fagasa-fono/#comments" title="No Comments to read"> <img src="http://www.hrc.co.nz/newsletters/wp-content/themes/hrcnew/images/commentsicon.gif" alt="No Comments"> 0 </a> </div> <div class="posttitle"> <h2><a href="http://www.hrc.co.nz/newsletters/diversity-action-programme/te-waka-reo/2012/03/fagasa-fono/" rel="bookmark" title="FAGASA fono">FAGASA fono</a></h2> <span class="postmeta">Wednesday, March 14th, 2012 </span> </div> </div> <div class="postcontent"><p>The National Samoan Advisory Council and FAGASA’s national fono will be hosted in Dunedin this year, from 4pm, Monday 10 to Thursday 12 April. 10-13 April. <a href="http://www.hrc.co.nz/newsletters/diversity-action-programme/te-waka-reo/2012/03/fagasa-fono/#more-13166" class="more-link">Continue reading…</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="postheader"> <div class="commentcount"> <a href="http://www.hrc.co.nz/newsletters/diversity-action-programme/te-waka-reo/2012/03/mandarin-corner-and-chinese-film-6/#comments" title="No Comments to read"> <img src="http://www.hrc.co.nz/newsletters/wp-content/themes/hrcnew/images/commentsicon.gif" alt="No Comments"> 0 </a> </div> <div class="posttitle"> <h2><a href="http://www.hrc.co.nz/newsletters/diversity-action-programme/te-waka-reo/2012/03/mandarin-corner-and-chinese-film-6/" rel="bookmark" title="Mandarin Corner and Chinese Film">Mandarin Corner and Chinese Film</a></h2> <span class="postmeta">Wednesday, March 14th, 2012 </span> </div> </div> <div class="postcontent"><p>Mandarin Corner meets 3.15pm – 5.00pm on Saturdays during school term at Room 103, 24 Kelburn Parade, Victoria University of Wellington.</p><p> <a href="http://www.hrc.co.nz/newsletters/diversity-action-programme/te-waka-reo/2012/03/mandarin-corner-and-chinese-film-6/#more-13168" class="more-link">Continue reading…</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href="http://www.hrc.co.nz/newsletters/diversity-action-programme/te-waka-reo/2012/03/">http://www.hrc.co.nz/newsletters/diversity-action-programme/te-waka-reo/2012/03/</a><br> </p> </div><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>**************************************<br>N.b.: Listing on the lgpolicy-list is merely intended as a service to its members<br>and implies neither approval, confirmation nor agreement by the owner or sponsor of the list as to the veracity of a message's contents. 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