Multi-language Resources
Please let me know if there are other community language resources that could be listed here.
Asking for an Interpreter
The fact sheets are available as a downloadable PDF in the following languages:
Amharic, Arabic, Assyrian, Burmese, English, Farsi, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, Kurdish, Nepali, Simplified Chinese, Somali, Spanish.
The Interpreting Fact sheets explains the difference between trained interpreters and untrained interpreters as well as providing non-English speakers information regarding their rights to have access to an Interpreter. It can be used as a practical tool to ask for an interpreter when needed. A hard copy of the fact sheet can be printed and use the statement in English and the other language to say: ”I speak [...language], I need an interpreter
www.interpret.org.nz/links/resources/ACC
'Preventing Injuries'
[Cook Islands Maori, Tongan, Samoan, Chinese, Korean]
http://www.acc.co.nz/preventing-injuries/index.htm
Civil Defence
'How to get ready'
information sheets-links at bottom of web page
[Hindi, Tongan, Samoan, Arabic, Korean, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese]
http://www.getthru.govt.nz/web/GetThru.nsf/web/BOWN-7GY2ML?OpenDocument
Consumer affairs
1 - 'Buying a Motor Vehicle'
[Samoan, Tongan, Chinese, Nuiean, Arabic and Korean]
http://www.consumeraffairs.govt.nz/consumerinfo/motorvehicles/buying-vehicles/index.html
2 - 'Electricity and gas company complaints'
[Chinese, Korean, Samoan]
http://www.egcomplaints.co.nz/
Department of Building and Housing
'General Information about renting'
[Samoan, Tongan, Korean, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Arabic]
http://www.dbh.govt.nz/pub-tenancy-generalinfo
Department of Justice
'Jury Service requirements'
[Arabic, Traditional Chinese, Hindi, Cook Islands Maori, Fijian, Tongan, Samoan, Tokelauan Tuvaluan Niuean]
http://www.justice.govt.nz/publications/global-publications/j/jury-service-information-on-jury-service
Department of Labour
Migrant Workers Rights
A Guide to work and work rights in New Zealand
Chinese Traditional, Chinese Simplified, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Tagalog, Spanish
http://www.immigration.govt.nz/migrant/stream/work/imacceptedtellmemore/workrights.htm
Earthquake Commission
- Quake Safe
- People, Property and Natural Disaster in New Zealand
- Natural Disasters in New Zealand
- Homes and Natural Disasters
- The Claim Making Process
[All Documents available in Chinese, Arabic, Korean, Hindi, Samoan, Tongan]
www.eqc.govt.nz
Education (Ministry of Education)
An information pack for migrants:Early childhood and schooling in New Zealand
[Available in Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, English]
Family Court Pamphlets and Resources
- 'An Introduction to the Care of Children Act 2004'
[Arabic Chinese (Simple), Chinese (Traditional), Cook Islands, Maori, Fijian, Hindi, Korean, Niuean, Samoan, Somali, Tokelauan, Tongan] - 'Applying for a protection order Fact sheet 2 - Children need parents to protect them from conflict
[Arabic, Cook Islands, Maori, Fijian, Hindi, Korean, Niuean, Samoan, Somali, Tokelauan, Tongan] - 'Cultural reports in the Family Court'
[Chinese – Simplified Chinese – Traditional Cook Islands Maori Fijian Hindi Kiribati Korean Niuean Samoan Somali Tokelauan Tongan Tuvaluan] - 'Domestic Violence - Free Protection Order Support Programmes'
[Arabic, Cook Islands Maori, Fijian, Hindi, Korean, Nuiean, Samoan, Somali, Tokelaun, Tongan] - Domestic Violence - Information on Protection Orders and the Domestic Violence Act
[Arabic, Cook Islands Maori, Fijian, Hindi, Korean, Nuiean, Samoan, Somali, Tokelaun, Tongan] - What children need from their parents Fact sheet 1
[simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese] - Fact sheet 2 - Children need parents to protect them from conflict
[simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese] - Fact sheet 3 - Children need parents to help them with the tough times
[simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese] - Fact sheet 4 - Working out the arrangements for your children
[simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese] - Fact sheet 5 - How to make arrangements for your children
[simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese] - Fact sheet 6 - Getting on as separated parents
[simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese] - Fact sheet 7 - New partners and step-families
[simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese] - Fact sheet 8 - Changeovers and helping your child move between their two homes
[simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese] - Fact sheet 9 - Tips for grandparents and other family / whanau where there's been a separation involving children
[simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese] - Fact sheet 10 - Answering difficult questions from children
[simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese] - Parenting Through Separation
[Kiribati, Tuvaluan, Niuean, Tongan, Tongan, Cook Islands Maori, Samoan, Fijian, Tokelauan] - Responding to a protection order
[Arabic, Cook Islands Maori, Hindi, Fijian, Korean, Niuean, Somoan, Somali, Tokelauan, Tongan]
http://www.justice.govt.nz/courts/family-court/publications/pamphlets
Family Planning
http://www.familyplanning.org.nz/info_resources/resources/free_resources
Contraception - Your Choice
A pamphlet which looks at different methods of contraception, how they work, health concerns, advantages and disadvantages
[Chinese Korean Japanese Maori Samoan]
Sexually Transmissible Infections
[Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Maori]
Health Education resources
Wide range of health related topics and a wide range of languages
http://www.healthed.govt.nz/resources/thehealtheddatabase.aspx
Human Rights Commission
Your Rights information
[Afrikaans, Amharic , Arabic, Burmese , Chinese (trad) , Chinese (simp), Cook Island Māori, Farsi , Fijian , French , Greek , Hindi, Japanese, Khmer, Korean ,Nepali, Niuean, Romanian, Russian, Samoan, Somali, Tagalog, Thai, Tibetan, Tokelauan, Tongan Vietnamese]
http://www.hdc.org.nz/
Also a wide range of information on law access topics in a variety of languages
http://www.lawaccess.lsa.govt.nz/view_resources2.aspx?category_id=104&parent_id=99
NZ Fire Service
'Fire Safety tips'
[Burmese, French, German, Japanese, Nepalese, Spanish, Korean, Khymer, Nepalese, Samoan]
http://www.fire.org.nz/Fire-Safety/Fire-Education/Pages/Multi-Language-Fire-Safety-Tips.aspx
NZ Police
“Visitor Safety”
[Arabic, Chinese, Farsi, German, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, Somali, Spanish, Thai, Vietnamese]
http://www.police.govt.nz/safety/visitors.html
Surf Life Saving
Swim Between the Flags posters
[Japanese, Chinese, Samoan, Tongan, Maori, Malaysian, Mandarin, French, German, Russian]
http://www.surflifesaving.org.nz
The Office of the Ombudsmen
- Making complaints about government agencies
- Making requests for official information
- A guide to the Protected Disclosures Act
- Making complaints about the prison service - A guide for prison inmates wanting to make a complaint to the Ombudsmen
- Making complaints about tertiary education
[all available in Samoan. Traditional Mandarin, Simple Mandarin]
http://www.ombudsmen.parliament.nz/index.php?CID=100068
Work and Income
We speak other languages
[Arabic, Cantonese, Farsi, Hindi, Mandarin, Punjabi, Samoan, Somali, Tongan]
http://www.workandincome.govt.nz/about-work-and-income/contact-us/language-lines/index.html
