Buying your first Home?
Buying your first home is as exciting as it is daunting. It takes careful planning and some serious savings to achieve the result - YOUR OWN FIRST HOME!
Beyond Sense Perceptions
If you want to transcend, only if you are truly willing it can happen. Otherwise no power on earth or in heaven can move you. Does that mean there is…
The Science behind Cremation as per Sanatan Dharma
The code of conduct as per Sanatan Dharma places primary emphasis on the two main qualities in a human being which distinguish him from animals and lower life characters. They…
New Zealand border entry requirements
New Zealand’s border is reopening in stages for fully vaccinated travellers to enter New Zealand and self-isolate instead of going into managed isolation and quarantine. When the New Zealand borders…
Begging – A tool for growth
Today, these traditions have been misused and there are so many people wearing the uniform of a spiritual seeker, who are just plain beggars in search of money and food.…
Bharatiya Mandir women’s group celebrate Christmas
The oldest temple in New Zealand, Bharatiya Mandir in Sandringham, Auckland which opened for public after remaining closed for nearly four months has started getting devotees back to its doors.…
Become a joyous human being
You may have great intentions, you may have great ambitions, you may have many desires, but fundamentally, everything that you do in this world spells out who you really are…
House prices growing considerably faster than wages
Meanwhile, first home buyers (FHB) have been more than happy to ‘bridge the gap’, with FHBs’ market share assisted along by variables such as KiwiSaver withdrawals and a readiness to…
A yes for Veer “Surya” Sooryavanshi
Sooryavanshi is the fourth instalment of the Indian cop movies franchise incorporated by Rohit Shetty. Singham being the starting point in 2011, followed with Singham Returns (2014), Simba (2018) and…
Anxiety is not a reality
What you call “anxiety” is just that you are concerned about what is going to be the outcome of something. The outcome of something is not going to be determined…
Property prices continuing to rise despite rising interest rates
First Home Buyers have witnessed Loan-to-value ratios (LVRs, which affect borrowing), Brightline tests (a tax on gains), high-density plans for Auckland, a building boom, a nationwide foreign buyer ban, an…
Reserve bank’s monetary policies throwing spanner in the increasing property prices
CoreLogic's House Price Index (HPI), the most comprehensive and detailed indicator of property value change in the market, just revealed that countrywide prices experienced the anticipated mini boom in October,…
Are Leaders Born or Made
Leaders are always made. Whether you made yourself before your birth or after, it does not matter how, but leaders are always made. It is just that a certain person…
Mental health charity encourages Kiwis to light a candle this World Suicide Prevention Day
Mental health charity MATES in Construction is urging Kiwis to light a candle in their window at 8pm on September the 10th to mark World Suicide Prevention Day.
Dental clinic’s act of kindness in Level-4 lockdown
The director of the practice, Shivam Verma told The Indian News that due to lockdown, most people are confined to homes, and many have even lost income because of businesses…
Family Settlement for Joint Properties
The joint enjoyment of the property by all the heirs is until either of them wants to separate his or her share from the joint family property. A partition can…
Chinmaya Mission Inaugurates “Wellbeing & Event Centre” in Māngere
Eminent community leaders and a few political figures will open a brand-new Wellbeing & Event Centre at 63 McKenzie Road, Māngere on Saturday 31 July. Situated in the heart of…
#REUNITEFAMILIESNZ – stories right from the heart continued
“This pain can only be felt by those who have gone through this prolonged period of separation. I hope the NZ Government will solve this problem as soon as they…
Ambition to Vision
The bane of the world is just that human beings are working with limited individualistic ambition. Instead of working with ambition, if people work for a vision of their own,…
Bharatiya Mandir to celebrate 28th Patotsava from 25th to 27th June
The oldest purpose-built Hindu temple in New Zealand, Bharatiya Mandir (Indian Temple Inc.) is celebrating 28th years of its existence this year from 25th June to 27th June 2021. The…
Power of Attorney for NRI’s
Power of attorney is a legal document whereby one person gives the authority to another person referred to as an “Attorney” to act on his behalf or represent him in…
Housing market activity unmoved from the government restrictions
Since the introduction of interest deductibility restrictions to help sustain the housing market, the industry has continuously been working to determine the impact it has on the current market.
Shanti Niwas to celebrate Elder Abuse Awareness Day
The oldest Indian organisation in New Zealand working for South Asian seniors, Shanti Niwas Charitable Trust is celebrating the World Elder Abuse Awareness Day on 19th June at Athia Trust…
Auckland named as world’s most liveable city, Wellington fourth in Economist survey
Covid-19 has shaken up the Economist Intelligence Unit's (EIU) annual ranking of most liveable cities, propelling Auckland to first place. New Zealand's most-populous city, home to 1.7 million Kiwis, beat…
Budget 2021 announces $3.8b housing acceleration fund
The housing market has been record-breaking for the majority of 2021. The sellers have been the winners so far in the post-Covid housing market game, which is most likely to…