Immigration cuts under any new government will depend on how badly we want to build our infrastructure
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Santa comes to Nadi: Paul Ross, founder of Pacific Kids, organises for a Christmas party for the children at Loloma House
New ZealandBhartiya Samaj Queenstown celebrates Ganesh ChaturthiSenior members of Bhartiya Samaj in Queenstown celebrated one of the most popular festivals of the Hindu community –Ganesh Chaturthi – on Sunday, September 8 at St Peter’s Anglican Church....
New ZealandAuckland cricketers take Hindi lessons with Waitakere Hindi SchoolAuckland Cricket on Tuesday, September 3, invited Waitakere Hindi School to give a lesson of Hindi language to its academy cricketers at Eden Park stadium....
New ZealandFive people killed in bus crash north of Rotorua“Today was a very tragic day and Police acknowledge this as an extremely trying time for all involved,” Inspector Brent Crowe, Bay of Plenty Road Policing Manager said....
Verdict 2017National juggernaut comes to halt with Labour-Green block winning two seats in the final count.Now with the Labour-Green block at a new total of 54 seats, a likely coalition with the New Zealand First (9 seats) would result in a total of 63 seats in the parliament of 120 seats....
Verdict 2017Our health system needs a rebootThe queues in hospital waiting rooms are a nightmare. And even if you can afford to go see a GP then staffing shortages and rapidly rising costs mean you're in for a decent wait and a large bill....
Verdict 2017English agrees for Hindi in schoolsWe are ready to accommodate the Hindi language, and we are confident that it would be relatively easier to find teachers in the Hindi language as Indian community is a well-educated community,” Mr English concluded....
Businessnib New Zealand funds increasing healthcarenib New Zealand today announced strong net policyholder growth for the 12 months to 30 June 2019 (FY19) up 7.2% on the previous financial year. Premium revenue also grew by 6.9% to NZ$229.6 million....
BusinessWhatsApp Business app available on iPhonesFacebook-owned WhatsApp Business, a free-to-download communication app specifically designed for small businesses, is now officially available for iPhone users in several countries, including in India....
BusinessApple CEO Tim Cook took home $15.7 mn in 2018The package included $3 million in base salary, $12 million in incentives awarded for performance and another $682,000 as "Other Compensation" (like personal security services and use of a private aircraft), the Cupertino-based company said in its fi...
SportsDe Grandhomme, Bruce fifties lead Black Caps to series winHalf-centuries from Colin de Grandhomme and Tom Bruce helped New Zealand to a four-wicket win against Sri Lanka on Tuesday, sealing a T20I series win for the Black Caps....
SportsKohli becomes India's most successful Test captainMonday's win at the Sabina Park took Kohli's number of Test victories as captain to 28 -- the most by any Indian captain. In the 48 Tests under Kohli, India have lost 10 games and drawn another 10....
SportsIndia thrash West Indies by 257 runs, clinch series 2-0India swept West Indies under the carpet over two Tests and won the second rubber by 257 runs to complete a 2-0 whitewash with astounding ease on Day 4 at the Sabina Park here on Monday....
IndiaSetback to moon mission as link to lander lostAll was going well with the 1,471 kg Vikram that began its descent at about 1.38 a.m. from an altitude of 30 km at a velocity of 1,680 metres per second. The lander was smoothly coming down with ISRO officials applauding at regular intervals and thei...
IndiaIndia's Chandrayaan 2 all set to land on the MoonAccording to the Indian space agency ISRO, Vikaram's second de-orbital operations began at 3.42 a.m. using the onboard propulsion system and was completed in nine seconds....
IndiaIndian Government to go ahead with Air India disinvestmentn December last year, the Centre had prepared a revival plan for the airline, comprising a comprehensive financial package and sale of non-core real estate assets....
World newsNepal authorities clear 11 tonnes of trash from EverestThe clean-up initiative, the first of its kind since Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay Sherpa conquered the summit 66 years ago, was launched in mid-April and involved an elite team of 12 high-altitude Sherpa climbers who spent over a month collectin...
World newsInternet's popular meme cat 'Grumpy Cat' passes away at 7The family owning Grumpy Cat posted the news on Twitter earlier on Friday, stating “Grumpy encountered complications from a recent urinary tract infection that unfortunately became too tough for her to overcome.”...
World newsIndian origin team develops model for safer self-driving carsThe model developed by MIT and Microsoft researchers identifies instances in which autonomous systems have "learned" from training examples that don't match what's actually happening in the real world...
Fiji108 steps temple opens in LabasaA temple which has 108 steps leading to a hot spring below for Hindu devotees in Waiqele, Labasa, was opened on Sunday by prominent Labasa businessman Daya Singh....
FijiIt's party time as Fiji celebrates Olympic goldFiji is bracing for the celebration of a lifetime as the island nation awaits the return of its victorious sevens team after winning gold at the Rio Olympics....
FijiMinistry aims to better aid cluster systemThe government is committed to building and strengthening the Fiji humanitarian cluster system to improve humanitarian response in times of disasters....
Global IndiansIndian-origin crowned Miss Universe AustraliaIndian-origin Priya Serrao is celebrating with family and friends on Friday after she was crowned Miss Universe Australia, a title she intends to use to raise awareness about diversity and multi-culturalism....
Global IndiansIndian woman Anita Bhatia appointed UN Assistant Secretary-GeneralUN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appointed Anita Bhatia of India as an Assistant Secretary-General, according to his Deputy Spokesperson Farhan Haq....
Global Indians7 Indian-origin kids are US Spelling Bee co-championsIndian-origin children do well in the Spelling Bee because the Indian community prizes participation in it and several community groups and businesses organise competitions for children within the community....
Friday, August 23, 2019New ZealandFear grips an Auckland family as hooligans door knocks late in night
Tuesday, September 3, 2019New ZealandSimon Bridges bats for direct flights, fixing visa-delays and forging better relations with India
Wednesday, September 4, 2019New ZealandIndian man killed in Waikato road accident was married just seven months ago
Thursday, August 22, 2019New ZealandIndian IT giant HCL Technologies opens first NZ delivery centre in Hamilton
Wednesday, August 21, 2019New ZealandNew Zealand cities set to embrace high-density urban-dwellings soon
