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The Immigration Minister Iain Lees-Galloway who was in Auckland earlier this week, met community leaders and the media, to listen to their concerns as regards to the plight of work…
Commenting on the campaign in a Facebook post, Labour MP Michael Wood said, “New Zealand has done so well through the period of Covid-19 - but this is an issue…
Our Hijrah, a research project undertaken by Khadija Leadership Network (KLN), is aiming to record and understand the journeys of Muslim women in New Zealand, and their contribution and service…
The Indian News present some stories to highlight what work visa holders stranded overseas are going through
About 42,000 temporary visa workers are stranded overseas due to Aotearoa's border closure. Many have NZ born children and all of their personal belongings here. Their future is uncertain as…
Multicultural Council of Wellington (MCW) lost its one of the founding members on July 2. In a Facebook post dated July 3, the MCW informed, “It is with great sadness…
This week, the Government has allocated $3 million to be awarded through a contestable fund to enable business services, unions and community providers to support workers and workplaces in response…
Food for Life as a project was initially inspired by A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Founder-Acharya of Iskcon. In 1974, when watching a group of village children fighting with dogs…
Working with Te Tari Taiwhenua, Department of Internal Affairs, who is managing the New Zealand Government’s Foreign Nationals Impacted by COVID-19 Programme (known by New Zealand Red Cross as ‘Visitor…
Dunedin Multi-Ethnic Council (DMEC) turns 27 this week
A programme to assist foreign nationals in serious hardship has been announced by Foreign Minister Winston Peters, and Minister for the Community and Voluntary Sector, Poto Williams.
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…
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…
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…
Matariki Festival is on! Aucklanders will celebrate Matariki this winter with a re-sized festival in response to Tāmaki Makaurau’s new normal.
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…
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…
New Zealand’s place in the world: the implications of COVID-19, is the third discussion paper in the Future is Now Conversations Series produced by Koi Tū: The Centre for Informed…
In a first case of its kind in New Zealand, a well-known Kiwi-Indian community leader based in Wellington, Mr Kantilal Bhagabhai Patel, has lost his membership of the Wellington Justices…
Unions ask Govt to extend benefits to migrant workers.
A Bill to temporarily amend immigration legislation to support the quick and efficient management of visa changes during COVID-19 is being introduced to Parliament today.
Community Access Radio is a vital tool for disseminating information across Aotearoa New Zealand, especially for the culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities.
For most people in the community, PPE such as face masks are not recommended. However, for people with symptoms of an acute respiratory infection, the WHO recommends that there may…
This year’s flu vaccine campaign will be the biggest ever with 400,000 more vaccines available in 2020, compared with last year.