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Links
This section provides links to sites where you will find out more about work on the Action Plan for New Zealand Women, on the status of women internationally, and contacts for organisations of interest to women.
The Ministry of Women’s Affairs is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.
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Women’s groups in New Zealand
Government agencies with lead roles in the Action Plan for New Zealand Women
Other New Zealand government sites
International links
Women on boards / Nominations Service
Funding and Scholarships
Tertiary Institutions
Tools / Resources
Women’s groups in New Zealand
For a more detailed contact list of women's groups and organisations in New Zealand see Women’s Directory on this site.
Asian Health Support Service has an intepreting service in Mandarin, Cantonese, and Korean. Phone (09) 4868314.
Family Violence Information line
0800 456 450 - Available 7 days, 9am - 11pm
Māori Women's Welfare League (MWWL)
mwwl@mwwl.org.nz
National Council of Women of New Zealand (NCWNZ)
www.ncwnz.co.nz
New Horison for Women Trust
http://www.newhorizonsforwomen.org.nz/index.html
New Zealand Federation of Business and Professional Women Inc (BPW)
www.bpwnz.org.nz
New Zealand Federation of Graduate Women
http://nzfgw.org.nz/
Pacific Women's Watch
http://apww.isiswomen.org/
PACIFICA
www.pacifica.org.nz
Refugee Lifeline is a free, professional and confidential telephone counselling service that provides emotional support to people living in New Zealand who have arrived as refugees. The service is offered in Burmese, Farsi and Arabic. In addition, Dinka and Dari speaking counsellors are sometimes available. They can help with a range of personal problems ranging from psychological and emotional, marriage and family issues, work-related stress, violence or discrimination, loneliness, grief, ill-health or depression. The aim is to facilitate an easier transition to life in New Zealand. Counsellors will maintain confidentiality and anonymity and will not ask for a caller’s name or personal details.
Burmese: 0800 88 66 45. Farsi/ Dari: 0800 88 66 46. Arabic: 0800 88 66 47.
For more information, please visit www.refugeelifeline.org.nz
Refuge: National Collective of Independent Women Refuges Inc (NCIWR)
www.womensrefuge.org.nz. 24-hour free helpline 0800 478 778 for confidential advice.
Rural Women New Zealand
www.ruralwomen.org
Shakti for Migrant women in crisis.
http://www.shakti.org.nz/ 0800 SHAKTI (0800 742584) 24-hour crisis line
Victim Support
www.victimsupport.org.nz 24-hour, seven-day-a-week service free to anyone affected by crime and trauma. 0800 842 846
Women's Health Action Trust
www.womens-health.org.nz
Young Women of Aotearoa-New Zealand (YWCA)
www.ywca.org.nz
Government agencies with lead roles in the Action Plan for New Zealand Women
The following government agencies are taking a lead role in initiatives outlined in the Action Plan for New Zealand Women.
Department of Labourwww.dol.govt.nz
- pay and employment equity
- work-life balance
- paid parental leave
Office for Disability Issues
www.odi.govt.nz
- New Zealand Disability Strategy
- ODI nominations service
Ministry of Education
www.minedu.govt.nz
- Modern Apprenticeships
- Adult English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)
- support for tertiary students
- early childhood education
Office of Ethnic Affairs
www.ethnicaffairs.govt.nz
- interpreting service ‘Language Line’
Ministry of Health
www.moh.govt.nz
- Primary Health Organisations (PHOs)
- Sexual and Reproductive Health Strategy
- Māori women’s smoking rates
- mental health
- obesity
Ministry of Social Development
www.msd.govt.nz
- Working for Families www.msd.govt.nz/media-information/working-for-families/fact-sheets.html
- Heartland Services www.heartlands.govt.nz
- Te Rito: New Zealand Family Violence Prevention Strategy
Retirement Commission
www.sorted.org.nz
- retirement savings
Te Puni Kōkiri
www.tpk.govt.nz
- Māori women and collectively owned assets
Tertiary Education Commission
www.tec.govt.nz
- Modern Apprenticeships
- Adult English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)
- Industry Training Organisations (ITOs)
Other New Zealand Government sites
BIZ - Business Information Zone New Zealand
www.biz.org.nz
BIZ is the whole-of-government business portal designed to make it easier to run your business. It acts as an online business adviser, providing a gateway to business resources.
