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The one and only Filipino Job Board www.trabaho.nz Employers - list your jobs here at very affordable rates! Job-seekers, check out new job listings. mob: 027 387 7680 trabaho@xtra.co.nz migrantnews.nz 33 YEARS O N L I N E E D I T I O N . A n d a s a p u l l - o u t i n a l l o u r F i l i p i n o n e w s p a p e r s . F R E E • NZ’s first Multicultural Newspaper • Circulation migrantnews@xtra.co.nz | mob: 027 495 8477 SCAN THIS QR CODE on to your mobile phone and be up-todate on Migrant News www.migrantnews.nz JOB BOARD www.trabaho.nz The Auckland Citizens Advice Bureau could see its doors close permanently. Auckland Council will meet next week to consider making significant cuts to spending in the upcoming budget. The council wants to make $20 million of cuts to regional services, and axeing Auckland Citizens Advice Bureau would save it $2 million. Auckland Council Group currently faces a budget deficit of $295 million for the 2023-24 financial year. The Public Service Association (PSA) has urged the council to keep Citizens Advice Bureau Auckland Citizens Advice Bureau on the council chopping board open. PSA national secretary Kerry Davies said its message to mayor Wayne Brown and councillors was not to cut the services that help communities the most. Citizens Advice Bureaus provide essential support for residents, she said. The President of the Migrant Workers Association said closing Citizen's Advice Bureaus across Auckland do more harm than good. Anu Kaloti said many migrant workers rely on the Advice Bureaus to navigate New Zealand's difficult immigration laws. "With our immigration policies, the way they are set, people have had to apply for temporary visa, another temporary visa, another temporary and it takes years and years. "The immigration law, like all other laws, is not easily decipherable for these people." Kaloti said Citizen's Advice Bureaus provide much needed support for migrant looking for legal aid. Anyone can walk into the 32 bureaus in Auckland to get free and confidential legal advice. The final budget will be approved in June. - RNZ Lunar New Year: Year of the Rabbit When is Lunar New Year in 2023? In 2023, Lunar New Year begins on Sunday, January 22 and ends on Sunday, February 5. In China, this is a 15-day span that lasts from the new moon to the next full moon. The first day of the festival is called Spring Festival, and the final day is the Lantern Festival. Lunar New Year is celebrated in many Asian cultures, including Chinese, South Korean, Vietnamese, Singaporean, Malaysian, Filipino and Indonesian cultures. Additionally, each country has its own name for Lunar New Year. In South Korea, for example, it’s Seollal. In Vietnam it is called Tet, short for Tet Nguyen Dan. 2023 in the Chinese Zodiac is Year of the Rabbit. Other years of the rabbit include 2011, 1999, 1987, 1975, 1963, 1951, and 1939, so those born in these years all have something in common. According to Chinese astrology, rabbits – and therefore humans born in this year – are predicted to be gentle, quiet, elegant and alert. They’re also supposedly quick, skilful, kind, and patient. The mythology of the rabbit is summarised by ChineseNewYear.net. “The Rabbit is the fourth of all zodiac animals. Legend has it the Rabbit was proud— arrogant even—of its speed. He was neighbours with Ox and always made fun of how slow Ox was. “One day, the Jade Emperor said the zodiac order would be decided by the order in which the animals arrived at his party. Rabbit set off at daybreak. But when he got there, no other animals were in sight. Thinking that he would obviously be first, he went off to the side and napped. However, when he woke up, three other animals had already arrived. One of them was the Ox he had always looked down upon.” It is thought that men born in the Year of the Rabbit are extraordinarily polite and do whatever they can to avoid conflicts, while woman born in this year love being social and are thoughtful and extremely polite too. A desire to avoid confrontation throughout life is said to be salient. When it comes to relationships, both romantic and platonic, rabbits are most compatible with dogs, pigs, and goats from the Chinese Zodiac. They’re apparently least compatible with roosters, dragons, and rats. Naturally rooted in superstition, lucky colours for rabbits are red, pink, blue, and purple, while lucky numbers are 3, 4 and 9. Unlucky colours are brown, grey, and white, and the numbers 5 and 11. Rabbits are reported attracted to creative jobs with wide social networks. They are good at observation and tasks that require fine detail. Industries such as art, music, architecture, as well at networking-based jobs such as in public relations, may be ideal fields to work in. On the downside, rabbits are said to experience insecurity. They may suffer from anxiety and depression. They may also have a problematic relationship with food and struggle to maintain a balanced diet because they eat too much or too little. - Asia Media Centre
ISSUE 166 WAITANGI DAY | www.migrantnews.nz | email: migrantnews@xtra.co.nz | www.filipinonews.nz | Facebook: Migrant News 11 MIGRANT NEWS - Immigration News, Settlement Support ... New Zealand’s first Migrant community newspaper. Published since 1991. Print. Online. Social Media. Jade-Ceres Munoz Thelma Trono Bell Miguel Manaig Romelyn Fernandez Garde Noel Bautista Laddie Lou Corpus Acknowledging those who came first By Ricky Matthew AUCKLAND - For some, Waitangi Day is simply a public holiday. It’s a chance to go on a road trip with the family or to kick your feet up for an extra day. For others, Waitangi Day is much more than just a public holiday. It is a day to remember the pain and suffering in the early days of New Zealand and a chance to jubilate over the agreement reached between the Maori and the Pakeha to coexist. The document which set this agreement in stone is, of course, the Treaty of Waitangi. The purpose of which was essentially to allow for the co-existence