October 2020

Wellington, October 19, 2020 Diversity in the major parties has changed dramatically with National’s taking a dive and Labour’s skyrocketing after the votes were counted.

       Labour Party Leader Jacinda Ardern meeting her colleagues (from left) Chris Hipkins, Kelvin Davis and Dr Megan Woods (RNZ Picture by Dom

Defying history: Chlöe Swarbrick, Green MP, winner of Central Auckland Constituency (Green Party Image) It is as reliable as the pub chats following a Bledisloe

Finlay Macdonald, Liz Minchin, Michael Lund, Veronika Meduna, and Wes Mountain Auckland, October 18, 2020 Labour is celebrating a landslide victory after winning 49% of

Wellington, October 18, 2020 The Electoral Commission has released the election night results for the 2020 General Election. The results are based on the 2,397,117

Jacinda Ardern addressing Labour Party Rally at Town Hall, Auckland after victory on October 17, 2020 (Newsroom (Photo by Lynn Grieveson)   The Gist: Jacinda

Nightly event at community halls with the Mega Festival  on October 24 Telangana women dancing around the Bathukamma during the event in 2018 (TANZ Facebook)

Katie Doyle Wellington, October 16, 2020 There is just one sleep until election day, but that has not stopped efforts to get more young people

Mega Event at Mt Eden War Memorial Hall on October 23, 2020 (5 pm) Venkat Raman Auckland, October 16, 2020 ‘Bangaru Bathukamma,’ the most traditional

                                        RNZ Photo by Nate McKinnon

Latest TV One Colmar-Brunton Poll gives the combo 70 seats                          Position of Parties

Forget Auckland Central, Nelson, Ōhāriu, or Wanganui. Takanini, in Auckland’s deep south, is arguably the hardest-to-pick seat in New Zealand. Take this: It is a new electorate –

                    Jacinda Ardern and Judith Collins (Picture from The Conversation) It is probably just as well that

“Vote for stability, unity and a plan to keep New Zealand moving” says this MP Last year, I met an elderly Indian woman who was

Bernadette Soares also wants better status for women, better immigration Supplied Content Auckland, October 14, 2020 New Conservative Party candidate in this weekend’s general elections

                                       Jacinda Ardern at Indian Newslink Lecture

INL Graphics International Collaborative on Thursday, November 19, 2020 In today’s day and age, it almost sounds absurd that with all the technological advancement, even in

Dine-In and Takeaways from October 25, 2020 Jenny Salesa opening Biryaniwala Restaurant in Hunters Corner, Papatoetoe, Auckland, watched by Harjit Singh, Ross Robertson, Michael Wood

                   Jacinda Ardern and Judith Collins (Picture from The Conversation) If the Opinion Polls released over the

As I hope that all New Zealand voters now know, we are currently being asked to decide not only who will lead of our nation

Research, Science and Innovation Minister Dr Megan Woods and Health Minister Chris Hipkins Covid-19 Vaccine that the world has been waiting for, is likely to

                                           (Image Courtesy: Newsroom) While

Ireland midfielder Bundee Aki was born in Auckland to Samoan parents (Photo by Photosport). It has been 25 years since Samoa last made a Rugby

‘Belladonna’ wins international acclaim at IFA Istanbul Film Awards Anirban Dutta, Swastika Ganguly, Bikram Banerjee and Preeta Vyas at the screening of ‘Belladonna’ on September

Sourced Content Wellington, October 12, 2020 The Electoral Commission has released its latest statistics on voter numbers in the final weekend before the election. With

New Zealand TEA Party Leader John Hong (Video Screen Shot) The South Asian communities have been strong partners in the progress and development of New

Hundreds join Special Prayer and unique Shangabishekam in South Auckland Lord Ganesha of Papakura with the Gold Crown on October 10, 2020 The Lord Ganesha

Daljit Singh speaking on behalf of Sikh Community, winner of ‘People’s Choice Award A number of community groups, community workers and supermarket and safety workers

Editor’s Note: Fiji marks 50 years of its Independence today (October 10, 2020). While Covid-19 and the resultant economic downturn has held back official celebrations