Detective Sergeant Bridget Doell Auckland, October 27, 2017 Auckland City Police are investigating multiple incidents where victims have been targeted by scammers on the phone by an individual impersonating a police officer. The scam involves a male voice stating that he is a New Zealand police officer and telling the victim that their family member has been arrested. The caller…
Read MoreDay: October 26, 2017
Poetry cuts across religious and human barriers
Venkat Raman Auckland, October 26, 2017 The poetic and phonetic beauty of Urdu and Hindi was a matter of celebration at the Ghazal Night held in Auckland last month. Organised by the Urdu Hindi Cultural Association at Fickling Convention Centre, the event witnessed an assembly of Urdu and Hindi scholars giving vent to their literary and singing talent, fostering the…
Read MoreMedia disinformation threatens democratic values
Fiji’s experience should be an eternal lesson Thakur Ranjit Singh Auckland, October 26, 2017 I had a feeling of Déjà vu when I saw some New Zealand mainstream journalists crying into their pillows that the National Party failed to return to the Treasury benches. This was after Winston Peters decided to go with the Labour Party. When National got into…
Read MoreArrive without meat, you would be fine
Arrive with meat, you would be fined Ram Sastry Auckland, October 26, 2017 Two women of Indian origin were recently charged for violating the Bio-Security Act. In the first case, the defendant was ordered to pay $20,000 fine for importing meat. She said that she could not afford the fine and was obliged to do 200 hours of community work.…
Read MoreDance School presents a golden chance of talent expo
Supplied Content Auckland, October 26, 2017 The New Zealand School of Dance (NZSD) has played a significant role in shaping this country’s dance culture for half a century and its ambitious 50th Anniversary Graduation programme fittingly reflects its achievements and strong links to the Royal New Zealand Ballet. High student calibre The season is an opportunity to witness the high…
Read MoreStudents rally to seek government intervention on migration
Supplied Content Auckland, October 26, 2017 Member of the Migrant Workers Association and students will be present at 3 pm a rally on Sunday, October 29, 2017 at the Unitarian Church located at 1A Ponsonby Road, Grey Lynn, Auckland. The rally will request the new government to allow the Indian students who had been forced to leave by the previous…
Read MoreMedia disinformation threatens democratic values
Fiji’s experience should be an eternal lesson Thakur Ranjit Singh Auckland, October 26, 2017 I had a feeling of Déjà vu when I saw some New Zealand mainstream journalists crying into their pillows that the National Party failed to return to the Treasury benches. This was after Winston Peters decided to go with the Labour Party. When National got into…
Read MoreFraudster jailed for evading $4 million alcohol duty
Supplied Content Wellington, October 26, 2017 A 36-year-old businessman was sentenced in the Auckland District Court today to three and a half years’ jail for evading $4 million of duty and GST on imports of Soju – a type of Korean alcohol. Jun Lee, the shadow director of an Auckland-based company Youngs NZ International Limited, was convicted for using forged…
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