September 2015

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Police sign MoU with Muslims

Police and leaders of New Zealand’s Muslim communities have signed a renewed Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen their partnership. Police Commissioner Mike Bush and Federation

System failures put public at risk

When Arun Kumar was killed in his Henderson dairy in 2014, a family lost a son, a husband and a father. I met with the

Hindi Week boosts pride of identity

Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi The past week was a great time for the Indian community to share its culture and heritage with the wider community as

Immigration officials scoff at dodgers

Kamil Lakshman The new Immigration legislation is causing a lot of concern. The number of persons providing misleading information to Immigration New Zealand (INZ) is

Media man faces court charges

The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has laid Crimes Act charges against Victor John Clarke (61), in the Auckland District Court. The charges against Mr Clarke

Front Page

Our Award Winning Master of Ceremonies

Venkat Raman We are happy to announce that Michelle Pickles, one of the most popular television personalities on TV3 will be our Masters of Ceremonies

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Miniature paintings carry Rama through centuries

Ratna Venkat Those who are familiar with Ramayan would know that this epic centres on the ‘Journey’ of Lord Rama (worshipped by Hindus as the

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Ladakh bears its soul with toughened divinity

Ashok Kochhar There is no other place on Earth as barrenly beautiful, pure, and divine as Ladakh. It is one of the toughest terrains on

Classical art from canvas of history

Ratna Venkat There is perhaps no one alive today to recite his or her personal experience of Raja Ravi Varma, but descendants of generations of

Out and About New Zealand

Vast spaces of unspoilt Nature beckons Department of Conservation There are many things that make up being a ‘Kiwi’, but one in particular stands out.

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Chemical engineer learns the chemistry of filmmaking

Staff Reporter Affable Aiswarya Entertainments Limited Sasi Nambissan recently completed a Malayalam movie’s Line producer role in Auckland and Rotorua. The film, titled, ‘Life of

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Tales of yore beget traditional values

Praneeta Kochhar Families have always been an extension of one’s identity. Your beliefs, faith and culture, are all part of your identity, and these are

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Flight Attendant takes off with Miss Indianz title

Venkat Raman An international flight attendant soared to great heights of fame and applause as she was crowned Miss Indianz 2015 at a well-attended event

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Tradition takes the front seat at music concert

Sunil Gadgil Naad Trust hosted its first annual event of Indian Classical Music on Saturday, August 29, 2015 at Mt Albert War Memorial Hall. Called,

Focus on Manurewa and Papakura

Rising soccer star scores well in Birmingham

Venkat Raman Fourteen-year-old Arzan Todywalla created yet another soccer record last month. The Pakuranga College student played three matches for Birmingham City Football Club (BCFC)

Sports

All Blacks prepare to defend World Cup

Apurv Shukla The All Blacks announced their squad of 31 players to defend the Rugby World Cup, which begins in England on September the 18th.

Education

Teenage crime creates fresh concerns

Inspector Bruce O’Brien –  Counties Manukau Police are concerned at a rise in recent criminal activity by unsupervised young people, some as young as 10-years

Homelink

Japan honours Police Officer

Venkat Raman –  One of the banes of being a police officer is that you never seem to be on the right side of anything

Rouges target Immigration website

Staff Reporter – Cyber criminals have hijacked the website of Immigration New Zealand and obtaining personal information of applicants and others who access one of

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Complacency will kill our multicultural spirit

Phil Goff –  Last fortnight I spoke at the launch of a report by Multicultural New Zealand entitled ‘Our Multicultural Future.’ The Report, based on

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Drain on superannuation ignored

Denis O’Rourke –  The government has ignored their appointee, Retirement Commissioner Diane Maxwell, who voiced serious concerns on immigrants’ getting full New Zealand Superannuation. Despite

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Figures narrate the migration story better

Kamil Lakshman –  At a recent Conference of the New Zealand Association for Migration & Investment (NZAMI) in Auckland, Massey University Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Head of

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The menace of window washers

Jenny Salesa –  I support calls to toughen up Auckland Council’s bylaws dealing with window washers. My electorate office regularly deals with complaints about the

Homelink

Manual passports to be stamped out

Staff Reporter – If you hold an Indian Passport that is not ‘machine readable,’ you had better obtain a new one issued by the Indian

Front Page

Fireworks over Diwali dates fizzle out

Venkat Raman –  A meeting of community leaders convened to discuss the date of ‘Auckland Diwali’ organised by the Auckland Tourism, Events and Economic Development’

Front Page

Hindi film macho coming here

Venkat Raman –  New Zealanders would have a rare opportunity of spending time with one of the most suave actors of the Hindi film industry

Business

Commercial banks face formidable challenges

But positive signals energise prospects A PricewaterhouseCoopers Analysis New Zealand’s five major banks reported core earnings of $3480 million in the first half of their

Business

Taiwan’s initiative calms South China Sea storm

The Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Auckland (TECO) and the Politics and International Relations Department of University of Auckland hosted a symposium on ‘Expanding

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