Venkat Raman The New Zealand People’s Party (NZPP) has been wound up. Party President Roshan Nauhria said that four years, two by-elections and one General Election later, “it was time to take a decision and move on.” “My business interests and other engagements and constant travel to India have been major factors that led to the decision to close down…
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Venkat Raman We are happy to announce that Finance Minister Grant Roberson will deliver the Ninth Annual Indian Newslink Lecture on Monday, July 29, 2019 at Pullman Hotel, Auckland. The central theme of his Lecture is likely to be ‘Good Financial Management contributes to Good Governance.’ Auckland Mayor Phil Goff will be the Master of Ceremonies at the Lecture which…
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Jane Patterson After another tough week in Parliament, the National Party demanded the resignation of Housing Minister Phil Twyford over KiwiBuild. Mr Twyford was under pressure last week over the Crown underwrite process. He is now facing persistent questions about whether he will stick to the long-held target of building 100,000 KiwiBuild homes in 10 years – a promise he staked his…
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The Smartphone has changed everything- and us The world changed in 2007 when Apple’s Steve Jobs held up the first iPhone. Inflation dived, interest rates collapsed and share prices took off. Newsroom Pro Managing Editor Bernard Hickey said that billions of people are carrying a deflationary engine in their pocket. “The have effectively driven down prices in all sorts of…
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Leigh-Marama McLachlan More than $20 million is being spent on events and resources to mark the anniversary of Cook’s landing in Tūranganui-a-Kiwa, later named Gisborne, in 1769. Indigenous rights advocate Tina Ngata said that his landing was not a cause for celebration. “Māori are still very mamae and we are still labouring under the historical and enduring rights violations as…
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National Party rumblings can take her to the top Thomas Coughlan Simon Bridges has made it to the weekend, surviving another tumultuous week as National leader. While he was able to stare down a potential coup on Tuesday, he wasn’t able to put a stop to more leaks of the sort that have rattled his tenure. They started almost immediately…
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Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and her Partner Clarke Gayford are engaged to be married. A spokesperson said the pair got engaged over the Easter break. Ms Ardern and Mr Gayford first met at an awards event in 2012. A spokesperson for Ms Ardern wouldn’t confirm any details, other than that the Pair got engaged in Mahia over the Easter holidays.…
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Michael Wood The diverse New Zealand Sri Lankan community rallied round in disbelief and grief following the atrocious massacres of Easter Sunday on April 21, 2019. Terrorist suicide bombers killed over 250 innocent people at several churches in Colombo and its suburbs and Batticaloa in the East Coast and in three luxury hotels in the Capital. About 50 of the…
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Sourced Content Health Minister David Clark said that a Commissioner was needed to lead the “significant changes” required at the Waikato District Health Board (DHB). Dr Clark said on May 7, 2019 that Director General of Health Dr Karen Poutasi will take up the Commissioner’s role, starting the next day (Wednesday, May 8, 2019). He said that nine of the…
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Katie Todd Central Christchurch hospitality operators fear that they could be heading into the toughest winter to date. Eight years on from the earthquakes, there are more restaurants and bars in the City than ever before – but operators say that there are not enough customers to share. Shutters go down The list of closures since January includes Bamboozle Restaurant,…
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