May 1 2011 Issue

The re-entry of Dr Don Brash to national politics as the new Leader of the poorly performing ACT Party would have a series of interesting

India’s Minister of Commerce & Industry Anand Sharma will be in New Zealand on a three-day visit next week. He will be in Auckland on

Millions of people around the world are mourning the loss of Sathya Sai Baba, who died on April 24, 2011 at the Sathya Sai Institute

The Indian and Bangladeshi communities are getting together to mark the 150th Birth Anniversary of polymath Rabindranath Tagore, one of the most celebrated sons of

If you are a resident of Auckland, you have an opportunity to express your opinion on the ‘Auckland Plan’ currently under discussion. Puketapapa (Mt Roskill)

The commercial property market, which was a key driver of Auckland’s economic prosperity over the last decade, has seen a number of changes and challenges

The Indian Newslink Sir Anand Satyanand Lecture will promote concepts of Good Governance, an expert has said. John Allen, Secretary and Chief Executive of the

India-born Dr Siddhartha Mukherjee has made his country of birth proud by winning the prestigious Pulitzer Prize 2011 for General Non-fiction. His Book The Emperor

Governor General Sir Anand Satyanand has appealed to the Indian Diaspora in New Zealand to rise to the challenges posed by cultural diversity and foster

The New Zealand Branch of the Global Organisation of People of Indian Origin (GOPIO) has announced plans to raise $12,000 for St John’ Ambulance as

Happiness is central to any human activity and success without happiness would be meaningless, says a young philosopher of international repute. According to Madathumkandy Angajan,

The increasing number of young men and women following the traditional, religious and moral values of India is gratifying, says the Leader of one of

There was a sea of humanity in the South Auckland suburb of Manurewa on April 17 as the Sikh community marched in procession to mark

Sometime during his formative years, Sri Tallapaka Annamacharya told himself that he would write at least one Sangkeertanam (Devotional Song) a day in praise of

While Yoga has become a fashionable expression to denote everything that it is not, there is a need to promote it as a science in

Hindus have a unique passion in their demonstration of Bhakti (piety) – they wish to celebrate the wedding of their favourite Gods and Goddesses, bringing

Member of the New Zealand Brahman Samaj marked Holi, the Festival of Colours last month with a touch of piety and sympathy for the victims

A young student has proved that the best way to deal with depression is to divert energies towards positive thinking and creativity. Massey University College

Every girl waits eagerly for her Wedding Day, as it not only signifies love and the binding of two lives but also the joining of

The decision of the Wellington based New Zealand Press Association (NZPA), the only private news agency of its type in the country, will hurt a

An Auckland based religious organisation has planned to raise $1.5 million towards its Temple Project, a third of which will be through non-interest bearing, redeemable

A popular way of denigrating migration flows is to brand them a ‘brain drain’ from poor countries to rich ones. In fact, this is a

In its two reports to date, the ‘2025 Taskforce’ has provided estimates of the income gap between New Zealand and Australia. Its base measure of

Reserve Bank of New Zealand Governor Dr Alan Bollard, in a speech at the Basel III Conference held in Sydney on March 25, said that