Joining in

Find out what events and activities are happening in your community, get some new ideas about things that you can do to meet people in your community, and find the information that you need to get involved.

150 Ideas

This American site gives you 150 ideas of large and small actions that you can take do to connect to others, build trust and get involved.

Provided by Better Together, an initiative of the Saguaro Seminar: Civic Engagement in America. This is an ongoing initiative at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. The project focuses on expanding what we know about our levels of trust and community engagement and on developing strategies and efforts to increase this engagement.

Participate in government

Find out how you can have your say and get involved in local and national government issues.

Provided by newzealand.govt.nz. This site is managed and maintained by the State Services Commission (a New Zealand government department).

Ethnic community groups

A nationwide directory of services and social clubs for different migrant and ethnic groups.

Provided by the Office of Ethnic Affairs an agency that advises Government on issues to do with ethnic New Zealanders and provides advice to ethnic communities.

Finding other people like you

Find people and groups that are interested in similar ideas to you. This site provides links to ideas and organisations for parents, children and young people, Maori, women, men, gay and bisexual people, older people and many more.

Provided by Te Puna Web Directory, as part of the National Library of New Zealand.

Sports clubs

Playing sport is a great way to meet people and stay healthy. Follow the links to find all of the sports clubs in your local area.

Provided by SPARC (Sports and Recreation New Zealand) an organisation dedicated to getting New Zealanders moving. That means everything from supporting elite athletes to getting out into local communities and encouraging people to get active.

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