Raksha Bandhan: a festival of love and compassion
Raksha Bandhan, is a very popular and traditional Hindu festival which falls on the full moon day of Shravan month of Hindu calendar every year. Raksha Bandhan is celebrated in…
Stranded Indian in Auckland pens a book celebrating Goddess Durga and womanhood
When Rajshree Anand, a teacher, left Dehradun in January to visit her daughter in Auckland, little did she knew that she would be stranded in New Zealand for few more…
HIIT for not only shedding those extra kilos but keeping your heart healthy
However, if you are wanting to get back to shape or maintain your fitness levels then HIIT is the answer for good results. High intensity involves interval training, a combination…
Four events get inaugural funding from the Creative and Cultural Events Incubator fund
Four celebrated Māori and Pasifika events will receive up to $100,000 each in funding from the new Creative and Cultural Events Incubator fund, Economic Development Minister Phil Twyford has announced.…
Coming up in Auckland: A photography exhibition celebrating Indian life
At the Depot Artspace, Devonport in Auckland, from July 15 to August 3, Robert Peper’s art photography celebrating Indian life will be showcased.
Ayurvedic home-made skin care remedies, a must try!
There are some home remedy that are all season favourite and have a great saying from ancient times in India. Surprisingly they are not only recognised world over but have…
To all theatre lovers in New Zealand – free online sessions with eminent theatre personalities from India
Coconut Theatre, a wing of Coconut Media Box, has taken an ambitious and challenging project during this world-wide lockdown, called “Chai-Wai & Rangmanch - 2020”. We organize daily online session…
India’s Ministry of AYUSH recommends Ayurveda’s immunity boosting measures for respiratory health self-care; clarifies the advisory isn’t a treatment for COVID-19
In the wake of the Covid 19 outbreak, entire mankind across the globe is suffering. Enhancing the body’s natural defence system (immunity) plays an important role in maintaining optimum health.
A score every wintery night
Skin care has its own regime, and of course it changes from time and with seasons. Also, then there are different skin types, like normal, dry, oily, sensitive or combination.…
Government announces $25m support for tourism operators impacted by COVID-19
Extra support is being provided to tourism businesses operating on public conservation land announced Tourism Minister Kelvin Davis and Conservation Minister Eugenie Sage last week.
Redefining tourism in Aotearoa New Zealand
This pandemic has given a wonderful opportunity to Kiwis to now truly discover what this country has to offer, not only for a weekend getaway, but also for their main…
How COVID-19 has changed the world of content streaming
As COVID-19 struck and countries went into lock-down, Subscription Video on Demand (SVoD) services such as Netflix, Amazon Prime, Disney+, Neon, Hulu, and many more, have seen a historic rise…
Sushant Singh Rajput, Indian movie actor (1986-2020)
Rajput, was a National Olympiad winner in physics, a drop-out of Delhi College of Engineering, and then what we know him best for, a phenomenal actor, dancer, and entrepreneur.
Indians and Pakistanis unite in New Zealand for a Hindi film releasing this weekend
Mistake..ek galthi, is an hour-long thriller directed by Santosh Tukkapuram from Hyderabad and produced by Nasir Khan from Islamabad, who also stars in the movie along with Yoshna Singh
“Life is short. You might as well live it with really great hair.”
The importance of keeping your hair conditioned is even higher at this stage than before. If you leave treated hair without any conditioning treatment after each wash, you will end…
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…
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…
An actor par excellence: Irrfan Khan (1967 – 2020)
One of the most versatile and talented actors of world cinema Irrfan Khan passed away on April 29. He was 53 years old, and succumbed to cancer after bravely battling…
Coronavirus: no evidence that food is a source or transmission route
EFSA is closely monitoring the situation regarding the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) that is affecting a large number of countries across the globe. There is currently no evidence that…
Face mask and hygiene advice
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…
Govt begins largest ever Flu vaccine campaign early
This year’s flu vaccine campaign will be the biggest ever with 400,000 more vaccines available in 2020, compared with last year.
Travelling between NZ and India? Stop at Changi.
It first began with the need to expand the capacity of Changi Airport’s Terminal 1 as well as its open-air carpark. This led to a strategic vision with the conception…
Save our Kauri forests
Kauri dieback can kill kauri of all ages. It’s a disease caused by a microscopic fungus-like organism, called Phytophthora agathidicida (PA). Read more here.
Basic protective measures against the new coronavirus
Stay aware of the latest information on the COVID-19 outbreak, available on the WHO website and through your national and local public health authority.
