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Friday, August 15, 2025
Volume 16 . Issue 72
Auckland Indian community leader has been selected by the Act Party to contest the Mt Roskill electorate in the general election later this year.
Fiji-born Pratima Nand, QSM, JP, was 16th on the Act list when Party leader Don Brash announced the list at the weekend.
And the selection has been welcomed by the community.
Fiji Club president Alton Shameem said: “The Fijian community are delighted and honoured that Ms Pratima Nand QSM, JP is the first Fijian-Indian woman, the highest ranking Asian and Pacific Islander being selected as an ACT Party electorate candidate for Mt Roskill, Auckland as well as a list candidate at number 16 in the 2011 general election to be held on Saturday, November 26.”
Ms Nand is the committee member of the following organisations among numerous others:
* Fiji Club of New Zealand (FCNZ)
* Fiji Council New Zealand (FCoNZ)
* All Ethnic Congress (AEC)
* Social Entrepreneurs Council (SEC)
* Economic Council New Zealand (ECNZ)
* Leadership Council New Zealand (LCNZ)
* Young Executive Club (YEC)
* Business Council New Zealand (BCNZ)
Ms Nand is also engaged in the following activities: NZ's Indian Cooking Queen [www.royalrecipes.co.nz] ; Producer & Presenter - Jhankaar [www.planetaudio.org.nz/jhankar]; Interpreter / Translator - Hindi/Fiji Hindi Smoke Free Co-ordinator - "Proud of who we are and what we do.
“We wish the well known pro-active, passionate , industrious, popular and committed community leader Pratima Nand QSM, JP all the very best wishes in the up keeping general election,” Mr Shameem said.
Auckland Indian community leader has been selected by the Act Party to contest the Mt Roskill electorate in the general election later this year. Fiji-born Pratima Nand, QSM, JP, was 16th on the Act list when Party leader Don Brash announced the list at the weekend. And the selection has been...
Auckland Indian community leader has been selected by the Act Party to contest the Mt Roskill electorate in the general election later this year.
Fiji-born Pratima Nand, QSM, JP, was 16th on the Act list when Party leader Don Brash announced the list at the weekend.
And the selection has been welcomed by the community.
Fiji Club president Alton Shameem said: “The Fijian community are delighted and honoured that Ms Pratima Nand QSM, JP is the first Fijian-Indian woman, the highest ranking Asian and Pacific Islander being selected as an ACT Party electorate candidate for Mt Roskill, Auckland as well as a list candidate at number 16 in the 2011 general election to be held on Saturday, November 26.”
Ms Nand is the committee member of the following organisations among numerous others:
* Fiji Club of New Zealand (FCNZ)
* Fiji Council New Zealand (FCoNZ)
* All Ethnic Congress (AEC)
* Social Entrepreneurs Council (SEC)
* Economic Council New Zealand (ECNZ)
* Leadership Council New Zealand (LCNZ)
* Young Executive Club (YEC)
* Business Council New Zealand (BCNZ)
Ms Nand is also engaged in the following activities: NZ's Indian Cooking Queen [www.royalrecipes.co.nz] ; Producer & Presenter - Jhankaar [www.planetaudio.org.nz/jhankar]; Interpreter / Translator - Hindi/Fiji Hindi Smoke Free Co-ordinator - "Proud of who we are and what we do.
“We wish the well known pro-active, passionate , industrious, popular and committed community leader Pratima Nand QSM, JP all the very best wishes in the up keeping general election,” Mr Shameem said.
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