Recognition for our community work

Multicultural Tauranga has received a number of awards on a local and national scale, e.g. by the New Zealand Federation of Multicultural Councils (Multicultural New Zealand) and the Human Rights Commission, for the organisation's valuable contribution to migrant/ethnic communities of Tauranga and the commitment shown by its volunteers.
Individuals of Multicultural Tauranga were also honoured for their community engagement. Run by Tauranga City and Western Bay Councils in association with the Migrant Support Network, the Recognition for Services to Migrants Award highlights volunteers who help migrants settle in their chosen new home. In 2015 and 2016 Ewa Fenn and Ann Kerewaro, respectively, were recognised for their work. A joint award by the Volunteer Centre and Eves Realty saw Ann Kerewaro become Trustee of the Year 2015.
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2015: Recognition for Services to Migrants Award - Ewa Fenn
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2015: Trustee of the Year Award - Ann Kerewaro
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2016: Recognition for Services to Migrants Award - Ann Kerewaro
In 2013 Tauranga Regional Multicultural Council was regional runner-up for the TrustPower Community Award for volunteers. These awards are run in 24 regions around the country to celebrate and reward volunteers who dedicate more than 270 million unpaid hours for the benefit of not-for-profit organisations.

Multicultural Tauranga or Tauranga Regional Multicultural Council, respectively, also received TrustPower awards for Arts and Culture (2005, 2008, 2009) and a regional commendation for Sport and Leisure (2011).

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From left: Tauranga City Mayor Stuart Crosby; Raffaella Veneziano-Cruickshank, committee member; Ewa Fenn, then President of Multicultural Tauranga; Janet Smith, Office Coordinator; TrustPower Chief Exescutive Vince Hawksworth.
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In 2011 Tauranga Regional Multicultural Council was one of the recipients from various organisations in New Zealand to be awarded the prestigious NZ Diversity Award for an outstanding contribution to the NZ Diversity Action Programme. Each year 12 organisations are recognised at the Human Rights Commission's Diversity Forum. 11 are selected from the members of the Diversity Action Programme, which Multicultural Tauranga is part of. One recipient is an organisation generally from the local area that has made an outstanding contribution to diversity.

Ewa Fenn (pictured on the left) received the award from Maori King Tuheita. Also present at the awards ceremony was Race Relations Commissioner Joris de Bres.