Department of Corrections
www.corrections.govt.nz
EEO Trust - The Equal Employment Opportunities Trust provides information and tools on EEO to employers, and raises awareness of diversity issues in the workplace.
www.eeotrust.org.nz
Families Commission - for parents to find advice and support.
www.nzfamilies.org.nz
Inland Revenue
www.ird.govt.nz
NEON - National Equal Opportunities Network
www.neon.org.nz
NEON is a partnership between the Human Rights Commission (HRC) and the Equal Employment Opportunities Trust (EEO Trust). It is a comprehensive website portal that includes:
- guidance to Crown entities about their 'good employer' obligations
- information about women's status at work and the position of disabled people
- progress made by Maori and Pacific people in employment
- information about Asian and other ethnic communities in the workplace
- research on older workers and age discrimination
- a resource section that provides names and websites for relevant publications and tools
New Zealand Government Online
www.govt.nz
The portal to all central and local government information on the web.
New Zealand Trade and Enterprise
www.nzte.govt.nz
- Enterprise Development Fund
States Services Commission
www.ssc.govt.nz
- e-government
Statistics New Zealand
www.stats.govt.nz
Work and Income New Zealand
www.winz.govt.nz
International
Australia
Office for Women www.ofw.facs.gov.au
New South Wales Department for Women www.women.nsw.gov.au
Northern Territory - Office of Women's Policy www.nt.gov.au/dcm/women/
Queensland - Office of Women's Policy www.qldwoman.qld.gov.au
Tasmania: Women Tasmania www.women.tas.gov.au
Victoria - Office of Women's Policy www.women.vic.gov.au
Western Australia - Women's Policy Development Office www.wa.gov.au/wpdo
Canada
Status of Women Canada http://www.swc-cfc.gc.caUnited States
United States Women's Bureau www.dol.gov/wb/welcome.htmlUnited Nations
United Nations Division for the Advancement of Women www.un.org/womenwatch/dawUnited Nations Development Programme www.undp.org
Women on boards / Nominations Service
Principal appointing agencies
There are over 400 companies, trusts, advisory boards and other entities to which the Crown makes appointments. The principal appointing agencies are:
Ministry of Health www.moh.govt.nz
Ministry for Culture and Heritage www.mch.govt.nz
Tertiary Advisory Monitoring Unit www.minedu.govt.nz
Ministry of Economic Development www.med.govt.nz
Department of Internal Affairs www.dia.govt.nz
Department of Conservation www.doc.govt.nz
Ministry of Justice www.justice.govt.nz
Crown Company & Monitoring Advisory Unit (CCMAU) www.ccmau.govt.nz
Governance education and information
The Institute of Directors (IOD) www.iod.org.nz
The Boardroom Practice www.boardroompractice.co.nz
Governance course providers
Institute of Directors (IOD) www.iod.org.nz
University of Otago and Boardroom Practice www.commerce.otago.ac.nz/com
Funding and Scholarships
The following is a guide to funding sources in New Zealand. Some scholarships and other sources are specifically for women, but many are general sources available to both men and women. As a policy agency, the Ministry of Women's Affairs is not itself resourced to offer financial assistance to women.
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General Funding
Community Funding
Assistance for Māori
Assistance for Pacific peoples
Business
Study
Tertiary Study
GENERAL FUNDING
The Funding Information Service is a not-for-profit organisation collecting and distributing information about funding through three searchable computer databases:
Fundview contains information about funding for community groups in New Zealand;
Breakout holds information about awards, scholarships and grants for individual development.
CorporateCitizens provides comprehensive information on New Zealand businesses that are committed to building relationships with community and voluntary organisations. The databases are available at various public locations throughout New Zealand. Look at the location maps on their website to find the nearest database to you.
Contact: Funding Information Service
Address: PO Box 1521, Wellington
Tel: (04) 471 8900 or (04) 471 8907 (helpdesk)
Fax: (04) 472 5367
Email: info@fis.org.nz
Website: www.allaboutfunding.org.nz
Government scholarships: see www.careers.govt.nz/lists/funding/folist.htm for more information about scholarships offered by government agencies.
NZLive.com. This website has a search page for funding. Type in what kind of funding you are looking for and it will give you the available options. www.nzlive.com/en/index?type=funding
YWCA see their website to see what each region offers at http://www.ywca.org.nz/.
COMMUNITY FUNDING
Community Development Group (Department of Internal Affairs) promotes the building of strong communities through the provision of advisory services, information, Lottery Grants, community organisation grant schemes (COGS) and other grants, which develop community capacity to address local issues.
