1. Diversity Action 2011 Joris de Bres Race Relations Commissioner NZ Diversity Forum Hamilton, August 2011

3. promote equal enjoyment by everyone of their civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, regardless of race, colour, religion, ethnicity, or national origin

4. foster harmonious relations between diverse peoples

6. 149 community sector

7. 59 public sector

8. 10 private sector

9. 7 iwi

11. Ten priorities for action:

13. Green paper for vulnerable children

14. Children’s action plan? “Too many children are being hurt, abused, neglected and badly let down but we can change this and now is the time to act” – Paula Bennett

16. Discussion paper developed for this forum

17. Community consultation and further research

19. 4. Imprisonment Imprisonment September 2010 reducing the number of people in our prisons and the disproportionate number of them who are Māori

21. A number of councils discuss issue

22. Approach to all local government CEOs in July

23. Forum today

24. Deadline 23 November

25. Constitutional review making better provision for Māori representation in local government in this year’s representation reviews

27. Māori, Pacific and ethnic boards appointed

28. Major diversity events recognised

29. CCO and local boards?

30. Community contracts expire next year?

32. Implementation generally going well

33. Issues:

34. Tribunal backlog

35. Shortage of refugee specialist lawyers

36. Access to education

37. Exclusion for disability monitoring the impact of the new Immigration Act 2009 on migrants and refugees

39. Te Reo Māoriora report

40. Kohanga reo claim

41. Pacific languages strategy (forum today)

42. Canterbury earthquakes highlight need for use of translators and interpreters (forums today)

43. Language weeks renewing efforts to provide for the learning and use of te reo Māori, Pacific Island and other community languages

45. Draft government report for public consultation

46. Forum yesterday

47. Final report now due February 2012

48. Shadow reports invited

49. Hearing in Geneva in August? promoting public discussion and input into New Zealand’s 2010 report to the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

51. Forum held yesterday

52. Separate plans proposed for government, community sector and Human Rights Commission

53. Target for completion agreeing on actions by the public and private sectors and communities to implement the priority areas identified in the Human Rights Commission’s 2010 review of human rights.

55. Structural Discrimination

56. Unemployment

57. Imprisonment

58. Māori representation

59. Auckland Council

60. Immigration Act

61. Languages

62. CERD report

64. Bigotry on the internet

65. Christchurch earthquake recovery – communication with diverse communities

66. Māori privilege or Maori disadvantage?

68. The changing face of New Zealand

69. Race Relations Day 2012 A fair go for all Rite tahitatoukatoa