Keeping our communities safe – 1,800 new police
We all recognise the damage crime can do in our communities. It is not just the victim that suffers but their entire neighbourhoods are shaken by burglaries or assaults, let…
New Zealand Tech Alliance annual meet coming up, to decide on a new course of action in a post-covid world
It is difficult for most Kiwis to think about the world before the covid pandemic but the nation's digital future is no longer a conversation about what the future may…
First time buyers set record as sales rates soar
First Time Buyers have broken records as they claim a record-high share of the mortgage money advanced in June, taking advantage of low mortgage rates post lockdown, mirrored by the…
Sport NZ to unveil major upgrade to integrity measures
Sport NZ will shortly launch major new initiatives to help sport and active recreation bodies at all levels of the sector strengthen the measures they have in place around integrity…
PM Modi attending the laying of foundation stone of Shree Ram Janmabhoomi Mandir
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to attend the public function on laying of the foundation stone of Shree Ram Janmabhoomi Mandir at Ayodhya on August 5. Prior to…
May Ram Mandir bring back peace and harmony!
By the time you read this piece of editorial, the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi would have done the stone laying ceremony of the reconstruction of Sri Ram Mandir…
Unemployment rate in the June quarter was 4 percent: Stats NZ
Stats NZ said on Wednesday that New Zealand’s unemployment rate in the June quarter – which includes the period the economy was in lockdown – was 4%, down from 4.2%…
Guaranteed minimum income needed to cushion impact of growing underemployment: Green Party
With the June 2020 quarter showing underemployment increasing, the Green Party is calling for a Guaranteed Minimum Income and an increase to the abatement threshold to ensure everyone has a…
Safely operating our country on a pandemic planet
ACT empowers families with choices they can use to Change their Future. ACT will cut taxes and red tape to jump start our economic recovery. This article is about operating…
Labour’s 5-point plan to rebuild better
I’m often asked about Labour’s plan to handle the impact of the COVID19 pandemic on our economy. Part of our plan is to continue to be vigilant and work to…
Pen down your love from New Zealand for Sushant
Dil Bechara, the film of late Sushant Singh Rajput, is all set to release in New Zealand and Fiji on August 7, in cinemas near you. This movie has Sushant…
World Sanskrit Day celebrated on August 3
It is celebrated on Shraavanapoornima, that is the Poornima day of the Shraavana month in the Hindu calendar. The Sanskrit organisation Samskrita Bharati is involved in promoting the day. In…
As New Zealand becomes increasingly multicultural, Kiwi-Indian politicians celebrate Raksha Bandhan with their rakhi sisters
National List MP based in Manukau East, Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi, with his rakhi sister and fellow MP Melissa Lee, who is of Korean origin; and New Zealand First’s former List…
Eid al-Adha celebrations at Auckland’s Eden Park
Thousands attended the weekend celebrations of Eid al-Adha in Auckland’s Eden Park, New Zealand’s national stadium.
Minister congratulates the Cook Islands community for its 9th year of Language Weeks
The theme for the Cook Islands Language Week 2020 is“Kia pūāvai tō tātou Reo Māori Kūki ‘Āirani i Aotearoa”; which means, "That the Cook Islands Māori language may blossom throughout…
First in-person Bhartiya Samaj seniors meeting post-covid lockdown
Bhartiya Samaj hosted its first physical meeting after the lockdown got over on July 25, at Mt Roskill War memorial hall which was well attended by over 150 people. As…
Acknowledging ethnic community response during COVID-19, nominated the heroes
“This is an opportunity for all of us to highlight, acknowledge and appreciate their valuable work,” Jenny Salesa said. To nominate a particular ethnic community group or organisation that made…