Appointment as Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit Venkat Raman venkat@indiannewslink.co.nz Queen Elizabeth II has appointed Radio Tarana Managing Director and Chief Executive as Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit (MNZM). In the List of Honours announced this morning to commemorate her 91st Birthday, the Queen’s Citation said that she and the New Zealand government recognised…
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Zia Ahmad Sydney, Australia Saturday, June 3, 2017 Ted Wheeler, the Mayor of Portland, Oregon, USA while commenting on the Portland killings on Friday, May 30 by a white supremacist said: “There is too much hatred in the world right now and far too much violence. Our current political climate allows far too much room for those who spread bigotry.…
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Dr Muriel Newman Whangarei, New Zealand Sunday, June 4, 2017Ethnic-based tribal politics has to stop. It is rooted in the bankrupt idea that the goal of politics or business is to funnel as much of the pie as possible to one’s family, tribe, or circle with little regard for the public good. It stifles innovation and fractures the fabric of…
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Sourced from Reuters London, Sunday, June 4, 2017 At least six people were killed by attackers near London Bridge on Saturday, police said. Police said three attackers drove a vehicle into pedestrians on London Bridge and then stabbed people in Borough Market. “Armed response officers then responded very quickly and bravely and confronted the three male suspects who were shot…
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Supplied Content Wellington, June 4, 2017 Revenue Minister Judith Collins will travel to Europe today to represent New Zealand at a signing ceremony signifying our commitment to the OECD effort against base erosion and profit shifting. “I am honoured to represent New Zealand at the signing ceremony in Paris marking New Zealand’s entry into the Multilateral Convention to Implement Tax…
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Supplied Content Wellington Sunday, June 4, 2017 Conservation Minister Maggie Barry will attend the United Nations Ocean Conference in New York and host UN Secretary General’s launch of ‘The World Ocean Assessment’. She issued the following statement today: New Zealand and Barbados co-chaired the process which led to the publication of this landmark document that will help inform the discussion…
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