The Ministry for Ethnic Communities (Māori: Te Tari Mātāwaka) is an advisory agency to the government on ethnic diversity and inclusion in New Zealand society. The agency provides information, advice and services to ethnic communities, and gives out funds to support community development and social cohesion.
Function
Overview
The government decided to form the Ministry on 2 December 2020 and formally came into existence on 1 July 2021. The origins of the Ministry stem from the Office of Ethnic Communities and its elevation to a Ministry was a recommendation of the Royal Commission into the Christchurch mosque terror attacks.
Headquarters
The ministry is based in the Grant Thornton building in Wellington with regional offices in Auckland and Christchurch.
List of directors-general
Chief executives of the Ministry for Ethnic Communities are: