These are some of the Cultural Societies you can find in Timaru and South Canterbury. Contact us if you have started a new group so we can add you to this list.

SC Indian Cultural Society: facebook.com/South-Canterbury-Indian-Cultural-Society-Inc

SC Chinese Community: facebook/TimaruChineseCommunity or or facebook/SouthCanterburyChineseOnline

South Africans in Timaru: facebook/timarusouthafricans

Tongan Society South Canterbury: facebook/tongansocietysc

Timaru Muslim Educational Trust: facebook/timarumuslimeducationaltrust

Pasifika o Aoraki Services: https://www.facebook.com/falepasifika/

South Canterbury Irish Society: facebook/scirishsociety

Multicultural New Zealand: multiculturalnz.org.nz

General

Use these websites to find information about local community events and resources, and find out more about local government. Timaru Library also has free access to computers and the internet.

South Canterbury Events Calendar: southcanterbury.org.nz/eventscalendar

Timaru Library: library.timaru.govt.nz

Local Government NZ: lgnz.co.nz

Builders, Plumbers & Electricians

Use these websites to find qualified and skilled trades people for house repairs and maintenance.

Master Builders NZ: masterbuilder.org.nz/RMBA/Find_a_Builder

Master Plumbers NZ: masterplumbers.org.nz/homeowner-info

Master Electricians NZ: masterelectricians.org.nz/find-electrician

Rural

These websites have useful information if you are living in rural parts of South Canterbury.

Fairlie Heartlands: heartlandservices.govt.nz/fairlie.html

Twizel Heartlands: heartlandservices.govt.nz/twizel.html

Waimate Heartlands: heartlandservices.govt.nz/waimate.html

Immigration

These websites have details on New Zealand Immigration processes, as well as general advice for moving to and living in New Zealand.

New Zealand Immigration: immigration.govt.nz/new-zealand-visas 

Immigration advice and guides: newzealandnow.govt.nz/

Welcoming Communities: immigration.govt.nz/about-us/what-we-do/welcoming-communities

Legal & Housing Advice

These agencies can help with housing disputes, free general legal advice, and discrimination issues.

Tenancy Tribunal: tenancy.govt.nz/tribunal

Citizens Advice Bureau: cab.org.nz/migrant-connect

Community Law: communitylaw.org.nz

Human Rights Commission: hrc.co.nz

Education & Schooling

The Ministry of Education has useful information about the New Zealand school system and how it works.

NZQA has information on studying in New Zealand and converting overseas qualifications.

Ministry of Education: education.govt.nz

New Zealand Qualifications Authority: nzqa.govt.nz

Language & Culture

These websites have information on learning English and Māori, accessing interpreters, settlement info in various languages, and general New Zealand culture and history.

English Language Partners: englishlanguage.org.nz

InfoNOW: infonow.nz

Interpreting NZ: interpret.org.nz

Māori Dictionary: maoridictionary.co.nz

Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand: teara.govt.nz/en

General

Office of Ethnic Communities: ethniccommunities.govt.nz

Ministry for Women: women.govt.nz

Department of Conservation: doc.govt.nz

Ministry for the Environment: mfe.govt.nz

New Zealand Transport Agency: nzta.govt.nz

Tourism NZ: tourismnewzealand.com

Tourist & Visitor Driving Theory Quiz: drivingtests.co.nz/roadcode/tourist

The Electoral Commission: vote.nz

Volunteering NZ: volunteeringnz.org.nz

Use these websites to find job listings or contact recruitment agencies. Contact us if you need help with creating a CV or looking for work.

Job Listings

Seek NZ: seek.co.nz

Trade Me Jobs: trademe.co.nz/jobs

Indeed NZ: nz.indeed.com

Recruitment Agencies

Stafford Personnel: staffordbusiness.co.nz

Staff Services: staffservices.co.nz

Personnel Placements: personnelplacements.co.nz

Canstaff: canstaff.co.nz

Workbridge: workbridge.co.nz/jobseekers

General

Career Services: careers.govt.nz

These websites offer interesting reading on migrant perspectives, research projects and academic resources.

“Emotional Challenges of Migration” by Ellie Baker: migrantemotions.blogspot.com

UN International Days: un.org/en/sections/observances/international-days/

CADDANZ - Capturing the Diversity Dividend of Aotearoa: caddanz.org.nz

Otago University Dunedin - Centre for Global Migration: otago.ac.nz/global-migrations/about/