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Following the announcement that more than 340 schools will be funded to run events promoting vocational education, the Government has announced it will fund a further 257 events to be…
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Budget 2020 will be delivered on Thursday 14 May, Finance Minister Grant Robertson announced on Wednesday. “This year’s Budget will continue the Coalition Government’s focus on tackling the long-term challenges…
The Canterbury Indian Tamil Association (CITA), which aims to help and support the Tamil community in the Canterbury region and also promote and bring awareness of the Tamil language and…
It was a bumper weekend at the Hare Krishna Auckland (ISKCON) premises in Kumeu, with the Hare Krishna Annual Food Festival on January 25, and the annual Krishna Holi the…
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Auckland-based Maa Shakti Charitable Trust organised a lohri mela on January 11, which included cultural performances, Bollywood songs, bhangra, martial arts performances, live DJ and bonfire. There were food stalls,…
The Canterbury Tamil Society (CTS) which is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, celebrated the Thai Pongal festival last weekend.
Affiliated to the Arya Samaj Pratinidhi Sabha New Zealand Incorporated, Arya Samaj Christchurch (ASC) organised its Annual Gayatri Maha-Yaj last weekend. Formed in 2006, the organisation is known for its…
Bhartiya Samaj Charitable Trust, which has been organising an annual youth summer camp for the last 18 years, had this year’s event between January 13 to 17, for 105 children…
The two social organizations, which promote and celebrate Malayali culture in the Garden City - Kerala Cultural Forum (KCF) and Christchurch Kerala Association (CKA) organised their Christmas celebrations in December.
The harvest festival, known by several different names across India - lohri, makar sankranti, pongal, bhogali bihu, uttarayan and poush – was celebrated by various Indian community organisations across New…
Undoubtedly, the event that shook New Zealand the most this year, was the Christchurch mosque shootings that took place in two mosques in Christchurch during the Friday prayers on March…
British Actor and Presenter Kiran Rai, who grew up in Nottingham in the UK, but has strong family connections in New Zealand and Australia, has landed a role in the…
The Wellington Indian Association (WIA) raised over two thousand dollars at their recent Christmas party for the charity Marry Potter Hospice, which in a Facebook post noted, “We'd like to…
Ola, one of the world’s largest rideshare platforms, is set to launch in 11 new locations across the country this month.
Workplace Relations and Safety Minister Iain Lees-Galloway on Wednesday announced, “The Government is making sure we share the prosperity of our strong economy fairly with those on the minimum wage…
In a major hint on how various visas will be processed in future, Immigration Minister Iain Lees-Galloway, on Tuesday said this in Christchurch, “We are looking at ways to make…
On Sunday, Christchurch residents were treated to city's annual Santa Parade, which saw around 135 floats, and over 2,500 performers.
Aucklanders from all walks of life are being encouraged to apply for Auckland Council’s six demographic advisory panels.
Research conducted by AUT’s New Zealand Work Research Institute and commissioned by the Human Rights Commission has found more than 50,000 working households live in poverty across Aotearoa.
The Day commemorates the listing of Hindi as the official language of India along with English, which happened on September 14, 1949. It also marks the efforts put in by…
An initiative taken up by two charitable organistaion, Sahaayta and Shanti Niwas in support of White Ribbon. This event marked the moment to end violence against women.
Produced by the non-profit Communities Action Trust NZ (CATNZ) established in 2008, and brought to the capital by the Wellington City Council, this year’s Diwali held last weekend, had a…
Ekta Foundation’s, Jallianwala Bagh Massacre Photo Exhibition curated by the Partition Museum of Amritsar, India, was officially launched on November 21, by Labour MP Michael Wood and the Indian High…
