Who we are

Multicultural Aoraki (formerly Aoraki Migrant Centre) was founded in 2004. Since then, we have been providing support, advice and advocacy to our local multicultural and newcomer communities.

We formed the Aoraki Multicultural Council in response to the South East Asian Boxing Day Tsunami in 2004. It was originally to facilitate fundraising efforts to aid those affected by the Tsunami’s devastation, however soon evolved into a much larger service.

We saw a gap in the services available to those moving here from overseas, especially those who spoke little English or came from diverse cultural backgrounds. We realised there was a need for a place to help connect people to the wider community.