Can non-citizens, those on work visas or permanent residents, be sent to their home country rather than imprisoned here if they commit a serious crime? Offending committed in New Zealand must be dealt with by our courts. The alternative would be that people who are neither residents or citizens of our country could commit crimes and not have to pay…
Read MoreDay: March 10, 2013
India’s moral rectitude comes under discussion
India today reflects the trait of a young nation with a large young population that is reluctant to come out of selfish and self-centred motives. Such a trait manifested itself in the gang rape of 23-year-old Jyoti Singh Pandey, a female physiotherapy intern on December 16, 2012, while travelling with her 28-year-old friend Awindra Pandey in a private bus from…
Read MorePrisoners get better treatment in the Nordic
Contrary to the public belief that New Zealand prisons are among “the cosiest in the world” giving the freedom to even serious offenders to “enjoy life,” they are not all that flash, says a Wellington based researcher. Professor John Pratt of Victoria University’s Institute of Criminology said that prisons in Nordic countries including Finland, Sweden and Norway were far better…
Read MorePunjab should tackle human trafficking
India in general and Punjab in particular, is a major source of illegal immigration. Human trafficking is a multi-million dollar business, operated by well-connected international cartels. Unscrupulous immigration agents and ‘Labour Suppliers’ prey on vulnerable people who are keen to go overseas. They submit fake documents and fictitious certificates to get visas and other permits. Applicants are equally at fault…
Read MoreLabour needs a new image, not leader
With about 18 months away for the next general election, it is time for Labour Party to beef up its act and concentrate efforts to find itself in the Beehive again. Leader David Shearer has started the New Year with hope. His speeches have been centered on the need to put welfare state back, create new jobs and limit the…
Read MoreExtradited accountant goes in for tax fraud
A Canterbury-based accountant extradited from Australia has been sentenced to three years and three months in prison, after pleading guilty to tax evasion, tax fraud and theft involving over $500,000. Grant Perry McGowan was sentenced in the Canterbury District Court on February 4, after he pleaded guilty on 35 charges of failing to deduct PAYE, 19 charges of providing a…
Read MoreFormer tax official behind bars
A Hamilton woman was jailed for two years and five months after earlier admitting charges of corruption and tax fraud. Anita Gail O’Connor, a former Inland Revenue Department (IRD) staff member, was sentenced at the Hamilton District Court on February 7 on 163 charges, including 24 charges of corrupt use of official information. IRD Deputy Commissioner, Mary Craig said that…
Read MoreIBM opens new centre in Unitec
Computer giant IBM launched its first Delivery Centre in New Zealand at the Campus of Unitec Institute of Technology in Auckland’s Mt Albert, aiming to prepare students for the digital economy and support businesses to access new skills in mobile and analytics and advanced technology. An earlier report appeared in our August 15, 2012 issue. The Centre, run in partnership…
Read MoreMIT retains zeal to complete campus project
Although Mainzeal Property and Construction Company has gone into receivership, authorities at the Manukau Institute of Technology (MIT) are confident that their new Campus would be ready for use in early 2014. Work on the $95 million Campus, a partnership between MIT and Auckland Transport came to a halt last month with the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) Partners Colin McCloy…
Read MoreYogi opens West Auckland branch
One of the most successful teachers of mathematics and science subjects has just established a branch in Henderson to cater to the growing needs of students in West Auckland. Yogendra Advaryu (better known as ‘Mr Yogi’), Principal and Director of Yogi Institute said that classes will be held at the Henderson Intermediate School (70 Lincoln Road) on Sundays between 1230…
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