May 14, 2013

May 15 2013 Issue

Budget shows we are in good financial health

As I mentioned recently, the National-led Government will present our fifth Budget to New Zealand on May 16. The Budget will show that the Government’s

May 15 2013 Issue

2degrees, Mercury Printz among Awards Sponsors

We are happy to announce that 2degrees Mobile Limited and Mercury Printz, both Auckland based companies, have joined our galaxy of Sponsors of Indian Newslink

Free Workshops enhance Awards value

A growing number of businesspersons of Indian origin believe that the free Workshops held as part of the Indian Newslink Indian Business Awards (IBA) help

Let us talk about writing a Constitution

The need for a written Constitution, size and duration of Parliament and review of the existing statutes are among the issues on which the Government

May 15 2013 Issue

Awards provide toolkit for business planning

This is the sixth year for these Awards and the annual programme has become well established as an important feature of the business planning tool

May 15 2013 Issue

‘GST’ adds value to customer service

Customer Service has always been the true measure of success of an organisation, whether it operates as a monopoly or under fierce competition. But such

May 15 2013 Issue

IRD computer overrun can run us over

Half a billion dollars is an enormous amount of money. $500 million dollars is almost a third of Police’s annual budget. It is 100 times

May 15 2013 Issue

Stalwart of East Coast community

I offer my condolences to the whanau of Labour Member of Parliament Parekura Horomia who died on April 29, 2013. Parekura Horomia was the Member

Crime could be similar, but verdicts differ

Why are there inconsistencies in sentencing levels? Are sentences adequate in cases of violence causing death, and should such cases as ‘murder’ are not reduced

May 15 2013 Issue

Death seizes valuable lawmaker

New Zealand lost a leader last fortnight, a Member of Parliament who dedicated his life to serving the people of this country. I lost a

May 15 2013 Issue

Gilmore has more to say

Although the resignation of National List MP Aaron Gilmore from Parliament on April 12 ended the standoff between him and Prime Minister John Key and

May 15 2013 Issue

Sumptuous support for ‘Feed the Kids Bill’

Public support to a proposed legislation to provide free breakfast and lunch to schoolchildren is gaining strength with a number of organisations voicing concern over

May 15 2013 Issue

Money matters for Massey students

The importance of savings, proper financial management and attitude of the younger generation towards money matters were a part of a survey conducted by students

Girmit Anniversary

Sombre reflection of a disturbed past

Girmit Divas is a relatively new aspect on the Indian calendar in New Zealand. The growth of the Fiji Indian Diaspora, descendants of the Girmitya,

High achievers honour ancestry

As the infamous Girmit enters its 135th year, we look back with mixed feelings of guilt and gratification. The former is the result of a

Girmit Anniversary

Link with the past strengthens the future

It may sound bizarre but it is an unpleasant truth that successive generations of Indo-Fijians have grown or are growing ignorant of and oblivious to

Betrayal and misfortune hit Girmitiyas

When my grandparents Rahim Buksh (Lucknow) and Begum Mariam Bibi (Patna) arrived in Fiji aboard Mutla 11 as indentured labourers in 1911, they were unaware

Foundation to reconnect the lost generation

The growing apathy of the younger generation towards Girmit and Girmitiyas, respectively the bonder labour scheme and the victims of it, has prompted a few

Girmit Anniversary

Concert to raise funds for needy families

The New Zealand Association of Fiji Teachers is organising a musical night this month to mobilise financial resources to fund its programme of helping needy

Laughter and goodwill amidst adversity

My grandfather (Thatha) and father (Bappa) were Girmitiyas who went to Fiji respectively in 1905 and 1911. They served in Sabeto and Votua Levu, each

Girmit Anniversary

Fiji meet stimulates Hindu businesses

A Fijian minister has extolled the significance of health and education in the success of a business enterprise, emphasising Dharma and ethics as important ingredients.

Excerpts from Tears in Paradise

Indo-Fijians have lived in Fiji for over a hundred years. The pioneer generation, referred to as Girmitiyas, was brought to Fiji by the British as

Girmit Anniversary

Silent struggle for equity

The case of Indo-Fijians is one the most pathetic and repulsive in the history racial and social discrimination and political inequity. Dragged from their home

Girmit Anniversary

Hard labour hardens migrants

Contrary to popular opinion, indentured Indian labourers brought into Fiji as Girmityas were not of low social origins but represented a fair cross-section of rural

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