June 2015

Indian diplomacy hits another low

Editorial –  The departure of Ravi Thapar to India just after 18 months of his appointment as High Commissioner to New Zealand was an unexpected

Entertainment

Tabla artiste with humility note

Staff Reporter –  Performing artistes win the admiration and loyalty of music enthusiasts and those with a note of humility steal people’s hearts as well.

Front Page

Bank of India shows robust growth

Venkat Raman –  Bank of India New Zealand Limited, a fully-owned subsidiary of Bank of India, one of the largest nationalised Bank in India, continued

Front Page

Wendy Palmer behind the microphone

Staff Reporter –  We are happy to announce that Wendy Palmer, Chief Executive of Media Works Radio will be a part of the Fifth Annual

Front Page

New technology helps immigration scammers

Michael Carley –  Immigration New Zealand (INZ) has become aware of a new wave of scam phone calls from individuals purporting to be Immigration Officers.

Immigration brings more visas online

Staff Reporter –  Visitors and migrant workers to New Zealand can file their respective applications online instead of visiting Embassies, High Commissions and Consular Offices,

Saudi Sheep Scandal deepens

David Shearer –  Two weeks ago, I wrote in these pages about what is now popular as the ‘Saudi Sheep Scandal.’ Since then, the story

The Six letter C plays a nasty game

Kamil Lakshman –  Jessie (not her real name) and her children came to New Zealand from Vietnam, after several failed attempts. They eventually obtained their

Entertainment

Story and Star take Hindi films far

Apurv Shukla –  Midyear gives us a good opportunity to assess the performance of the Hindi film industry over the past six months. While 2014

Education

OECD wants better education score

Kieran Madden – New Zealand got a glowing report card from the OECD recently for economic performance and the policies set in place to bolster

Entertainment

Get your memory sticks on Television

Staff Reporter –  If you have recorded visual footages of significant events that occurred in not too distant a past, someone would be interested on

Education

Academic narrates World War story

A Massey University information technology academic has published his first novel set in New Zealand after World War I. The book is based on his

Business

Switzerland discloses seven Indian names

Priti Patnaik (The Wire) More names of Indian tax evaders are likely to surface from Switzerland in the future. There are several reasons for this, including

Education

International honour for Massey Master

Staff Reporter –  A Massey psychologist has received a global honour for his research tackling the intractable issue of reducing global poverty. Professor Stuart Carr,

Business

Alexandra Park creates new heart in Epsom

Venkat Raman –  Auckland’s growing importance as a destination for conferences, exhibitions and ceremonial functions has led to increasing demand for quality venues, catering to

Theft of funds leads woman to prison

The Rotorua High Court sentenced Linnet Lewis to five years and five months’ imprisonment on June 19, 2015. She pleaded guilty to 16 charges of

Reserve Bank ultimatum on AMLC Report

Staff Reporter –  Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) has announced that all reporting entities should file their annual reports on or before August 31,

Banks’ profits surge despite market stress

Sam Shuttleworth –  New Zealand’s five major banks (ANZ, ASB, BNZ, Kiwibank and Westpac) have continued to show strong profits and lending growth in the

Failure to plan equates planning to fail

Jay Changlani –  Not planning is the recipe for failure. Indian Newslink carried a report in its June 15, 2015 edition of an East Auckland

Community

Model of the Fortnight

Reality remains distinct in fantasy world It is not common for us to feature those offshore in this feature but artistes like Priya Bapat are

Business

Every Risk Plan should cover Trauma

Jayalakshmi Vasudevan, a reader from Wellington asked AIA New Zealand, “What is Trauma Insurance? What are the circumstances under which a person can claim under

Entertainment

Talk show takes Timepass2 beyond its title

Anand Mokashi –  Phew!! What a hectic month June turned out to be, organising a special screening of the Marathi hit film ‘Timepass2’ at the

Homelink

Prejudices preclude progress of Indo-Fijian women

Mahendra Sukhdeo –  Indo-Fijian women appear to have attained a new sense of independence and entrepreneurship. In commercial activities, they are known for their partnership

Community

Bishops greet Muslims on Ramadan

Staff Reporter –  The New Zealand Catholic Bishops Committee for Interfaith Relations has greeted the Muslim community on the advent of the Holy Month of

Sports

A Dark Day for Black Caps in England

Apurv Shukla –  A loss in the recently concluded One Day International series in England to the host country was a disappointing end to a

Gold trader awaits court verdict

Serious Fraud Office Grace Holdings NZ Limited Director Kairuaiti Tangata Oropai Robert Kairua (55) pleaded guilty in the Auckland District Court to charges brought by

Indian Newslink

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