Tel: (04) 495 7200 or freephone: 0800 824 824 Fax: 04 495 7225
Website: www.dia.govt.nz
The Lion Foundation Grants are given by The Lion Foundation to a wide range of worthy projects and causes in communities across the length and breadth of New Zealand and are very proud of the difference these funds make to the activities and lives of hundreds of thousands of New Zealanders. Categories for grants are: sport; community/culture; health; and education.
Tel: (09) 488 7707 495 7200 or freephone: 0800 802 908 Fax: 09 488 7747495 7225
Email: info@lionfoundation.org.nz
Website: www.lionfoundation.org.nz
Pub Charity is uniquely focused on returning the net proceeds from their gaming machines back in to the very communities in which the money is raised. Criterion: non-profit organisation. Grab an application from a participating venue in your community, or download an application from their website.
Email: donations@pubcharity.org.nz
Website: www.pubcharity.org.nz
The Southern Trust Inc operates gaming machines and returns the net proceeds to charitable purposes. Net proceeds are continually available for distribution and can be granted for the following purposes: amateur sport; education and training; welfare; and cultural or philanthropic activities.
Email: info@southerntrust.org.nz
Website: www.southerntrust.org.nz
New Zealand Community Trust - NZCT aims to add significant value, not only to families and groups involved in sport, but also to community well-being. Local gaming - local funding.
Email: info@nzctorg.nz
Website: www.nzct.org.nz
ASSISTANCE FOR MĀORI
Maori Education Trust is financed from private bequests and trusts set up from individuals or businesses to administer scholarships for Māori students, and is also contracted to administer scholarships on behalf of the Ministry of Education and other agencies. http://www.maorieducation.org.nz/sch/
TAKOA Rua-mano is a networking and linkage resource. It supports the needs of whānau, community organisations, government groups and commerce. It contains more than 2000 listings and includes information on marae, iwi, social services, business, justice, education, government, training, arts, health services and education scholarships. www.takoa.co.nz/scholarships.htm
Te Puni Kōkiri – Ministry of Māori Development (TPK) oversees the Māori Business Facilitation Service, a free development programme for Māori. www.tpk.govt.nz/business/facilitation. www.tpk.govt.nzMāori Women's Development Inc (MWDI) Launched in 1987 by the Māori Women's Welfare League, MWDI provides loans to Māori to help establish or maintain businesses.
Tel: (09) 307 7014 Fax: (09) 307 7017
Email: mwdi@ihug,co.nz
Poutama Trust (for Māori economic development)
Tel: 0800 476 882 Fax: (04) 495 1136
Email: poutama@poutama.co.nz Website: www.poutama.co.nz
YWCA of Wellington & Hutt Valley provides a Māori Women’s Transfer Fund solely for the purpose of assisting Māori women's projects. The YWCA publishes information about the fund and the projects funded in newsletters four times a year. Applications for this round close on 31 May 2008. For more information please email enquiries@wgtnywca.org.nz or see www.ywca.org.nz/wtgn_hutt/wtgn_Y_Shop.html.
FOMA (Federation of Maori Authorities) http://www.foma.co.nz/
Te Kohao Health: www.tekohaohealth.co.nz/7001/index.html offers a scholarship to recognise academic achievement of Māori medical students undertaking the MBChB degree. Click here for an application form. Please forward a copy of your CV, 2007 Academic Results, 250 word essay to the Managing Director, PO Box 7107, HAMILTON by 28 March 2008.
Hauora Māori Scholarships: Māori students are urged to apply to assist them in pursuing undergraduate and postgraduate health or health-related courses. Applications close at 5pm on 11 April 2008. For more information click www.maorihealth.govt.nz/moh.nsf/indexma/hauora-maori-scholarships
Te Awe - Wellington Maori Business Network is a non-profit organisation committted to assist Maori in business and Maori business success. www.teawe.maori.nz
ASSISTANCE FOR PACIFIC PEOPLES
Pacific Business Trust operates a loan programme for New Zealanders of Pacific Island descent.
