April 15, 2012

In an article titled ‘Downgrading Indian market begs the question’ published in our June 1, 2011 issue, New Zealand Career College (NZCC) Managing Director Feroz

About 5000 Aucklanders marched in protest on March 10, 2012 against the decision of the Ports of Auckland to sack 300 workers and contract out

The ‘Better Local Government’ reforms announced by Prime Minister John Key recently are simplistic. The central government is ignoring the key issues that continue to

The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has commenced Part II of its investigation into NZF Group Limited, NZF Money Limited and their related companies. NZF Money

John William Jackson (62) was sentenced to two years and five months imprisonment in the North Shore District Court on March 29, 2012, after pleading

The Wellington District Court sentenced a 62-year-old Waikanae man to an additional prison term of six months for failing to pay reparation of $110,000 to

Ahead of the 2014 elections, leaders of Fiji’s two rival political parties, namely the Fiji Labour Party (FLP) and the Soqosoqo Duavata ni Lewe (SDL)

A former Hamilton high school principal has relinquished his post as a Justice of the Peace (JP) following his conviction of fraud charges. Martin Elliott

A number of changes that took effect on April 1, 2012, would impact student loan borrowers, KiwiSaver members and people receiving Working for Families Tax

The year has begun to show promise for the export education sector and opened a pathway to achieve the ambitious goal of doubling export education

A Perth-based Indian student will spend 14 months in jail for his involvement in a scam to falsify English test scores to get Australian visas.

Former students of one of the most prestigious and progressive schools of Fiji held a get-together in Australia last month. It was reportedly one of

The number of international students enrolling at our tertiary institutions in South Island took a massive hit last year, which Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment

Parts of Fiji that had suffered flooding in January are again submerged. Is it Nature’s wrath or Nature’s tears? Whatever it is, Fiji has had

Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama met with members of the Ba Chamber of Commerce last fortnight, assuring them of speedy government assistance. “Your concern is my

I read with increasing interest, and not a little bit of trepidation, the recent release by former Fijian Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase on his Party’s

The Bainimarama government has finally dissolved the Great Council of Chiefs (GCC), which had gained notoriety for delving into politics, aiding and abetting successive coups.

Have you missed the deadline for paying your end-of-year income tax, Working for Families Tax Credits or student loan bill? It is not too late

An Indian-promoted aviation company in New Zealand is developing what it claims to be the world’s first Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) for cloud seeding. Auckland-based

Fortune magazine has listed Infosys co-founder N R Narayana Murthy among ‘The 12 Greatest Entrepreneurs of our time,” with Apple’s late chief executive Steve Jobs,

No matter your age, it is never too soon (or too late) to hatch a money plan that will help you to enjoy the lifestyle

Notwithstanding the problem of unemployment in some sections of the economy, finding the right candidate for the right job in the Information Technology sector is

A 40-member youth delegation from Saudi Arabia, on a perception-changing visit to India, got first-hand experience of the country’s software power at IT giant Infosys