Southland Multicultural Council

Welcome to Southland Multicultural Council
Southland Multi-Nations was formed from a public meeting held in 1998. In 1999 it became an incorporated society, Southland Multi-Nations Council Inc. In 2010 the organisation had a name change to Southland Multicultural Council Inc. so that all ethnic councils in New Zealand affiliated to the National Federation would be multicultural councils.

Southland Multicultural Council is registered with the Charities Commission - number CC27119.

Our aim is to make Southland a safe and welcoming place for newcomers, where we can all learn to appreciate, enjoy and celebrate our cultural differences and diversity.

Coordinator : Sajitha Ferry

The current Board Members for 2017-2018 are:

President : Meggy Bartlett-McBride
Vice President : Roshan Silva
Treasurer : Anthony Peries
Secretary : Gimhani Perera

Other committee members:

Stefenpon Sitindjak
Nirmal Kumaran Manoharan
Ashvin Illangeshwaran
Melissa Hobbs
Venura Gamwasan Gamage
Brando Palling

Support Admins

Anuruddhika Dilhani Abeysinghe Kiwulegedara
Ardian Eko
Erlinda Sugiarto
Jenni Linda O. Go
Leonardo Gosal Go
Pranathi Manoj
Rajesh Prabhu Dainty
Tushnica Dissanayake


How To Join:

Membership at Southland Multicultural Council Inc is open to anyone and only costs $15.00 per annum for an entire family. Subscription forms are available from our office, or download the one here, print it, fill it out and bring it in to us. We would love to meet you.

Benefits of Membership:

Settlement Assistance, Health news and Issues
Education forums/seminars/workshops
Fellowship and Fun
Monthly Potluck Dinners
Monthly Newsletters
Women's /Youth and Men's group


Only financial members are eligible to be nominated and accept positions on our committee which is elected at our Annual General Meeting (AGM) held every year (usually in May). Committee meetings are held monthly.

Events are organised by the Southland Multicultural Council throughout the year. Please check our events page for our upcoming activities and events. Financial members and families may be eligible for discounts on some of these events and activities.