Tel: 0800 287 7526 Fax: (09) 270 1004
Website: www.pacificbusiness.co.nz
The Ministry of Pacific Islands Affairs has a comprehensive listing of scholarships available to Pacific peoples at www.minpac.govt.nz/communitypage.htm
Tel: (04) 473 4493 Fax: (04) 473 4301
Email: contact@minpac.govt.nz Website: www.minpac.govt.nz
BUSINESS
New Zealand Trade and Enterprise is the New Zealand Government's agency charged with helping New Zealand businesses achieve success at home and in the global marketplace. Tel: 0800 555 888 or www.nzte.govt.nz/
BIZ - Business Information Zone New Zealand - Business.govt.nz BIZ is the whole-of-government business portal designed to make it easier to run your business. It acts as an online business adviser, providing a gateway to business resources. It provides information and tools designed to help you start, manage or grow your business and deal with the day-to-day challenges along the way. www.biz.org.nz
Tel: 0800 424946 Fax: (04) 4998654
Email: business.govt@nzte.govt.nz Website: http://www.business.govt.nz/
Angel Fund – Wahine Putea Based in Christchurch, Angel Fund loans small amounts (typically up to $500) to women in the Christchurch and Canterbury area who are on a low income and have difficulty accessing credit from traditional sources. The Angel Fund loans for small business start up costs; training courses/seminars/education; transition to work expenses.
Tel: (03) 366 9978 or 027 660 0077 Fax: (03) 0669971
Email: info@angelfund.org.nz Website: www.angelfund.org.nz
Tel: (09) 307 7014 Fax: (09) 307 7017
Email: mwdi@ihug,co.nz
Poutama Trust (for Māori economic development)
Tel: 0800 476 882 Fax: (04) 495 1136
Email: poutama@poutama.co.nz Website: www.poutama.co.nz
Ministry of Economic Development
Tel: 64-4-472 0030 Fax: 64-4-473 4638
Email: info@med.govt.nz Website: www.med.govt.nz
BPWNZ New Zealand Business and Professional Women (BPWNZ) offers scholarships and awards for women from time to time. www.bpwnz.org.nz
Creative New Zealand is the government's main arts development organisation.
Tel: (04) 473 0880 Fax: (04) 471 2865
Email: info@creativenz.govt.nz Website: www.creativenz.govt.nz
www.zonta.org.nz
STUDY
Government scholarships: see www.careers.govt.nz/lists/funding/folist.htm for more information about scholarships offered by government agencies.
Kate Edger Educational Charitable Trust annually funds a number of awards aimed at providing women with financial assistance for re-training and for undergraduate and postgraduate study.For more information please contact:
Email: enquiries@kateedgertrust.org.nz
Website:http://www.auckgradwomen.org.nz/KEET/index.htm
Te Kohao Health: www.tekohaohealth.co.nz/7001/index.html offers a scholarship to recognise academic achievement of Māori medical students undertaking the MBChB degree. Click here for an application form. Please forward a copy of your CV, 2007 Academic Results, 250 word essay to the Managing Director, PO Box 7107, HAMILTON by 28 March 2008.
Hauora Māori Scholarships: Māori students are urged to apply to assist them in pursuing undergraduate and postgraduate health or health-related courses. Applications close at 5pm on 11 April 2008. For more information click www.maorihealth.govt.nz/moh.nsf/indexma/hauora-maori-scholarships
The New Horizons for Women Trust is a New Zealand-wide organisation that promotes second-chance education and training for women, and research on issues which affect women. Women who have not obtained a qualification since leaving school and who are enrolled for further study, may apply for a second-chance award. The closing date for applications is 31 May each year. Women or groups intending to undertake research on women's issues may apply for a research award. The closing date is 31 August each year.
Address: The Secretary, PO Box 12498, Wellington
Email: newhorizonsforwomentrust@hotmail.com
Website: http://www.newhorizonsforwomen.org.nz/index.html
TERTIARY STUDY
There is a wide range of scholarships for study in New Zealand. If you are looking for somewhere to study, tertiary institutions' web-sites are a good place to begin. Listed below are links to some of New Zealand's tertiary institutions.
Auckland University of Technology
Eastern Institute of Technology
Lincoln University
Massey University
Manukau Institute of Technology
Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology
Southern Institute of Technology
The Vice Chancellors Committee scholarships list
Unitec
University of Auckland
University of Canterbury
University of Otago
Waikato Institute of Technology
Waikato University
Wellington Institute of Technology
Whitireia Porirua
Victoria University of Wellington
Wananga
Te Wananga of Aotearoa
Te Wananga o Awanuiarangi
Te Wananga of Raukawa
