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…
(With updates on Vande Bharat Mission flights) Private charter flights from Auckland to Delhi on June 8, to Chennai on the 10th, between Christchurch-Mumbai on the 13th; tickets on sale from May 29
As regards to the tickets prices, the Ekta representative added, “These will be Auckland to Delhi flying on June 8, USD$2,100 economy and USD$3,800 Business; Auckland to Chennai flying on…
“Alone but Together” – How we celebrated Eid during Covid
The Coronavirus pandemic has taken the entire world by storm. Ramadan happened to come during this lock down and it gave us a unique opportunity to adapt to a new…
Keep the circle bright not dark
Even in general, Indian skin tone is prone to pigmentation and darkening of skin when exposed to sunlight and or other environmental pollutants. This is well explained by Roxanne Patel…
Mortgage wars heat up in post lockdown as sales begin to rise in Auckland
Mortgage wars heat up once again as banks compete to get first time buyers with their record low home loan interest rates.
Economic response of Indian and New Zealand governments to the COVID-19 pandemic (till last week)
As confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) exceeded 5 million, as of May 27, governments around the world are easing the restrictions imposed on their populations to combat the…
Christchurch’s Plains FM wins category at NZ Radio Awards
Last year’s terror attacks at two mosques in Christchurch shook the Garden City to its core. From it, came the need to spread awareness about the Muslim faith and bring…
Change of guard at National Party
The inevitable has happened, main opposition National Party has found its new leader, the challenger to now dethroned Simon Bridges and Member of Parliament from Bay of Plenty Todd Muller,…
Avoiding Karmic Friction
Let me give you an automobile example. Suppose you take a little car and put a very powerful engine in it. If you don’t beef up the entire car, the…
3/4th of New Zealand is facing, or is at serious risk, of financial hardship
In a report by the the Commission for Financial Capability (CFFC) published this week, it was revealed that a survey on the impact of COVID-19 on New Zealanders’ financial wellbeing…
Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi confirmed as candidate from Panmure-Otahuhu
All internal party turmoil aside, last week was particularly good for Kiwi-Indian and National’s List MP Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi based in Manukau East, Auckland.
Our new normal
As I write this, New Zealand is still at COVID-19 Alert Level 2. The Cabinet is reviewing the regulations on Monday 25th.
We look forward to working with New Zealand’s Indian communities as we chart our path forward: Todd Muller, National Party Leader
There is no Team Todd, there is no Team Nikki, or anyone else – there is only Team National. National has always been a coalition of city and country, business…
Sikhs of New Zealand step-up to help their Māori brothers
In what has been described as an historical event, the Supreme Sikh Society of New Zealand (SSSNZ), partnered with the Māori leadership of Ngaruawahia, and distributed over 640 food parcels…
Ekta’s Guru Nanak Free Kitchen Wellington completes one year
The service started after the Christchurch shooting. The intention was to have an ethnic community meet a gap in the city’s food banks that exists at the weekends and to…
The first Vande Bharat Mission flight leaves Auckland on June 7, at 1:30pm
As part of the Vande Bharat Mission to repatriate Indian nationals stranded abroad due to COVID-19 pandemic, the Government of India has started facilitating return of stranded Indians in New…
$1 million international student hardship fund established
The Government has established a $1M hardship fund for international students to address urgent, temporary needs, for example temporary inability to access cash or because of reduced part-time employment.