July 2012

The Waitakere Indian Association (WIA) conducted a workshop recently with the New Zealand Police, Settling In (Ministry of Social Development), Auckland Council and the Waitakere

Auckland based New Zealand Mochi Kshatriya Samaj mobilised about $2000 at a fundraising dinner in aid of schoolchildren affected by recent floods in Fiji. The

A new range of household food items that reportedly foster better health and eating habits is now available at a local Indian retail store in

The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKON) will mark Janmashtami, the Birth Day of Lord Krishna on August 10, 2012. Janmashtami is an occasion celebrated

‘Global Indian Diaspora: GOPIO making an impact, written by Sayantan Chakravarty (Editor of the New Delhi based ‘India Empire’) is an informative book on People

Community leader Shefali Mehta became the first woman of Indian origin to head a Rotary Club in New Zealand last month. She took charge as

A woman’s ‘reflective experience with God,’ combined with a number of innovations are manifest in a new musical album released at the Elim Christian Centre

A large number of devotees of Shirdi Saibaba participated in the Guru Poornima Festival conducted by the Shirdi Saibaba Temple of NZ Inc at the

Community leaders and others from a cross-section of the society are planning to ‘revisit’ Taj Mahal at its next appearance this month. The Dance Drama,

Movie enthusiasts can expect a week of excitement and fun as one of the most successful film festivals returns to Auckland next month. ‘Bollywood and

Movie enthusiasts can expect a week of excitement and fun as one of the most successful film festivals returns to Auckland next month. ‘Bollywood and

Brian Stephenson, one of the most renowned barristers of the country will be our Master of Ceremonies at the Indian Newslink Sir Anand Satyanand Lecture

Good corporate governance is imperative not only for commercial success but also for earning public trust and confidence that are important in a commercial and

A Rest Home for South Asian communities would set a healthy trend, possibly gaining government support, a Report of the University of Auckland said. The

An Indian organisation with international presence recently honoured Manukau District Court Judge Dr Ajit Swaran Singh with the ‘Bharat Gaurav (Pride of India) Award’. ‘Sanskriti

The controversial ‘Alcohol Reform Bill’ is due to come back to the debating chamber in Parliament from the Select Committee over the next two months.

Delivering better public services to New Zealanders during tough financial times is one of the National-led Government’s key priorities for this term. The Indian community

Even as they marked the all-important ‘Tamil New Year’s Day,’ members of the Wellington Mutamizh Sangam raised $2500 for their ‘Karunai Illam Trust,’ a charitable

Annual reports from twelve of the country’s eighteen polytechnics show that the Government is drastically cutting funding to polytechnics, especially regional community polytechnics. Across the

The Parliament passed a law in 2009 that gutted staff and student representation on polytechnic councils and gave the minister’s own appointees an absolute voting

Education Minister Hekia Parata backed down on making class size changes that would have allowed reallocation of resources towards promoting teacher quality. International research shows

About 1200 trainee nurses graduating this year will benefit from a simplified application process for new graduate nursing positions at District Health Boards (DHBs) from

Members and volunteers of the Friends of Fiji Health (FOFH) Foundation stepped up another gear with their latest health mission to Fiji. The group left