July 1 2013 Issue

Ethnic Affairs Minister Judith Collins has renewed her invitation to women in the Indian community to have their voices heard countrywide with increased representation on

The arrival of Indians in New Zealand began in 1880s with individuals venturing from Punjab via Australia. Many of them married local Pakeha and Maori.

You have hundreds of thoughts a day. If they are mostly negative or pessimistic, you are likely to suffer from depression. Depression manifests in negative

A new Centre has just opened in the Auckland suburb of Panmure, offering a number of services to the community including families and children. ‘Bhakti

An on-going therapy programme aims to help people come out of depression, which is stated to be common during the winter season. The Massey University

Several religious and social organisations are mourning the death of Appayya Swaminathan (popularly known as Sam), a Chartered Accountant by profession, on Thursday, June 13,

The Dalai Lama offered words of hope and encouragement to a youth delegation of world faiths during his visit to New Zealand last fortnight. The

Mata Amritanandamayi Satsang Group Inc, a social service organisation based in Mt Roskill (Auckland) has announced an online art competition for primary school students. Project

Two thousand people. Anticipation hanging in the air. Complete silence. Then, music blasts through the air and 80 people of all sizes and ages come

A number of local artistes will get together next month to provide entertainment, collecting in the process, money for St John Ambulance. UA International (NZ)

Sydney Music Festival is an event that is growing in quality, size and popularity. The Seventh annual Festival held at the Riverside Theatre Parramatta (Sydney)

Indian Cinema is celebrating its centenary this year and the Kapoor family is justly proud being on the scene with an impressive innings of 80

Riyaz Ali cannot wait until November before he gets into the ring and give ‘the best fight of his life,’ which he said would be

During the 1980s, students enrolled in Wellington universities, polytechs and high schools dominated the Fiji community. Some graduates were employed but remained active within the

South Pacific light middleweight Champion Wahid Khan will be featured in a ten-round fight against New Zealander Gunner Jackson on Friday, June 28. The bouts