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From all over the world, migrants and refugees come to make Palmerston North their home. While some of us have been here for a long time, some have only just arrived. Together we make Palmerston North a place where migrants are celebrated for their uniqueness and encouraged to discover the beauty and richness of all cultures represented in our community.

Manawatu Multicultural Council organizes and participates in events and activities that promote cultural diversity in Palmerston North. We also collaborate with surrounding organizations with various initiatives. Please see below the latest news and events in the Manawatu area:

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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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EthKick 2026 | Register NOW!

MMC News Published: 5th December 2025
๐‘๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ๐ฐ 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 Saturday, 28 February 2026, for a fantastic day filled with diversity, inclusionโ€”and of courseโ€”football!

EthKick - our exciting 6-a-side footbalโ€ฆ
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Annual Dinner 2025 | Photos

MMC News Published: 2nd December 2025
MMC Annual Dinner 2025 โ€“ A Night to Remember

On Friday, 21 November 2025, MMC hosted our Annual Dinner, bringing together community members, stakeholders, and friends for an evening of celebration aโ€ฆ
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Palmy Play Festival | Images

MMC News Published: 2nd December 2025
On November 8th, the Palmy Play Festival took place at The Square. This event was a collaborative effort between Manawatu Multicultural Council (MMC), Palmerston North City Council (PNCC), and Welcomiโ€ฆ
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Christmas Parade | Register NOW!

MMC News Published: 11th November 2025
ย ๐–๐š๐ฅ๐ค ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐Œ๐Œ๐‚ ๐š๐ญ ๐“๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐˜๐ž๐š๐ซโ€™๐ฌ ๐‚๐ก๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฆ๐š๐ฌ ๐๐š๐ซ๐š๐๐ž!ย Weโ€™re excited to invite you, your family, and your community to walk with the Manawatลซ Multicultural Council at the 2025 Christmas Parade! Letโ€™s celebraโ€ฆ
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Community News

Stay informed and connected with the latest happenings in our ethnic community! Browse through the news thumbnails below and click on the one that catches your eye to read more!

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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Diwali Mela 2025 | Photos

Community News Published: 4th November 2025
Diwali Mela 2025

A huge thank you to everyone who made Diwali Mela 2025 in Palmerston North such a wonderful celebration!

Thank you to all the performers who brought energy, culture, and excitementโ€ฆ
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Palmy Play Festival | Register Your Stall!

Community News Published: 20th October 2025
Calling all community groups and organisations!Weโ€™re excited to share that registration is still open for Palmy Play Festival 2025 โ€” a celebration of play, culture, and community!ย ย Date: Friday, 8 Novโ€ฆ
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PCA | Parol (Lantern) Making Contest

Community News Published: 14th October 2025
๐๐š๐ซ๐จ๐ฅ (๐‹๐š๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ง) ๐Œ๐š๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ
Organised by the Philippine Central Association (PCA)

Get creative and showcase your talent in this festive Parol (Lantern) Making Contest!
Bring your beautifully craโ€ฆ
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ShakeOut | Sign Up NOW

Community News Published: 13th October 2025
Weโ€™ll be practicing what to do during an emergency at 9.30am on Thursday 16 October, during this yearโ€™s ShakeOut!

Keen to practice too?

Sign up your school, business or whฤnau to join here: getreadyโ€ฆ
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