The benefactor of a seriously ill man is accusing Immigration New Zealand (INZ) as a heartless entity with little concern for human life. Ashok Kumar, a network engineer based in Auckland, has been running between immigration authorities, politicians, community leaders to secure the rights of his nephew, 29-year-old Sanil Kumar to stay in the country until he undergoes a kidney…
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I am often reminded by my colleague Dr Rajen Prasad and the community that migrants place high value on educating their children and giving them the best possible start in life. This is often a major motivation for their migration to New Zealand and their preparedness to make enormous sacrifice to achieve this goal. I also know that in New…
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We are happy to announce that entries to the Indian Newslink Indian Business Awards (INLIBA) 2014 are now open. Companies owned, operated, managed and franchised by people of Indian origin registered in New Zealand and conducting business for at least one year as on March 31, 2014 will be eligible to enter the Awards Scheme. We are also happy to…
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A number of readers had reacted to our front page story, ‘Travel agency under liquidation denies rumours’ published in our last (February 15) issue, with some of them accusing us of ‘taking sides’ or publishing a one-sided story. The story related to Greenwoods Corner Travel (1987) Limited (traded as Panworld Travel), which was placed under voluntary liquidation on February 4,…
Read MoreEntries to Seventh Annual Awards open today (March 1) and close on August 31, 2014. Entry forms (Part 1 and 2) covering 12 individual categories can be downloaded from our Awards website www.inliba.com Potential entrants would have the benefit of attending free workshops to be held in Auckland in May, June and July 2014. BNZ (Title Sponsor) BNZ Indian Community…
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A Cabinet Paper introduced last fortnight takes a closer look at the flaws in the Long Term Business Visa (LTBV) regime, suggesting radical changes to plug the existing loopholes. LTBV will be renamed as ‘Entrepreneur Work Visa’ (EWV) and Entrepreneur Visa will be called, ‘Entrepreneur Residential Visa’ (ERV). The ‘Entrepreneur Plus Visa’ will be disestablished. The new policy is expected…
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The Auckland High Court sentenced Daljit Singh on February 19 to five months of community detention and 200 hours of community work on charges relating to electoral fraud, the first of its type in New Zealand. Rejecting the plea that Mr Singh should be discharged without conviction, presiding Judge Mark Woolford said that the offence was not ‘victimless.’ “The victims…
Read MoreWellington based Indian High Commission has cautioned the public over a fake website allegedly duping those applying for visas to visit India. A press note said that the fake website (www.indiavisa.co.in), based in Oman was fraudulent and that the Indian Government had taken action with the appropriate parties to shut it down. “It now appears that the same website has…
Read MoreAn Auckland based marketing company has been ordered to pay $120,000 for sending spam via email and text messages. This is the largest penalty imposed for sending spam in New Zealand. Internal Affairs Department (IAD) took the civil case against Image Marketing Group (IMG). Justice Mary Peters heard the case at the Auckland High Court under the Unsolicited Electronic Messages…
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A former manager of Auckland’s Albion Hotel was convicted on February 7 of stealing more than $35,000 of gaming machine money. A jury at Auckland District Court heard that Michael Anthony McGurk (54) of Takapuna stole the money from the Pacific Sports and Community Trust in November 2009 when he was manager of Auckland’s Albion Hotel. He will be sentenced…
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