Our Second Leader- May 1, 2020 Issue This is a Curtain-raiser for our 141st Girmit Anniversary overage (May 14, 2020) In two weeks from now, the world will quietly add yet another year to the Girmit Period that rocked the lives of more than 60,000 men and women from India for 40 years, immersing them into a subjugated state of…
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Indian Newslink Leader for May 1, 2020 Issue With New Zealand shifting down its Alert Level from Four to Three from Tuesday, April 28, 2020, there have been suggestions from some people that ‘the worst is over’ and that the government should open up all businesses. But if the scenes at many drive-through fast-food outlets on the first day of…
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Venkat Raman Auckland, April 30, 2020 Sikh and Muslims associations in New Zealand have joined several charitable organisations to donate food and essential items to poor people, senior citizens and residents and others since the country moved to Alert Level 4 on March 25, 2020. The Supreme Sikh Society of New Zealand has donated (at 3 pm on April 30,…
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Venkat Raman Auckland, April 30, 2020 Demand for tax concessions and write-offs, postponement of debts, reduced interest rates on loans, relief from rents and a host of other issues are being raised as New Zealand hopes to get down to Alert Level Two after May 11, 2020. At press time, the New Zealand Parliament was considering a tax package, details…
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Auckland, April 30, 2020 New Zealand has been at Alert Level Three since 1159 pm on Monday, April 27, 2020. New Zealand’s Covid-19 Alert Levels outline the public health and social measure to be taken, depending on how a public health assessment of the virus in New Zealand. The alert system can help people see and plan for the kinds…
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Wellington, April 29, 2020 The return of Parliament after over a month in lockdown was a muted affair, but a chance for party leaders to reclaim a smidgen of the spotlight from Jacinda Ardern. Less a bear pit, more a bare pit. With a few dozen MPs spaced out around a largely empty debating chamber, the resumption of Parliament on…
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Krushil Watene Auckland, April 29, 2020 The COVID-19 pandemic has reminded us our own well-being is intimately connected to other people and our natural environment. For many people, living in a small lockdown bubble for weeks has put a heavy strain on their mental health and relationships. For others, it’s been a chance to strengthen multi-generational ties. Māori and Indigenous peoples elsewhere have long…
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Auckland, April 29, 2020 New Zealand’s success in achieving one of the lowest levels of COVID-19 transmission in the world means that on Tuesday. April 28, 2020, we were able to move down to Alert Level 3. This eases restrictions, allowing more than 130,000 Aucklanders to resume work. We will be able to travel slightly farther within our region to…
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Supplied Content Sydney, April 28, 2020 The University of Sydney Business School has transformed its Master of Commerce qualification with a greater focus on core skills that will be in-demand in future workplaces. Commencing with the first semester in 2021, the new Programme will give students access to eight specialisations to build their skills in areas such as global logistics,…
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Jo Moir Wellington, April 28, 2020 Director General of Health Ashley Bloomfield has had to walk back comments made by him and the Prime Minister yesterday about the country having achieved elimination of Covid-19 New Zealand has been hailed in international media including The New York Times and The Daily Telegraph as having won the battle in eliminating Covid-19. While elimination has been achieved…
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