Labour MP finds new potential in Telangana Priyanca Radhakrishnan Happy New Year- from India! Although I am here on holiday, I have been reflecting on the relationship between India and New Zealand and the potential that remains to be realised. Our government is stepping up efforts to bring India and New Zealand closer together as partners. As part of that,…
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Venkat Raman Year 2020 will mark a milestone in the annals of history of the Indian community in New Zealand general and Auckland in particular, as the Auckland Indian Association (AIA) celebrates 100 years of its establishment. Not surprisingly unique and distinct from its likes around the world, AIA is the mother of all Indian organisations in New Zealand. It…
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Auckland, January 13, 2020 National Party has said that the government should ignore advice from Iran and not pick a side in its conflict with the United States of America. Iran’s embassy in Wellington told RNZ that New Zealand should come out against the “wrong approach” of the Trump administration. It called on New Zealand to promote peace and security in…
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Venkat Raman The Telangana government is keen to tap the existing and emerging potential for businesses in New Zealand and will consider appropriate incentives for two-way engagement. That was a gist of the discussions that IT, Electronics and Communications Minister Kalvakuntla Taraka Rama Rao (popularly known as KTR) held with Labour MP and Parliamentary Private Secretary to Ethnic Communities Minister…
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It’s time for the government to regulate the sector Venkat Raman An Auckland based travel agency has gone bust, leaving scores of passengers in the lurch after allegedly collecting money and issuing bogus tickets. It is time that the government put in place legislation to protect the hard-earned money of ordinary New Zealanders and make travel agents liable to their…
Read MoreSourced Content The Inland Revenue Department (IRD) has issued an Operational Statement (OS 19/05) to clarify and simplify the tax rules around employer-provided travel to distant workplaces; for example, a person who works in Wellington but lives in Auckland, or who may travel greater distances in working from home or at multiple workplaces. Uncertainty over liability IRD said that it…
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Phil Goff Happy New Year! I hope you have had a peaceful and relaxing summer. This year, 2020, marks the centenary of the Auckland Indian Association Inc (AIAI) and 100 years of the Indian community’s involvement in our city. The Indian community plays an important role in the cultural and economic success of Auckland, and I’m looking forward to the…
Read MoreAt Aotea Square on January 25, 2020 Venkat Raman An organisation in Auckland has called for a protest march at 2 pm on Queen Street in Auckland’s Central Business District on Saturday, January 25, 2020 to protest against the US strikes on Iran. The Global Peace and Justice Auckland is organising the protest, which will include a march towards the…
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Sourced Content Puhoro was one of a select number of organisations in Australia and New Zealand invited to attend the Google 2019 Partner Summit in Sydney, Australia. The conference, held on December 3 and 4, 2019, focused on three broad challenges including growing participation across digital technologies, reframing the Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) agenda, as well as funding…
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Supplied Content Twenty-one-year-old Massey student Zakea Page has achieved his lifelong dream of performing at an Olympic opening ceremony, in Lausanne, Switzerland, at the Winter Youth Olympic Games. Mr Page performed his unique artform, which blends sport and art, in front of thousands at Vaudoise Arena on January 9, 2020 making him the first person to design a Youth Olympic medal…
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