Vanisa Dhiru MNZM is an equity champion who has worked in various advocacy and leadership roles, from CEO of Volunteering New Zealand to president of the National Council of Women. Dhiru also finds time to sit on advisory panels and boards for NGOs and government departments.
A lot of your work revolves around helping people from differing backgrounds and ethnicities live together peacefully. It sounds admirable –but how do we achieve that?
First, we need to understand that Aotearoa stands on bicultural foundations, then we need to ensure we are a welcoming, multicultural society. Which means everyone has to work to understand one another to have meaningful dialogue. We also need to be at peace with ourselves to work productively with others, which
