October 11, 2019 Namaste and Shubh Diwali! I am looking forward to attending the 18th Annual Auckland Diwali Festival this weekend. The celebrations, supported by Auckland Council, take place in Aotea Square and Queen Street on Saturday, October 12 and Sunday, October 13, 2019. More than 50,000 people are expected to enjoy the festivities, which will feature dance, culture,…
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Expert says new immigration policy a war on Indian migrants
The government has opened a new front in the war on Indian migrants in the same week that they have announce that the Parent Category is reserved only for the wealthy. For a year, Partnership applications have been sitting unprocessed with Immigration New Zealand (INZ) in Mumbai. INZ have trotted out a litany of excuses for these delays including blaming…
Read MoreSTAAH makes key appointment in India
Supplied Content (Edited) Auckland, October 10, 2019 A New Zealand based technology company has announced a key appointment as a part of its expansion plans in the Indian Subcontinent. Rajesh Ghanshani will lead STAAH as Director Indian Sub-Continent, promoting the Company’s strategy to provide quality hospitality technology solutions. Established by Gavin Jeddo in 2008, the Company won the ‘Business Excellence…
Read MoreNew Programme to lift low decile students to Varsity
Supplied Content Auckland, October 10, 2019 Promising students from four low decile Auckland schools will have a better chance of achieving University Entrance, thanks to a gift from the Buchanan Charitable Foundation to a University of Auckland initiative. For the past decade, the University, through the Faculty of Education and Social Work (EDSW) Woolf Fisher Research Centre, The Centre for…
Read MorePublic apathy over Census leads to confusing decisions
Auckland, October 10, 2019 Imagine if you could influence funding for the healthcare you receive, or for the schools your children attend, with just a few strokes of your pen. That’s what the census does, along with other things like help set the size of Parliament, and that’s why it was so concerning to hear last week that 1 in…
Read MoreKashmir Pandits petition MPs on Article 370
Supplied Content Wellington, October 10, 2019 A number of people of Indian origin, especially those from the State of Jammu & Kashmir, assembled at the Parliamentary grounds in Wellington on Thursday, September 26, 2019 to highlight the importance of Abrogation of Article 370 of the Indian Constitution. The Indian Government scrapped the Article on August 5, 2019, redefining Jammu &…
Read MoreUnderbelly of graft and dishonesty on the big screen
New Zealand International Fraud Film Festival on November 13 & 14 Supplied Content Auckland, October 10, 2019 The Third New Zealand International Fraud Film Festival 2019 will be held in Auckland on November 13 and 14, 2019, with a great line-up of films will expose the underbelly of fraud and its impact globally and locally. The two-day Programme will explore three…
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