May 2020

Wellington, May 15, 2020 I saw 33 Budgets and many other financial statements introduced during my years in Parliament. Each had their own drama attached

Craig McCulloch  Wellington, May 14, 2020 The Budget is notably absent of ‘helicopter cash’ initiatives or further significant increases in welfare payments. In March, the

But rising debts and unemployment are real challenges Venkat Raman Auckland, May 14, 2020 Finance Minister Grant Robertson has delivered a Budget which sets an

Today we salute the Girmityas of Fiji on an Anniversary Auckland, May 14, 2020 January 1, 2020, apart from heralding a new decade, should have

Venkat Raman Auckland, May 14, 2020 Thousands of Indo-Fijians are marking the 141st Anniversary of the infamous Girmit Period on today (May 14, 2020). Many

Norman Gemmell Wellington, May 13, 2020 Budget 2020 (on May 14) will surely be remembered as the “pandemic budget.” It might seem like the worst

Staff Reporter Wellington, May 13, 2020 ANZ Bank has announced an increase in the proportion of its donation over the next few months to the

Supplied Content Auckland, May 13, 2020 A former chartered accountant has been sentenced to three years and nine months’ imprisonment for stealing approximately $1.01 million

Auckland, May 13, 2020 The Covid-19 outbreak will continue to cause significant adverse economic effects that will almost inevitably impair borrowers’ abilities to obtain and

Billions of dollars in interest free loans available Venkat Raman Auckland, May 15, 2020 The New Zealand government has unpacked a scheme that allows businesses

Auckland, May 12, 2020 After seven weeks in lockdown, it is good to have greater freedom that the move to Alert Level 2 brings us.

Staff Reporter (Indian Newslink) Auckland, May 12, 2020 The Electoral Commission has announced a series of new safety measures that would be in force for

Michael Belgrave Auckland, May 15, 2020 New Zealand’s 2020 Budget will be one of the most significant in the country’s history. Whatever its content, it

StuffMe becomes RebuffMe in a crisis Auckland, May 12, 2020 Three years of attempts to merge our largest publishers might have been extinguished in 90

Borders still closed; businesses, schools to open in phases Venkat Raman Auckland, May 11, 2020 New Zealand companies can open for businesses from 1159 pm

Ximena Smith London, May 11, 2020 Opinion: An open letter to the Prime Minister written by independent journalist Peter Drew, questioned the projected World Health Organisation

Auckland, May 11, 2020 It is easy to complain about the news and its stories of political mayhem, tragedy, and messy world affairs. It is

Supplied Content Wellington, May 11, 2020 On the back of increases in online shopping in New Zealand in recent weeks, the Commerce Commission is reminding

Rowan Quinn Auckland, May 11, 2020 Auckland is at greater risk from the coronavirus flare-up than the rest of the country, a leading Covid-19 data

Salutations to the forgotten generations in Fiji Thakur Ranjit Singh Auckland, May 10, 2020   As we approach yet another Girmit Day and May 14,

Its Diversity Centre a great, cost-effective alternative for events Venkat Raman Auckland, May 10, 2020 Members of the Indian Association Manukau New Zealand (IAMNZ) elected

Kris Gledhill Auckland, May 10, 2020 As New Zealand approaches the end of its strictest lockdown period, a debate has begun about whether it was legal in

Heart-rending story of Thakur Bansi Chauhan in enslaved Fiji   Auckland, May 9, 2020 Karauli is a town in the stony and relatively dry Rajasthan,

Sourced Content Auckland, May 9, 2020 Health care workers are experiencing an “almost post-traumatic stress” after feeling terrified in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic,

Alvin Powell Harvard Business School, USA May 8, 2020   One of the most popular, and highest-stakes, guessing games to emerge from the Coronavirus pandemic

Venkat Raman Auckland, May 9, 2020 A popular Restaurant in South Auckland will offer a complimentary Entrée on all orders placed on Mother’s Day tomorrow,

Supplied Content Wellington, May 9, 2020 The Prime Minister will announce on Monday, May 11, 2020 the government’s decision on moving to Alert Level 2.

Alvin Powell Harvard Business School, USA May 8, 2020 Brian Strickland was high up in the Himalayas, walking around a rustic clinic a day’s hike

Adrian Esterman Adelaide, May 8, 2020 Compared to many other countries around the world, Australia and New Zealand have done an exceptional job controlling COVID-19.

But details of cost and schedule yet to be determined Venkat Raman Auckland, May 8, 2020 The Indian government is considering operating Air India flights