IndoNZ
News and perspectives for and about the diverse Indian community in New Zealand
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India's elections and the cost of colonialism: Dr Sashi Tharoor
20 May 2024Prominent Indian opposition MP discusses Prime Minister Narendra Modi's chances in India's mammoth six-week election. Audio
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Bolstering support for Asian personnel in the NZ Defence Force
16 May 2024The founder of a Pan-Asian network in the New Zealand Defence Force hopes to support Asian personnel in their defence careers.
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Young Indo-Fijians yearn to know more about the girmit era
14 May 2024Three Fijians of Indian descent living in New Zealand express a desire to learn more about their shared history as the community marks Girmit Day.
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Indian jewellers sceptical that aggravated crime surge can be reined in
3 May 2024Indian owners of independent jewellery stores are disappointed the government has failed to reduce crime amid a recent spate of aggravated robberies.
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Mumps alert for travellers from India and Singapore
27 Mar 2024Mumps can take anywhere from 12-25 days after contact with a positive case to develop symptoms, a doctor warns.
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Hipkins admits Labour 'too slow' to respond to retail crime concerns
27 Mar 2024The former prime minister believes his party's failings on retail crime ultimately cost it support from the country's ethnic communities that contributed to its defeat in the 2023 general election.
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Winston Peters navigates troubled waters with India, China
25 Mar 2024New Zealand must pull its weight on defence and security, Foreign Minister Winston Peters says in a sit-down interview with RNZ after talks with both India and China. Audio
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Patrick Rata appointed New Zealand’s new high commissioner to India
26 Mar 2024Rata is currently New Zealand's acting high commissioner to Sri Lanka.
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Breakout Black Caps star Rachin Ravindra excited about IPL debut
22 Mar 2024The Kiwi star has had a remarkable year, scoring three centuries in his first World Cup and earning top international awards.
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Community bulletin: Donations and dance aplenty in February
22 Mar 2024St John Auckland receives an ambulance from the Indian community, while the Garden City celebrates Kalaarpanam.
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Health authorities issue warning over Ayurvedic remedies
19 Mar 2024Several cases of lead poisoning have been reported by users of the traditional Indian medicine in recent months.
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Christchurch mosque terror attacks: Survivors rebuilding their lives
15 Mar 2024First Person - On the fifth anniversary of the Christchurch mosque terror attack, Mahvash Ikram admires the strength and resilience of survivors and families of the victims.
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Muslims mark 5th anniversary of Christchurch mosque terror attacks
15 Mar 2024Canterbury's Muslim community will today gather to commemorate the Christchurch mosque shootings.
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Ravindra becomes youngest player to win supreme NZ cricket award
15 Mar 2024Receiving the Sir Richard Hadlee Medal caps off a breakout season for the promising Black Cap star on the international stage.
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Accredited employer work visa flaws spread to health sector
19 Mar 2024Around 20 nurses holding accredited employer work visas claim to be jobless at a time when the country is struggling to deal with a shortage of healthcare workers.
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Political fallout from Peters'comments on Sikh killing overshadows progress
14 Mar 2024The Foreign Minister commented on the dispute between India and Canada over the 2023 murder of a Sikh separatist.
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Dairy worker's final moments before fatal stabbing revealed
14 Mar 2024Janak Patel grabbed a hockey stick and chased his knife-wielding attacker outside, court files show.
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Peters clarifies comments about Canadian Sikh leader's killing
14 Mar 2024The foreign affairs minister has clarified comments he gave to Indian media about the killing, alleged to have Indian government involvement.
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Immigration New Zealand's perfect storm
13 Mar 2024The Detail - A review into a new visa category that sparked more problems than it solved is scathing about Immigration NZ's processes and systems.
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The healing power of cricket after 2019 mosque attacks
14 Mar 2024Five years on from the Christchurch terror attacks, a group of survivors and family members have found a way forward together by forming a cricket team.
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Five years on from mosque attacks, widows of victims forge new futures
13 Mar 2024The families of those who died are learning to live without their loved ones, with some discovering newfound strength and courage.
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Man pleads guilty to Auckland dairy worker murder
13 Mar 2024Janak Patel was killed outside the Rose Cottage Superette in Sandringham.
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Asia New Zealand Foundation launches India Fund
12 Mar 2024The fund will finance an entrepreneurship programme, establish a young leaders' dialogue and bolster the organisation's activities in the South Asian nation.
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Exploitation allegations at an Auckland restaurant reflect mammoth immigration challenge ahead
12 Mar 2024Migrant workers continue to enter country on dubious accredited employer work visas despite 2023 reforms to tighten immigration settings.
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The big winners and losers of the immigration shake-up
8 Mar 2024Analysis - It took three months to reverse a 'light touch' approach that saw some buy jobs for up to $50,000.
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Radio host attempted murder plot was hatched by popular Auckland religious leader
8 Mar 2024Name suppression has lapsed for Gurinderpal Brar, who is serving a 13-and-a-half-year prison sentence after he was convicted in the High Court at Auckland in October of attempted murder.
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Jail time for religious fanatic who planned to burn down victim's house after knife attack
8 Mar 2024Prosecutors described overstayer Jobanpreet Singh as being susceptible to manipulation.
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Winston Peters confirms plans to visit India next week
5 Mar 2024The foreign minister announces plans to visit India, Indonesia and Singapore as part of his first trip to Asia in this coalition government.