How will Farmers agitation end?
We know about the farmers agitation going on in India for almost three months, against three new farm laws brought in, to reform farming in India by government in September,2020.…
Auckland Indian Association Inc. celebrates ‘India Day’ to commemorate centenary celebrations
The ‘INDIA DAY’ was celebrated to commemorate the centenary celebrations of Auckland Indian Association Inc. on 13th February at Mahatma Gandhi centre in Auckland, in partnership with the Indian High…
Onehunga Festival – on track for a day of entertainment, activities, great weather and a cardboard boat regatta!
A free family event, the Festival is an action-packed day with a wide variety of entertainment and activities celebrating the forecast excellent summer weather. It’s taking place this Saturday 27…
Volumed and taken care.
To start with, it was hard to believe on all the promises made by Sukin for all the goodness its hair care range provides. But it was heart touching to…
Local Cricket gets in full swing as summer season hits New Zealand
Cricket is arguably the second favourite sport in New Zealand. Like all sports, it transcends communities and binds them together. The Southern Premier League T20, an initiative by Flatbush Cricket…
A Recipe for Self-Transformation
On a certain day, Shankaran Pillai’s wife was particularly incensed at her husband. So she made some soup and added five extra spoons of chilli and served it to him.…
Latest tax changes: small business assistance
Businesses can’t leave money on the table when funds are tight. Thanks to the changes list below, there is now a range of tax benefits available to help small to…
No further interest rate cuts predicted as investor restrictions loom
More major bank economists are predicting that there will be no further interest rate cuts on 2021 as the market continues to soar. Investors re-claim market share just as new…
Indian Republic Day celebrations across New Zealand
India’s 71st Republic Day celebrations were held at many places across New Zealand, including a few places in Auckland.
India celebrates 72nd Republic Day
The 72nd Republic Day celebrations at the national capital was unlike any other year.
The linguistic LANDSCAPE OF INDIA
India is a land of around 500 different languages, of which a majority are used even today. Sonal Kulkarni-Joshi talks about their diversity and traces their ancient global linkages
Sindhi Culture Day celebrated in Auckland
Sindh is one of Pakistan's four provinces, located in the south. Also known as “Mehran” as well as “Indus Valley”, Sindh has a rich culture, history, and language. Sindhis, the…
Pink Ribbon event raises over $11k for Breast Cancer Foundation New Zealand
The first Pink Ribbon event of the year to create awareness about breast cancer and to raise funds for the New Zealand Breast Cancer Foundation was organised at Chancery Bistro…
Contracting and Withholding Tax: Tips for the Self-Employed
There are many benefits to working as a contractor — it can pay better than doing a similar salaried job and be more flexible. But there are some tax implications…
2020 Closed on a record high as 2021 starts with sharp mortgage rate cut
Westpac has launched into 2021 with a sharp cut in a key mortgage rate, cutting -20 bps from their one year 'special', taking it down to 2.29%.
India prepares for 71st Republic Day celebrations
Amidst Corona pandemic chaos and the so-called Farmers agitation nuisance going around Delhi, the nation is preparing to celebrate 71st Republic Day on 26 January.
World’s biggest vaccination programme starts in India
It can be matter of pride for any patriotic Indian that after a very resilient fight against the deadly Corona virus for months, India is among the very few countries…
Tāmaki Herenga Waka Festival this weekend
Tāmaki Makaurau will come to life this weekend when one of its premier festivals returns to celebrate the region’s rich Māori history and culture. The Tāmaki Herenga Waka Festival is…
India stuns Australia, clinch series 2-1
The Indian cricket team under the captainship of stand-in captain Ajinkya Rahane, gave Australia an utterly shocking and humiliating defeat by 3 wickets in Brisbane test on Tuesday, 19th January,…
Citizens Advice Bureau’s 50 years from Indian migrants prespective
Quietly, somewhere in the community, there is a service that is free and accessible to all, which helps navigate individual through their rights, entitlements and obligations known as Citizens Advice…
November breaks selling records, as building sector recovers fully from COVID
It seems that 2020 will be ending with some welcomed news after a tumultuous year, as the housing market continued to soar in November, breaking some all-time records. The good…
Tax treatment of lease agreements
Over the years, leasing of assets have taken on many different names and forms – hire purchase agreements, lease to buy, operating lease, finance lease, multi-lease to name a few.…
Property market firmly in political spotlight
The NZ property market is one of the most talked about topics right now. Open letters, debate, finger pointing, helpful suggestions – there is no shortage of any of these…
Solution based, long term, collaborative approach will succeed in Indian Market
New Zealand India Trade Alliance (NZITA) recently held an event under the series NZ-India Dialogue (Connect, Enable and Advocate). The event was held in Auckland on Tuesday, 01 Dec 2020…
A Larger Slice of Life
Balarama asked Krishna a question when they had to leave Mathura and were going through all kinds of hardship: “Why are all these things happening to us, and that too…