November

2017

Our Welcoming Communities journey began

• Becoming a welcoming community - Ashburton Guardian

January - June 2018

Developing and adopting our Welcoming Plan

• Ashburton's economy, population are growing - Ashburton Courier

• Welcoming Plan adopted - Ashburton Guardian

 June
2018

Sharing the Welcoming ethos

• Building a resilient, vibrant community - Ashburton Guardian

• Ashburton College Powhiri

• Thumb's up for morning tea - Ashburton Guardian

July
2018

Launch of the Welcoming Plan - Whakatua mai ki te rōhe o Hakatere

• Our Welcoming Community - Ashburton Guardian

• Our Welcoming Community Continued - Ashburton Guardian

August - October
2018

Welcoming activities roll-out

• Power of football to help foster new connections - Ashburton Courier

• A year of swapping skills, time - Ashburton Guardian

• Free workshops to link migrants and volunteering - Ashburton Courier

• Migrant volunteering workshops seek registrations - Ashburton Guardia

• Workshops give migrants insight - Ashburton Guardian and accompanying image  

• Jamie Milne calls for registrations - Ashburton Guardian

• Futsal invitation - Ashburton Courier

• Futsal Extravaganza coming to town - Ashburton Courier

• Workshops for cultural awareness - Ashburton Guardian

• Futsal showcase delivers - Ashburton Courier and accompanying Video

• Futsal festival sparks a lot of fun and bonding  - Ashburton Guardian

November
2018

Welcoming activities continue

• Language interpretation resources on hand at Ashburton District Council - Ashburton District Council 

• Breaking language barriers - Ashburton Guardian

• Domain's first cultural themed garden to help celebrate diversity - Ashburton District Council

• Domain welcomes cultural garden - Ashburton Guardian

• Ashburton opens garden to help welcome migrant population - Radio New Zealand

• Our community heart - Ashburton Guardian

• Latino workshop for volunteers final of the year - Ashburton Guardian

December
2018

February-April

2019

May

2019

Welcoming activities continue

• Welcoming plan implemented - Ashburton Courier

• Simple words, phrases, ice breaker, says Latino - Ashburton Guardian

   

Welcoming activities continue

• Welcoming Communities effective tool - Ashburton Courier

• It's a map, weird and wonderful - Ashburton Courier

• Getting neighbourly the plan - Ashburton Guardian

• A passion for Maori language - Ashburton Guardian

• Muslims reach out - Ashburton Guardian 

• Muslims reach out continued - Ashburton Guardian

• Neighbours Day coming to life across the district - Ashburton Courier

• Neighbours get together - Ashburton Courier

• Residents urged to be good to neighbours - Ashburton Courier

Welcoming activities continue

• Paving the way for refugees - Ashburton Guardian

• Refugees need a sense of belonging - Ashburton Guardian

   

Welcoming International

We're making a name for ourselves across the worldwide welcoming movement!

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• Welcoming International showcase Come over for a Cuppa

• Welcoming International showcase Welcoming Plan launch

• Welcoming International showcase Futsal Extravaganza

• Welcoming International showcase Sports Uniting Communities in New Zealand

• Welcoming International showcase Language Interpretation Services

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Check out the Welcoming International website.