November 2010

The talk of a referendum on the need and usefulness of the Mixed Member Proportional (MMP) voting system has surfaced yet again, following the Government’s

The last few weeks have been busy in Manurewa (South Auckland). I have been visiting lots of businesses and meeting with locals. Some businesses are

The Government is sending all the wrong signals to ethnic communities by its decision to downgrade the Office for Ethnic Affairs in the current restructuring

A Papatoetoe teacher will soon be advocating teaching science as a priority subject to children in intermediate Schools. Mazru Shahdaab Alee is attending the second

New Zealand Tertiary College (NZTC) is placing on sale copies of a Cookbook, the proceeds from which will go to ‘Jagriti Children’s Home’ in Delhi.

All we hear from various speakers at the ever-increasing seminars and workshops is statistics on the Indian population, wealth demographics and how each State in

While every business or commercial venture aims to optimise productivity and profitability, success eludes some of them. In our profession, we often come across the

An appropriate loan structure, Cash flow Forecasts and Budget are among the most important strategies for successful business planning. In current tough financial conditions, these

As the year draws to a close, we reflect on the returns that investors have made. The markets have been volatile and hence there have

In what could be described as an important milestone in its successful journey, Sudima Hotels New Zealand (of Glamorton Developments Limited) moved its headquarters to

Even as the Nation mourned with the families who had lost their dear ones in the Pike River Mine disaster, the questions that were being

Asia’s emerging economies hold the key to the future growth of the world economy and their development programmes would benefit other countries, particularly New Zealand,

I have just returned from Fiji. The mango is in season and sugarcane harvest is in progress. The dry spell that threatened the west had

Did you know that South Asian people have some of the highest rates of Diabetes and Heart Disease in New Zealand? As a part of

The fact politicians talk sweet is perhaps more evident in their health condition than in their behaviour. That fact became more evident at a recent

Dr Guna Magesan, one of the founding members of the Council and Rotorua Deepawali Festival Coordinator said wearing shoes while lighting the traditional Lamp was

Even as Mahatma Gandhi was preaching freedom through non-violence and peace, many other militant groups believed in revolution, seizure and speedy action. The Chittagong Armoury

Many years ago, Producer-Director B R Chopra told me, “There are only two types of audience – one that sees movies for entertainment and the

The HRV Cup Twenty20 will have added attraction with a number of international stars featured in local teams. The matches will begin with the Central

Rakiraki won the Sanatan IDC trophy in an exciting finish at the Centre Park in Mangere on November 14, 2010. The Salesh Kumar-led team beat