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Members of ‘Global Indianz,’ the ‘Indian Arm’ of the National Party bid farewell to 2016 with speeches, greetings and barbeque dinner on December 30.
More than 160 men and women from Auckland, Hamilton and Pukekohe attended the event held at the Manukau Indian Association Hall located at 57 Hillside Road in Papatoetoe.
Among them were National Party President Peter Goodfellow, Northland Chair Andrew Hunt, Members of Parliament Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi and Dr Parmjeet Parmar and prominent members of the Sikh community.
“It was humbling to hear the words of praise from Mr Goodfellow, Mr Hunt and Mr Bakshi, who have been involved with the organisation since its establishment. The event was organised to thank the National Party leadership and members of the Indian community for their support during the year. We were also honoured by the presence of the members of the Senior Citizens Association,” Global Indianz President Jasbir Singh Dhillon said.
“We will continue to engage our members, the community and the National Party with useful activities in the future,” he added.
About Global Indianz
‘National Party Global Indianz’ began as an initiative of Mr Bakshi in 2008, even as he was campaigning for his first election held in November that year.
Mr Bakshi became the first India-born MP on National’s List and continues to be an active supporter of ‘Global Indianz,’ which has now established its branches in many parts of the country. These include Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Tauranga, Rotorua, Hastings and Hamilton.
It continues to be an ‘interest group’ within the National Party aiming to accord New Zealanders of Indian descent or birth a ‘louder voice’ in the Party and in the political process of the country.
Its membership across New Zealand is stated to be more than 1000.
Mr Goodfellow launched the Wellington branch in July 2016.
