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.
Official Cash Rate remains at 0.25 per cent and property market expected to pick up as restrictions are lifted
It came as no surprise that the Reserve bank has kept the OCR at 0.25 per cent, hinting that it could be dropped lower in the future, just as the…
Time to face stark realities
New Zealand appears to be in total control of Covid-19 crises if we go by the daily updates on it by the Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield.
New Zealand’s place in the world: the implications of COVID-19
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…
NZ Covid-19 tracer app out now
The Ministry of Health has today formally released the NZ COVID Tracer app to support contact tracing in New Zealand.
A Wellington JP loses city Association’s membership for anti-Muslim social media posts
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…
Migrant story: Karpal Singh, a banker turned film-maker
Born and brought up in West Bengal, Karpal Singh moved to New Zealand in 2001, as an international student. After completing his studies, he went on to spend over fifteen…
“We are there”: Muktesh Pardeshi, Indian Envoy assures all help to the community
The Indian High Commission in Wellington and its consulate office in Auckland, have been widely praised for their efforts over the last six weeks or so, for their proactive approach…
What will happen to house price?
According to the CoreLogic QV April 2020 House Price Index results out this week, momentum in the property market continued right up to the level four COVID-19 enforced lockdown. What’s…