of the Maori and the Pakeha peoples, to protect the culture, land and rights of the Maori and to give the Crown the right to represent the interests of all New Zealand with their governance. While NZQA has implemented the teaching of Maori culture and the Treaty of Waitangi into high school subjects such as history and the government has pressed for more education around the Treaty, it is the new arrivals of New Zealand that are the least educated on the matter. This makes the participation in Waitangi Day celebrations quite a confusing topic for migrants, especially newly settled ones. In this survey we asked migrants how they celebrate Waitangi Day and their understanding of the significance of the Treaty of Waitangi. Some migrants celebrate Waitangi Day by organizing their own community events. “I am involved with a group that organizes the Ashburton Multi Cultural Bite, which has been held during Waitangi Day weekend every year since 2010,” shared Thelma Trono Bell, JP. “It’s a celebration of Mid Canterbury's diverse community by showcasing the different cultures through food and performances. We cancelled the show last year for the very first time due to Covid-19 restrictions. The event is back this year.” A former Ashburton City Councillor, Thelma is the first Philippines-born City Councillor in New Zealand. “I am proud to be a connection between the locals and the migrants, blending together, integrating together and becoming one community,” she added. “No doubt we have a lot to learn from each other and it’s pragmatic for us to keep on doing so for future generations.” Filipino-Kiwi Roy Bustenera, a senior citizen and board member of the Filipino Society Inc., has lived in Auckland for several decades. “When I first arrived in New Zealand I attended a Waitangi Day Celebration at the Treaty Grounds,” he said. “I recall that there was much discord and protests happening during the event, so I never returned.” Waitangi Day is all about unity, says Romelyn Fernandez Garde, 35, interim Director of the Philippine Club of Rotorua Inc., “It’s accepting one another because here we are, shining our own light, representing ourselves, our community, and our family. Waitangi Day celebrations in Rotorua on 6th February 2023. Photo credit: Queenie Lee Tanjay “This is my third Waitangi celebration as a Filipino community coordinator and the experience has been amazing. It has connected me to a lot of people, not just knowing a specific culture, but multiculturally, and more importantly, reconnecting to my own roots.” For Marjorie Luxford, 27, from Rotorua. Waitangi Day is a memorable experience, “because we don’t have anything like this in the Philippines. This is my 4th time already to attend this occasion and I really enjoy it. We are already living here in NZ so it’s a good time to feel part of the local community and connect as a citizen of Aotearoa.” Keith Patangan, 10, from Rotorua says: “It’s always about the community and the culture of all kinds that come together at the end of the day. Clearly, rain or shine, it’s a good day to celebrate each other’s culture.” Argine Patangan, 10, from Rotorua also shared her viewpoint: “I like it when all people embrace each other’s culture, the past, present, and the past altogether. It’s good to see everyone embracing and helping each other and despite the hail, rain, or shine, we are still all here united as one.” Noel Bautista, a Filipino Overseas Worker in NZ, had this to say: “Beyond the momentary respite from their workaday drudgery, most migrants’ awareness is barely touched by the historical importance of Waitangi Day. Which is a pity, as the event produced consequences that are still felt today. “New Zealand’s birth and the continued imbalance in society are lessons all migrants would benefit from by understanding Waitangi Day.” “When I first moved to New Zealand about 8 years ago, one of our first family road trips was to the Bay of Islands. We stopped at the Waitangi Treaty Grounds,” recalls Jade-Ceres Munoz, a Filipino IT professional. “Being new migrants then, it was such an amazing experience for us to connect to New Zealand's history and rich culture. It was only the second time we had seen a kapa haka performance, so it was quite a treat. We had our daughter with us and it was a great way to introduce her to the country that we wanted her to grow up in. It's been a while since we've been there, so we're planning another visit soon.” “I first learned about Waitangi Day in my secondary school, Rotorua Boys High, which is known for being culturally expressive,” recalls university student Miguel Manaig. “It is a public holiday that commemorates the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840 - which is considered to be New Zealand’s founding document. “Understanding its meaning and significance helped bridge my own values to those of Maori. Like the value of Araw ng Kasarinlan (Philippine Independence Day) for us Filipinos, Waitangi Day means the same for Maori - freedom from colonial oppression. “Celebrating it alongside my Kiwi-Maori friends meant acknowledging their history and treating both their culture and my culture with significance.” One man from Kosovo, Vullnet Abdylli, who visited the Treaty Grounds at Waitangi in Northland, says: “I’ve been to the Bay of Islands and seen the house where they signed the document. I watch the news on TV every day and see them trying to work it out. The Maoris feel that the Europeans cheated them, but the Maoris have also benefitted from the Europeans coming here.” Hilary Martin Patrao, from India, said: “I know that they (Maori) are the people who were uprooted because of the cultures that came after them. I feel that we should learn Maori culture when we are in the country and make our lives easier.” Filipino-Kiwi nurse, Laddie Lou Corpus, said: “Waitangi Day is New Zealand Day. It was the time that Maori signed a treaty that opened their country to immigrants. A day we appreciate and celebrate.”
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