March 2017

Self cannot come before People

Leighton Baker –  Recent concerns over Police dogs being set on children are focusing on the wrong point. It is neither the Police nor their

Election

Health Plan targets all-round childcare

Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi – National believes New Zealanders deserve high-quality health services and delivering better services remains our top priority. Health spending is up to

Election

Art of listening builds the democratic bridge

Supplied Content (Massey University) –  How do you encourage people to listen to views that clash with their own, especially around issues like inequality and

Education

English Language Board elects first Indian Chair

Staff Reporter –  info@indiannewslink.co.nz Auckland High Court lawyer Gurbrinder Aulakh was unanimously elected as the Chair of the National Board of English Language Partners New

Education

Global partnerships brewing at bioengineering institute

Supplied Content (Edited) –  The Auckland Bioengineering Institute (ABI) of the University of Auckland hopes to develop new international strategic partnerships and investor opportunities for

Education

Does breastfeeding prevent breast cancer?

A researcher calls for intensive study for better care Venkat Raman –  venkat@indiannewslink.co.nz The high rate of obesity and increasing incidence of breast cancer are

Education

Flesh is willing but solitude strikes the elderly

Venkat Raman –  venkat@indiannewslink.co.nz Age does not always diminish the sexual desire but the society thinks otherwise and people in aged care facilities are left

Education

Playgrounds invoke the spirit of adventure

Jamie Strange –  Playgrounds have certainly developed a lot since I was a child in the 1970s. I remember swings, seesaws, concrete mounds with tunnels

Fijilink

Government blamed for Penang Mill closure

Prem Singh –  March 2017 marks the 100th anniversary of the official end of the indenture system. For Fiji, this is symbolic as more than

Immigration New Zealand opens Pacific quota

Sourced Content –  Citizens of Samoa, Tonga, Kiribati, Tuvalu and Fiji are encouraged to register for this year’s ballot under the Samoan Quota and Pacific

Fijilink

A case for Hindi in New Zealand curriculum

Satya Dutt –  There has been a remarkable increase in the number of Indian speaking population. The Hindi language now ranks third in Auckland and

Fijilink

Young Fijian beats Thai master in bout

Faiyaz Khan –  Suva-born young Sebastian Singh won the vacant World Boxing Foundation (WBF) Asia Pacific Super-lightweight title at Prince Charles park in Nadi last fortnight.

Business

Electric Vehicle Registration reaches 3000

Simon Bridges –  More than 3000 electric vehicles (EVs) are now registered in New Zealand. I am delighted with the number of EV registrations we

No tax app for Apple irks Labour

Michael Wood –  Hard working Kiwi taxpayers have every reason to feel outraged by revelations that a massive company like Apple, with billions of dollars

Our brand value justifies Visitor Tax

The world should know we are not a cheap date –  Julian Wood –  Travellers are enamoured with us. Last year, 3.5 million visitors arrived

Rabindran joins Health Partnerships Board

Supplied Content –  Auckland, March 21, 2017 Commercial Barrister Rabin Rabindran has been appointed as Director on the Board of the New Zealand Health Partnerships

Business

Homework teaches lessons about Open Homes

Lucy Corry –  It is easy to get carried away when you are searching through property listings for the house of your dreams. But if

Economic insecurity stares at us

Kieran Madden –  Many pinned Trump’s election and the Brexit vote as being fueled by people’s fear of losing their way of life. When it

Business

Employees demand Car Park at shopping centre

But Sylvia Park Management says a good system is in place   Venkat Raman –  Employees of retail outlets in Auckland’s Sylvia Park are demanding

Tougher law to deal with youth crime

Issue 366 April 1, 2017 –  Increasing incidents of robbery, aggravated robbery, violence and other criminal offences witnessed in dairies, superettes, liquor stores and petrol

Trust must return to Public Health System

Issue 366 April 1, 2017 –  Our front-page story on the public health system in Hamilton makes depressing reading, to say the least. Save for

View

Yogi replaces Upper Caste Mafia in Uttar Pradesh

Sudha Pai and Sajjan Kumar – From thewire.in The appointment of Yogi Adityanath as the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh has come as a surprise to political observers. During

Community

Tamils look for peace and prosperity

Venkat Raman –  venkat@indiannewslink.co.nz The month of ‘Chitthirai’ will begin on Friday, April 14 and with it the Tamil New Year’s Day. This is an

Community

One country, several New Year Days

It is not uncommon for visitors to India amused and confused over the number of days on which New Year is celebrated through a 12-month

Community

Easter brings humility and realisation

Wenceslaus Anthony –  New Zealand, like the rest of the Christian world will observe Easter (Sunday) on April 16, 2017, with the preceding two days

Community

Pope honours a selfless Servant of God

Trophy D’Souza – Stand First: Our Report in the last issue (Indian Newslink March 15, 2017) announcing the conferment of ‘The Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice’ (‘For

Indian Newslink

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