Pan African Community Centre

15/09/2026

📣 EVENT REMINDER | COMMUNITY VOICES – GATHERING ONE

This Saturday, we are bringing communities, leaders, organisations, businesses and government/public agencies into one space for a different kind of Social Cohesion conversation.

Community voices first. Leaders facilitate. Agencies listen, connect and make themselves accessible.

📅 Saturday 19 September 2026
🕔 5:00pm – 8:00pm
📍 New Lynn Community Centre
45 Totara Avenue, New Lynn, Auckland

Free entry | Dinner included | Everyone welcome | NZSL interpreters available
This is Gathering One of an ongoing Community Voices series, creating space for communities to speak directly about their questions, concerns and priorities, and building towards a wider Social Cohesion Conference in 2026/27.
🌍 Community voices matter for a brighter Aotearoa.

Please RSVP for catering using the QR code on the flyer or link below:

https://forms.gle/vXMBdwh5kC6BYXSUA

This is not a political gathering. It is a non-partisan community meeting focused on community voices, participation and action.
The full programme is attached in the comments.

Feel free to share with your communities and networks. ❤️

13/09/2026

COMMUNITY VOICES | SOCIAL COHESION (PARTICIPATION & ACTION) MEETING

What does Social Cohesion look like when communities are actually in the room, speaking for themselves?
On Saturday 19 September, we are bringing diverse communities, ethnic leaders and agencies together in one place so people can raise their own questions, concerns and priorities directly... and agencies can listen, engage and respond.
This is about participation and action, not speaking on behalf of communities.
📅 Saturday 19 September 2026
⏰ 5:00pm to 8:00pm
📍 New Lynn Community Centre , 45 Totara Avenue, New Lynn
🍽️ Dinner provided
🎟️ Free entry, everyone welcome
🤟 NZSL interpreters available
Speak. Listen. Connect. Engage. Respond. Act.

This is Gathering One of an ongoing Community Voices series, building towards a wider Social Cohesion Conference in 2026/27.

We are proudly supported by the Ministry for Ethnic Communities Te Tari Mātāwaka.
Scan the QR code on the flyer to RSVP.
Your voice belongs in the room.
Link to RSVP: https://forms.gle/vXMBdwh5kC6BYXSUA

12/09/2026

COMMUNITY VOICES SOCIAL COHESION (PARTICIPATION & ACTION) MEETING

Community leaders bringing diverse communities together in one place so agencies can hear shared questions, concerns and priorities directly and respond together.

This Saturday 19 September 2026
5:00pm–8:00pm
New Lynn Community Centre
45 Totara Avenue, New Lynn, Auckland 0600
FREE ENTRY

Dinner provided
NZSL interpreters available
RSVP REQUIRED for catering and planning purposes.

Link to RSVP:
https://forms.gle/vXMBdwh5kC6BYXSUA

(Nothing about us without us)
Ethnic Leaders facilitate → Communities speak for themselves → Government agencies and other decision-makers engage directly with them.

SPEAK.LISTEN.CONNECT. ENGAGE. RESPOND. ACT.

Please scan the QR code attached to this post to register.

Direct Enquiries:
Kay Luv: +64 21 135 2719 Luv Immigration Kay Luv
Mulki Mohamed: +64 22 150 4869
Ketina Chivasa: +64 27 643 6004

Event Date & Time: Saturday 19 September 2026, 5:00pm–8:00pm Venue: New Lynn Community Centre, 45 Totara Avenue, New Lynn, Auckland 0600 FREE ENTRY • Dinner provided • NZSL interpreters available RSVP is required for catering and planning purposes. Enquiries: Kay Luv: +64 21 135 2719 Ketina Ch...

11/09/2026

COMMUNITY EMERGENCY HUB SUPERVISOR TRAINING 🌍

What an amazing day of learning, practical participation and building capability within our communities. 👏🏾
Members of the Pan African Community Centre Emergency Management team joined today’s Community Emergency Hub Supervisor Training, continuing to build the knowledge and practical skills we need to strengthen our own Community Emergency Hub.

