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MMC: A Brief Introduction

 

For over three decades, Manawatลซ Multicultural Council (MMC) has stood as a beacon of inclusivity, unity, and cultural celebration in Palmerston North and Manawatลซ areas. Nestled within the heart of our vibrant community, we have been privileged to serve as a home away from home for individuals from diverse backgrounds, proudly embracing the rich tapestry of cultures that define us. 

MMC remains steadfast in our commitment to fostering understanding, respect, and harmony among all members of our community. Our centre has served as a gathering place where traditions are honored, languages are spoken, and friendships are forged across cultural boundaries. 

 

Join us this weekend - Festival of Cultures 2026!

 

Festival of Cultures 2026 is set to fill our city with colour, flavour, music and celebration. Join us for an exciting week that brings communities together and showcases the cultures that make Palmerston North so special.

Mark your calendars and be part of the festivities!

๐ŸŽฌ ๐“๐ก๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ— ๐…๐ž๐›๐ซ๐ฎ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” | ๐Œ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐š๐ฅ ๐…๐š๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐Œ๐จ๐ฏ๐ข๐ž ๐๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ
๐Ÿ•• 6:00 PM โ€“ 8:30 PM
๐Ÿ“ The Square, Palmerston North
โœจ Fun interactive activities for kids
๐Ÿšš Delicious food trucks serving a variety of kai
๐Ÿช‘ Bring your picnic blanket or chairs and settle in for a great night in the heart of the city

๐ŸŒ ๐’๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐š๐ฒ 21 ๐…๐ž๐›๐ซ๐ฎ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” | ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ฅ๐ ๐…๐š๐ข๐ซ
๐Ÿ•ฅ 10:30 AM โ€“ 3:30 PM
๐Ÿ“ The Square, Palmerston North
๐ŸŽถ Live music and cultural performances
๐ŸŽจ Arts, crafts, games and more

โ˜•๐ŸŒŽ ๐’๐ฎ๐ง๐๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ ๐…๐ž๐›๐ซ๐ฎ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” | ๐“๐ž๐š๐ฌ, ๐‚๐จ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ž๐ฌ & ๐๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ ๐ž๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ฅ๐
๐Ÿ•‘ 2:00 PM โ€“ 5:00 PM
๐Ÿ“ Caccia Birch House, Palmerston North
๐ŸŽ‰ All events are FREE to attend!  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MMC News & Events

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Join Us | Teas, Coffees & Beverages of the World 2026

MMC News Published: 16th February 2026
Sip Your Way Around the World!ย ๐…๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐š๐ฅ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐‚๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ | ๐“๐ž๐š๐ฌ, ๐‚๐จ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ž๐ฌ & ๐๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ ๐ž๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ฅ๐ย ๐’๐ฎ๐ง๐๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ ๐…๐ž๐›๐ซ๐ฎ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”ย ๐Ÿ:๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ ๐๐Œ โ€“ ๐Ÿ“:๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ ๐๐Œย ๐‚๐š๐œ๐œ๐ข๐š ๐๐ข๐ซ๐œ๐ก ๐‡๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž, ๐๐š๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ง ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐กGet ready to taste drinks froโ€ฆ
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Growing Together Learning Community Hub โ€“ A Journey of Connection, Learning, and Support

MMC News Published: 27th January 2026
Over the past months, MMC and the Welcoming Schools Programme facilitated the Growing Together Learning Community Hub (GTLCH), funded by the Ministry of Education, which brought together parents and cโ€ฆ
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MMC Christmas Lunch | Images

MMC News Published: 27th January 2026
Last Friday, 12 December, we came together to celebrate the festive season with our MMC community at our annual Christmas Lunch!

It was a wonderful potluck lunch, filled with delicious food, laughteโ€ฆ
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Teas, Coffees and Beverages of the World | Register NOW!

MMC News Published: 15th December 2025
๐“๐ž๐š๐ฌ, ๐‚๐จ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ž๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ ๐ž๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ฅ๐

Our much-loved event is back โ€” and in 2026, itโ€™s ๐›๐ข๐ ๐ ๐ž๐ซ, ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐œ๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐ซ๐ž๐Ÿ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ง ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ!

This year, weโ€™re expanding Teas & Coffees of the Worโ€ฆ
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Christmas Parade 2025 | Images

MMC News Published: 9th December 2025
Yesterday, Sunday 7 December 2025, the Manawatลซ Multicultural Council proudly joined the Christmas Parade โ€” and what a beautiful, vibrant, colourful, and joyful afternoon it was!

A huge thank you to โ€ฆ
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MMC Book Launch

MMC News Published: 5th December 2025
MMC Book Launch โ€“ Celebrating Creativity, Connection & Friendship!

Last Monday, 1 December 2025, we proudly launched our second student book at Hancock Community House! This collection features wondโ€ฆ
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Community News & Events

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Join Us | Multicultural Movie Night

Community News Published: 16th February 2026
๐Œ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐š๐ฅ ๐…๐š๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐Œ๐จ๐ฏ๐ข๐ž ๐๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ฅ๐š๐ฆ๐ฒ!ย Kick off the Festival of Cultures with a chilled, family-friendly evening in The Square. Grab your whฤnau, your picnic blanket, and come enjoy watching ๐„๐ง๐œ๐š๐งโ€ฆ
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Join us | World Fair 2026

Community News Published: 16th February 2026
๐๐š๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฒโ€™๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐‚๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐š๐ฅ ๐‚๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐›๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐š๐œ๐ค!

๐‘ญ๐’†๐’”๐’•๐’Š๐’—๐’‚๐’ ๐’๐’‡ ๐‘ช๐’–๐’๐’•๐’–๐’“๐’†๐’” ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” | ๐‘พ๐’๐’“๐’๐’… ๐‘ญ๐’‚๐’Š๐’“ ๐‘ซ๐’‚๐’š

Join us for a day full of fun, food, music, and culture โ€“ the event everyoneโ€™s talking about!

๐’๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿโ€ฆ
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EthKick 2026 | REGISTER NOW!

Community News Published: 27th January 2026
๐‘๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐จ๐ฉ๐ž๐ง ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐„๐ญ๐ก๐Š๐ข๐œ๐ค ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”!

Join us on ๐’๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ– ๐…๐ž๐›๐ซ๐ฎ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”, for a fantastic day filled with diversity, inclusionโ€”and of courseโ€”football!

Kick off the 2026 Festival of Cultureโ€ฆ
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Manawatลซ Migrant Voices: A Portrait Series

Community News Published: 15th December 2025
I am thrilled to share a portraiture project thatโ€™s been a real passion of mine - Manawatลซ Migrant Voices: A Portrait Series.https://www.migrantportraits.nz/With support from Palmerston Northโ€™s Communโ€ฆ
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ESOL Road Code โ€“ English for Your Learner Licence

Community News Published: 10th December 2025
ESOL Road Code โ€“ English for Your Learner Licence

Organised by English Language Partners Palmerston North

Date: 26 January โ€“ 5 February 2026
Time: Monday to Friday, 9:00 am โ€“ 12:45 pm
Location: Lโ€ฆ
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English Language Partners | Summer School

Community News Published: 10th December 2025
SUMMER SCHOOL โ€“ Free Intensive English Course!
Organised by English Language Partners Palmerston North

Looking to improve your English this summer? English Language Partners is offering a FREE intenโ€ฆ
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