Multicultural Association Hawkes Bay Inc - Te Kahui Konarau

01/06/2026

MCA team out and about being part of the multicultural community. Recently MCA team attended Vaisakhi Celebrations organised by Punjabi Woman Group Hastings. Amazing event organised by the Punjabi Women leaders and bringing together woman from all cultures to celebrate this vibrant festival 🎉 and creating celebrating more inclusive communities ❤️

01/06/2026

Vaccination camp organised in partnership with MNZ in Hawke’s Bay seen great results with lots of MCA communities coming togather and getting the services.
Thanks to health volunteer team for their support on running the day successfully with 70 plus people vaccinated in just 3 hours. The herd immunity helps to protect the vulnerable as well as protect you so amazing effort by the MNZ, MCA and Unichem Pharmacy at Russell street and Hastings Sikh Temple for their unwavering support for such community led initiatives.

24/05/2026

11/05/2026

Community Update: Strengthening Our Connections

Kia ora to our wonderful MCA community,

We are writing to share a brief update and some helpful clarity regarding a recent event held in our region. We understand there may have been some confusion about the MCA’s role, and we want to ensure our members have a clear and accurate understanding of the situation.

Clarifying the Event

The attached poster confirms that this was not a Council or MCA-led initiative. We would like to make it very clear that the MCA was not made aware of this event at all prior to it taking place. As the event was organized by an agency from outside our region:

No Consultation: The MCA was never approached or consulted during any of the planning stages.

No Involvement: We were not invited to participate in the program in any capacity.

No Invitations: No invitations were sent to the MCA Board, meaning we had no information or invites to pass on to our valued members.

Advocacy in Action

Our MCA President only became aware of the event after hearing it advertised on a local radio channel. Recognizing that the MCA had been entirely overlooked, they chose to volunteer their own time to attend in a personal capacity.

Their goal was to understand the session’s purpose and—most importantly—to directly question the organizers as to why the MCA and our wider ethnic community groups were not informed or included. This proactive step was taken to ensure that our community’s right to be represented was not ignored and that our collective voices at a local level are heard and adequately represented.

Looking Ahead: Positive Outcomes

The most encouraging part of this experience is the positive pathway it has cleared for the future. We are pleased to share these results:

Future Partnership: The organizers have acknowledged the oversight and reassured us they are committed to working in direct partnership with the MCA moving forward.

High-Level Support: National leads from Community Patrols of New Zealand (CPNZ) and the Police who were in attendance have expressed their enthusiastic support for collaborating on a future event alongside the MCA and our wider communities.

Moving Forward Together

While there was a clear lack of engagement from the external organizers in this instance, we want to reassure our members that the MCA remained vigilant and dedicated to your interests. We believe in turning these gaps into opportunities for growth.

By addressing these matters with respect and clarity, we ensure that outside organizations understand that the MCA is the vital bridge to our local ethnic voice. We look forward to these new relationships and to ensuring our community is always seen, heard, and valued.

Kia Kaha — Stay Strong. 🫶

With regards from MCA Hawke’s Bay Board Members

25/04/2026

On this ANZAC Day, we remember the courage, sacrifice and mateship of all those who served. We also honour the many cultures, communities and nations as humanity across the borders share the values of peace, resilience and unity.

Remembering the past, honouring sacrifice and embracing unity across cultures this ANZAC Day. Lest we forget 🫡

20/04/2026

MCA had its SGM meeting and updated its constitution which the organisation has been considering and working on it for few years. Thanks to all the membership who reviewed the document and sent feedback and members who came to the day to discuss and share this milestone moment of passing the new updated constitution for MCAHB.

A special thanks to the President, Constitution sub-committee, current board members, previous president and board who started the work on it and all the membership.

Congratulations to all MCA membership on adoption of new constitution which is celebrated with sweets as per the pics which captured the joy of this milestone moment.

12/04/2026

Updates on the cyclone 🌀 travelling across Hawke’s Bay. Take notes or screenshots of important information to keep as if electricity goes down wifi will be down too.

𝐂𝐲𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐕𝐚𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐮: 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐚𝐳𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬

As Cyclone Vaianu moves south across the North Island, impacts are now being felt in Hawke’s Bay, with widespread power outages reported.

Unison crews are on standby and will restore power as quickly as possible when it is safe to do so.

𝐀𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬:
• treat all downed lines as live
• keep well clear and report immediately to 0800 2 UNISON (0800 2 86476)
• report outages or faults at www.unison.co.nz/outages.

𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐥 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞:
Avoid travelling in severe weather if possible. If you must travel:
• slow down and drive to the conditions
• increase following distance
• use dipped headlights
• do not drive through floodwater, even if it looks shallow.

For roading updates, including state highways, follow NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi - Hawke’s Bay & Gisborne or check the roadworks map on the Hastings District Council website: www.hastingsdc.govt.nz/services/roads-and-streets/road-works/

Put safety first. Don’t take any chances. Act quickly if you see rising water. In an emergency, call 111.

For the latest weather information, visit www.metservice.com

More information on the impacted areas, what people should do, and other updates can be found on our webpage www.hastingsdc.govt.nz/cyclone-vaianu/ as well as the HB Civil Defence Emergency Management Group website and page.

11/04/2026

All community members please stay updated to latest changes and updates on weather warnings and all pages to follow for latest updates are mentioned below.