For us, training is only the beginning...
Train → Volunteer → Observe → Participate → Learn → Bring that learning back into PACC.

It was also great to reconnect with SportHub Community Trust and Green Bay Community House during the training and continue strengthening connections across our local community in West Aucklan.. 🤝🏾

A huge thank you to Auckland Emergency Management (AEM), Whau Community Emergency Readiness Network, Glenn Browne and the team for creating such an engaging and practical learning environment and for continuing to support communities to build their own resilience and preparedness. 🙏🏾❤️

Building community capability, one trained volunteer at a time.

10/09/2026

COMMUNITY VOICES → COMMUNITY ACTION 🌍

Final stages of planning are underway... 🌍

Our team and community members met yesterday to continue planning for our upcoming Community Voices in Social Cohesion gathering on 19 September.

Lots of ideas, different perspectives and plenty of conversation around how we can create a community-led space that brings people together and strengthens connection across our communities.

We are excited about what is taking shape. ❤️
Full programme and event poster coming soon.
📅 19 September 2026
📍 New Lynn Community Centre
Would you or your community like to get involved?
[email protected]
Or call us 027 643 6004
Community Voices → Community Action

07/09/2026

Building Community Emergency Readiness 🚨

A great day of Auckland Emergency Management training last Friday, bringing people from across our communities together to learn about emergency preparedness, hazards and community response.

For PACC, this is about building a trained, practical team that can support our Community Emergency Hub when it is needed.

Next step... Community Emergency Hub Supervisor Training.

Thank you Auckland Emergency Management, Whau Community Emergency Readiness Network for the training and for helping strengthen community readiness across West Auckland. 🙏🏾

07/09/2026

We want all New Zealanders to take part in democracy and have their say. To help do this, we have a plan to deliver accessible services in the upcoming election.

We’ve published Access 2026 today - an action plan listing the accessible services available to support Deaf and disabled people, tāngata Turi, tāngata whaikaha Māori, and their whānau, carers and communities to take part in the 2026 General Election

Access 2026 has information about what we’re doing this year to support people to work at the election, get election information, enrol, vote and stand as election candidates.

Ngā mihi ki a koutou and thank you to all those who provided feedback and advice to develop Access 2026.

Find out more at https://elections.nz/access2026

05/09/2026

Thank you Waitākere Ranges Local Board Auckland Council 🙏
Parrs Park parkrun 🙏

04/09/2026

A great day of learning, connection and practical emergency preparedness with Auckland Emergency Management and Whau Community Emergency Readiness Network Whau Local Board
We were proud to see such a strong PACC turnout, with our team actively participating, asking thoughtful questions and engaging throughout the training.
This is part of building a stronger, better-prepared community and developing a capable PACC AEM team that can continue through the training pathway and support our communities when it matters most.
Thank you to everyone who attended and contributed. 🙏

03/09/2026

Last Saturday, our PACC volunteers, staff and members of the SLNZ Helpline team came together at the Pan African Community Centre for an important team meeting.

It was a valuable opportunity to reconnect, share ideas, review how we are working together and have open conversations about communication, roles, responsibilities and the future direction of the Centre.

As PACC continues to grow, we are also becoming clearer about the principles that will guide how we work, lead and build together.

Thank you to everyone who attended, contributed and continues to support the work happening through PACC.
We have attached our PACC Working Principles in the comments below for anyone who would like to read them.
We learn together. We lead together. We grow together.

Whether you attended the meeting or not, we welcome your feedback and suggestions. Please use the link below:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfYO62Lxl8oLMeUG6i3wPpkRfZs8svYMOyki70tVvSSqE7r7Q/viewform

Your feedback helps us continue improving how we work together and how PACC serves our communities.