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Citizens Advice for New Migrants
Special Event
Past event
This event has been postponed. We'll update this page and our social media when we have a new date.
The Citizens Advice Bureau Christchurch will explain how their organisation helps people to know their rights and access services including immigration and tenancy support. All their services are free.
While you're here, enjoy a free visit to the exhibition John Vea: Ini Mini Mani Mou, which examines the complexities of the immigration process in Aotearoa New Zealand.
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Exhibition
John Vea: Ini Mini Mani Mou
8 March – 13 July 2025
Powerful new work examining the complexities of the immigration process in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Commentary
Clocking Off
For most people, migration is a semi-abstract concept. It’s the fall guy for social issues, the topic of choice for political pundits. For me, it was something I romanticised. Although both of my parents were born in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland I always thought of myself as the child of migrants, as all four of my grandparents were born outside of Aotearoa New Zealand and immigrated here for various reasons at various times. However, it wasn’t until I became a migrant worker myself, after accepting a job in the United States and navigating immigration firsthand, that I realised how difficult moving countries was.