The Indian Weekender set to launch election special issue: ‘Verdict 2017’
The Indian Weekender is launching its twelve-week special edition on the general election 2017, starting from July 7 to September 22, just before the polling day when election campaigning officially closes.
This election special will have three primary goals.
The first goal is educating the wider Indian community about how electoral system works in NZ, as it will be less meaningful to carry an election special issue without incentivising the Kiwi-Indian voters to vote.
While, there is a notable universal trend of general decline of interest in elections and participation in the electoral process, yet it is more evident in the case of new migrants in this country, purely because of life-cycle of new migrants.
Like everywhere else in the world, the new migrants in NZ are also required to put their initial focus on the vital needs of jobs, livelihood, housing, kid’s education, etc., assuming that participation in electoral process can wait before they find their feet in this new country.
However, little do they assume and often naively, that active participation in this country’s electoral process could eventually be helpful in their endeavours for finding better jobs, houses, children’s education and other support required for smooth settlement.
In addition to the above fact, about 40,000 new migrants have arrived from India just after the 2014 general elections, who might not have the desired level of understanding about the NZ electoral process.
This election special issue will strive to educate all those recently arrived new-migrants along with other earlier arriving new migrants about everything related to elections in NZ.
The second objective of this special issue is to cover and analyse all major developments that make political news in this country and have potential to affect the lives of Kiwi-Indian community in any manner.
Although this is a much-cherished part of the Indian Weekender’s normal editions, there will be extra emphasis added in this special edition.
The third goal of this special issue is to bring all political contestants and parties seeking to entice Kiwi-Indian voters together on one common platform in a manner that issues important for the community are discussed and debated.
By doing this, the objective is to unfold key policies and political messages of all major parties and contestants in this general election for the benefit of the wider Kiwi-Indian community.
The readers of the Indian Weekender can expect a lively political debate among all participants in forthcoming election special issues.
If you think you have a question or an issue that needs wider public debate before general elections 2017, then you can write to editor@indianweekedner.co.nz or leave a comment below.
The Indian Weekender is launching its twelve-week special edition on the general election 2017, starting from July 7 to September 22, just before the polling day when election campaigning officially closes.
This election special will have three primary goals.
The first goal is educating the wider...
The Indian Weekender is launching its twelve-week special edition on the general election 2017, starting from July 7 to September 22, just before the polling day when election campaigning officially closes.
This election special will have three primary goals.
The first goal is educating the wider Indian community about how electoral system works in NZ, as it will be less meaningful to carry an election special issue without incentivising the Kiwi-Indian voters to vote.
While, there is a notable universal trend of general decline of interest in elections and participation in the electoral process, yet it is more evident in the case of new migrants in this country, purely because of life-cycle of new migrants.
Like everywhere else in the world, the new migrants in NZ are also required to put their initial focus on the vital needs of jobs, livelihood, housing, kid’s education, etc., assuming that participation in electoral process can wait before they find their feet in this new country.
However, little do they assume and often naively, that active participation in this country’s electoral process could eventually be helpful in their endeavours for finding better jobs, houses, children’s education and other support required for smooth settlement.
In addition to the above fact, about 40,000 new migrants have arrived from India just after the 2014 general elections, who might not have the desired level of understanding about the NZ electoral process.
This election special issue will strive to educate all those recently arrived new-migrants along with other earlier arriving new migrants about everything related to elections in NZ.
The second objective of this special issue is to cover and analyse all major developments that make political news in this country and have potential to affect the lives of Kiwi-Indian community in any manner.
Although this is a much-cherished part of the Indian Weekender’s normal editions, there will be extra emphasis added in this special edition.
The third goal of this special issue is to bring all political contestants and parties seeking to entice Kiwi-Indian voters together on one common platform in a manner that issues important for the community are discussed and debated.
By doing this, the objective is to unfold key policies and political messages of all major parties and contestants in this general election for the benefit of the wider Kiwi-Indian community.
The readers of the Indian Weekender can expect a lively political debate among all participants in forthcoming election special issues.
If you think you have a question or an issue that needs wider public debate before general elections 2017, then you can write to editor@indianweekedner.co.nz or leave a comment below.
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