Supplied Content Wellington, March 24, 2019 A National Remembrance Service for the victims of the Christchurch Mosques terrorist attack and all those affected by it will be held at 10 am on Friday, March 29, 2019, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has just announced. The service will be held in Christchurch in Hagley Park and will be jointly led by the…
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Venkat Raman Auckland, March 19, 2019 Fiji is keen to promote its products and services to New Zealand and a number of incentives are in place, the country’s Trade, Tourism, Industry, Local Government and Community Development Minister has said. “New Zealand is among the top ten export destinations for Fiji over the past five years, Ms Kumar said that the…
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Venkat Raman Auckland, March 23, 2019 Auckland’s Muslim community, the largest in the country, gathered at Masjid-E-Umar (the biggest Mosque in New Zealand) at a special meeting this afternoon at its precincts to pay its tribute to Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern for her compassion and leadership in handling the tragedy in Christchurch. More than 1000 men and women attended the…
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Venkat Raman Auckland, March 23, 2019 Willie Jackson “Islam is a religion that stands for peace and our Muslim brothers and sisters in New Zealand live and work in harmony with all communities,” Employment Minister Willie Jackson said. Speaking at the ‘Open Evening’ held yesterday (Friday, March 22, 2019) at Masjid Abu Bakr Al-Siddiq located at 5B Cortina…
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Venkat Raman Auckland, March 23, 2019 (1230 pm) We are at a Special Meeting at the Masjid e Umar, which the Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern attended with Auckland Mayor Phil Goff, MPs Michael Wood, Dr Parmjeet Parmar, Melissa Lee, Hon Consul for Fiji Harish Lodhia and more than 2000 others. A more detailed report will follow. Meanwhile, here is a…
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Supplied Content Istanbul, Turkey, March 22, 2019 Foreign Minister Winston Peters has told the world Islamic community that New Zealand will continue to be a caring and comforting nation and look after its Muslim population and that the country’s strength and solidarity are derived from New Zealanders and their unity. Greeting to the delegates in the Islamic tradition, Mr Peters…
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Sam Sachdeva Wellington, March 23, 2019 No leader wants to deal with a disaster but Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has so far provided New Zealanders with the reassurances and action they need, Clad from head to toe in black, a hijab covering her hair and draped around her neck, she spoke steadily about the horror that had befallen Christchurch. “New…
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Auckland, March 22, 2019 Waitakere Indian Association (WIA) has announced cancellation of this year’s Holi Celebrations in homage to the victims of the Christchurch massacre. The 14th WIA Holi Festival was scheduled to be held from 1030 am on Sunday, March 24, 2019 at The Trusts Arena, Central Park Drive, Henderson. Fifty people were killed including men, women and children,…
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David Meates Christchurch, March 22, 2019 Twenty-seven of the people who were injured in Friday’s (March 15, 2019) shootings are still in Christchurch Hospital, with five remaining in critical condition in intensive care. Two more have been discharged during the past 24 hours. They are still our priority for specialist care, which for some includes follow-up surgery and other specialist…
Read MoreA Poem by Anita Britto as the Nation mourns today Auckland, March 22, 2019 Kia Kaha Christchurch – Our hearts go out to you United we will stand strong – through this crisis we’ll pull through Proud to be a Kiwi – On our darkest day We’ll rise and heal together and hold hands while we pray Christchurch we are…
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