Sophie Medlin London, December 30, 2018 Veganism, the plant-based diet which shuns meat and dairy, is having its time in the Sun. Since 2008, there has been a 350% increase in the number of self-described vegans in the UK alone. Where this motivation stems from is varied, but includes concerns about animal welfare, worries about the environment and religious reasons.…
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Venkat Raman Auckland, January 1, 2019 The dawn of a New Year always brings with it fresh beginnings, punctuated by new hope, ideas, wishes and renewed optimism. Although various faiths have varied ‘New Year Days’ over a 365-day period, the world has come to accept that January 1 is the start of a new calendar, new phase in life –…
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Supplied Content Wellington, December 31, 2018 Pacific women feature strongly in the 2019 New Year’s Honours list in recognition of their diverse contribution to Pacific Aotearoa in a range of fields including literature, fashion, mental health, youth development, sports, leadership and governance,” Pacific Peoples Minister Aupito William Sio has said. He issued the following Statement today. Society’s strength Our women…
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New Year’s Honours List 2019 announced Wellington, December 31, 2018 Sport and Recreation Minister Grant Robertson has congratulated sportspeople honoured in the New Year’s honours today. All the recipients have made invaluable contributions to a sector that is important to so many New Zealanders, he said. Mr Robertson issued the following Statement: Great Year for women It was a particularly…
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Supplied Content Wellington, December 31, 2018 Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has congratulated 196 New Zealanders who were named in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours List. She greeted them for their contributions to New Zealand and our communities. Gender balance again The list is gender balanced again this year, she said. The following was a Statement issued by Ms Ardern: It…
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Staff Reporter Auckland, December 31, 2018 Three friends of Indian Newslink have been featured on the Queen’s New Year Honours List. They are fellow journalist Fran O’Sullivan (Business Editor of the New Zealand Herald), Virinder Aggarwal, Founding Member of the Asian Network Inc and Bhikhu Bhana of the New Zealand Indian Central Association (NZICA). Ms Sullivan has been recognised for…
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Many Achievers make to the Queen’s New Year Honours List 2019 Wellington, December 31, 2018 Sir Stephen Tindall, founder of The Warehouse, has been appointed by Queen Elizabeth II a Grand Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to business, the community and the environment. He topped the list of the Queen’s New Year Honours List announced…
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Wellington, December 30, 2018 New Zealand exporters are among the first to benefit from the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), which took effect today, Sunday, December 30, 2018. Trade and Export Growth Minister David Parker said that the CPTPP provides New Zealand with trade agreements for the first time with three significant economies: Japan, Canada and Mexico. He issued…
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Farah Rais Alvi Auckland, December 30, 2018 An evening with Professor Rais Alvi was held on December 21, 2018, at the residence of Adnan Mirza (and this Reporter) in North Shore, Auckland with the cooperation of Bazm e Adab and Indian Newslink. Called, ‘Ek Sham Rais Alvi Ke Naam’ (‘An Evening in the name of Rais Alvi’), it was an…
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Michael J I Brown Melbourne, Australia December 29, 2018 Our senses are stuck in the past. Reaching back in time There is a flash of lightning, and then seconds pass until we hear the rumble of distant thunder. We hear the past. We are seeing into the past too. While sound travels about a kilometre every three seconds, light travels…
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