COVID-19 impact: No saliva to shine the cricket ball, ICC says
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has confirmed interim changes to its playing regulations, which include the ban on the use of saliva to shine the ball and allowing home umpires…
Market slowly resembling normalcy as restrictions ease
As the move to Level 1 comes potentially sooner than expected, signs from the market suggest that buyers and sellers are ready to match pace. New data has revealed that…
Real estate market confidence shifts due to COVID-19, according to new REINZ report
The REINZ Residential Confidence Report for April has shown that activity in the real estate industry was extremely subdued due to COVID-19. In April $1.051 billion of residential property was…
How to be digitally secure in a post-covid world
What is cybersecurity? In simplest terms, cybersecurity is how individuals and organisations reduce and subsequently eliminate the risk of a cyber attack.
Javed Akhtar becomes the first Indian to win Richard Dawkins Award
Javed Akhtar wins Richard Dawkins Award and he is the first Indian to receive it.
Getting our Economy moving again post COVID-19
As I am write this column New Zealand has moved into our first day at Covid Alert Level 1 after two weeks of no new cases of COVID-19 in New…
$100m Tourism Accelerator and the need of a trans-Tasman bubble now: Todd Muller
“Project funding would be split 70/30 between Government money and private sector investment. National’s Tourism Accelerator will provide direct cash support to businesses and tourist operators that are currently tossing…
$500,000 Your West Support Fund set-up to help charities in West Auckland
Dozens of charities, whose revenue streams have been heavily impacted by COVID-19, are set to benefit from a new $500,000 emergency fund. The Your West Support fund launched this by…
Buy local to support locals
It feels great buying New Zealand-made goods. It’s a great way to reconnect with your community and support nearby New Zealand businesses.
Supporting Indian businesses in alert level 2
Supporting Indian businesses in alert level 2 look here for more information and know what the businesses are doing. Support local kiwi Indian businesses.
Good news for Kiwis in South India: MFAT posts an update about a private charter b/t Bengaluru and Christchurch tentatively on June 15, subject to necessary approvals (link in the story)
Finally, there is some good news for New Zealanders stuck in South India, who for months have been trying to find a way back home. The New Zealand Ministry of…
Dr Arish Naresh appointed as a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit; five other people of Indian origin awarded the Queen’s Service Medal
On June 1, the Government announced 2020 Queen's Birthday honours list, and six persons of Indian origin, were honoured for their contributions to the New Zealand society in their respective…
Dunedin Tamil Society and Moksha Base unite for a COVID-19 online musical event, Puthiya Jananam
For the first time, a band of musicians from the North Island known as Moksha Base, and Dunedin Tamil Society (DTS) joined hands to organise a Facebook Live musical concert…
Property values showing loss of momentum, but full picture still unclear: Corelogic
According to the May 2020 QV House Price Index (HPI) results released by Corelogic this week, the momentum in the property market prior to the pandemic has since been lost.…
Celebrating the 20th anniversary of the World Milk Day; falls on June 1
Twenty years ago, World Milk Day was established by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations to recognize the importance of milk as a global food, and to…
PM Modi expresses concern on civil unrest to Trump, gets invited to the next G-7 Summit
On June 2, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed concern regarding the ongoing civil disturbances in the US, and conveyed his best wishes for an early resolution of the situation,…
Nido – New Zealand’s newest retail store – show good sales during the launch weekend
Average retail sales significantly higher than forecasts at the opening of New Zealand’s newest retail store, bode well for the sector, according to its owner.
COVID-19 Recovery Support measures announced throughout last week
A jobseekers programme for the creative sector and four new funds have been set up by the Government to help our arts and music industry recover from the blow of…
Cabinet will decide on June 8 whether and when to move to Alert Level 1
Alert Level 1 sees everyone being able to return without restriction to work, school, sports and domestic travel, and you can get together with as many people as you want.
The world of fashion through Petite Perspectives
Sujata Singh Raju takes her followers through the journey of fashion through artistic content. At a first glance, her Instagram feed feels as if you have flipped a page on…
World in the state of turmoil, post Covid
It may take a lot longer than initially anticipated about the recovery, post Covid-19 anywhere in the world including in our New Zealand.
Matariki Festival, re-shaped for 2020, begins 20 June
Matariki Festival is on! Aucklanders will celebrate Matariki this winter with a re-sized festival in response to Tāmaki Makaurau’s new normal.
Sundar Pichai, Indian-origin CEO of Google, comes out in support of #BlackLivesMatter
"Today on US Google & YouTube homepages we share our support for racial equality in solidarity with the Black community and in memory of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery…