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Key facts
Counted staff
18
self-reported band not used
Founded
1999
27 years
Legal entities
None matched
Office countries
1
1 address
Funding rounds
None on record
Company type
Nonprofit
self-reported
Description
Hamilton Multicultural Services (HMS) Trust was established as a Charitable Trust in February 1999. The Trust was formed out of concern regarding the gaps in services for people from different cultural, ethnic and linguistic backgrounds. The strategic focus of the Trust was to improve access for refugees and migrants to aid successful settlement and to increase the awareness of receiving communities.
The first service offered by the Trust was the provision of an Interpreting Service and in May of 2000 the Interpreting Service opened and operated from an office in Knox Street. The service still operates today under the name Decypher, and also provides translation of written documents.
The Trust moved in October of 2004 to the Multicultural Centre in Boundary Road (the former Marist Rugby Club rooms). In October 2006 the Multicultural Centre was renamed the Waikato Migrant Resource Centre, and in December 2017 it became Settlement Centre Waikato.
Today the HMS Trust has various services and projects to support migrants and former refugees settling in Hamilton and other parts of New Zealand including:
- Decypher (interpreting and translation)
- InfoNOW (multilingual settlement information service)
- Passport 2 Drive (community driving school)
- Open Road (refugee driver training programme)
- Migrant Employment Solutions
- Computers in Homes
- Ethnic Football Festival
Locations
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Show as table · Offices in 1 country
| Countries | 1 |
|---|---|
| Primary country | NZ |
All codes: NZ
Addresses
- NZ46g Boundary Rd; Claudelands, Waikato 3214Primary
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People & contacts
4 employee profiles on record · names withheld.
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FAQ
How many people work at HMS Trust?
18 counted staff profiles at January 2026. The brand's self-reported band sits above that count and is not published as a headcount.
Where does HMS Trust have offices?
One address on record, New Zealand only. Primary: 46g Boundary Rd, Claudelands, Waikato 3214.
Has HMS Trust raised funding?
None linked to this brand.
Which companies are listed alongside HMS Trust?
5 profiles list HMS Trust as a peer — 68th percentile in Non-profit Organizations. It lists ten peers of its own. NZ Ethnic Women's Trust and ROC - The Refugee Orientation Centre Trust list it back.