Community Access Radio is a vital tool for disseminating information across Aotearoa New Zealand, especially for the culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities. More so in the time of COVID-19 crisis.
Christchurch-based Plains FM, have been working with interpreters from Interpreting New Zealand, and have released this as .mp3 audio files http://plainsfm.org.nz/Prog/covid19information
These two wonderful organisations have complied the COVID-19 information about:
1) services
2) financial support
3) employment assistance
4) accommodation support
5) health care
6) mental well-being
And all the above is available in the following languages:
Amharic
Arabic
Bhutanese/Nepali
Burmese
Farsi
French
Indonesian
Khmer
Lao
Sinhala
Somali
Spanish
Thai
Tigrinya
Vietnamese
There is a lot of information available about COVID-19 and what it means for you, your family and community. This page covers a range of topics that are relevant to ethnic communities and points you to further official information.
Topics
Education
Funding for programmes to support ethnic communities
Funerals
Getting an interpreter
Healthcare
Immigration and visas
Information for employees and employers
Information for the Muslim community
Information in languages other than English
Places of worship
Racial discrimination
Support for community groups providing essential services
Welfare and wellbeing support
Please visit https://covid19.govt.nz/communities/translations/ & www.ethniccommunities.govt.nz/covid-19/
