‘Immigration’ Archives
OPINION: New Zealand needs more immigrants
The country’s birth rate has reduced, death rate has increased, and it has recorded one of the lowest rates of population increase overall. It is time for New Zealand to open doors for migrants. Of course, the country can debate on what colour the new residents should [Read More]
Facebook helps new migrant settle in
A new migrant to New Zealand found Facebook very useful in the process of settling in a new country. Iris Pabayo, who recently migrated to New Zealand from Philippines, found contacts through Facebook. “The highlight of our settlement journey to New Zealand is [Read More]
Man admits setting wife on fire
An Indo-Fijian origin man has pleaded guilty in a New Zealand court to a charge of murdering his wife last year. Diwesh Kumar Sharma was arrested from Fiji by New Zealand Police, on charges of murdering his wife, 28-year old Ranjeeta Sharrma, by setting her on fire in an [Read More]
UK pays $3.2m to wrongfully held refugees
In what could be the largest immigration detention payout, the British government has paid a million pounds in compensation, and another million pounds in cash (a total of $3.2million), to teenage refugees it had wrongfully detained before 2005, the Guardian reported. The [Read More]
Forum to discuss human rights of Indian migrants
New Delhi is hosting an international conference on human rights concerns of Indian Diaspora on 24 and 25 February. Hosted by Human Rights Defence India (HRDI), a New Delhi-based organisation, the conference on ‘Human Rights Concerns of Indian Diaspora’, will be [Read More]
Online Australia visa from Brazil, Argentina
Getting visitors visa to Australia has become faster and more secure for tourists from Brazil and Argentina who can now apply online for visa to Australia. Applicants from Brazil and Argentina now have the ability to check the progress of their application electronically, [Read More]
FBI must track hate crimes – Sikh group
A US-based Sikh group is requesting the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to track hate-crimes against Sikhs, in the wake of the recent desecration of a Gurdwara (a Sikh place of worship) building by vandals in Michigan. The under-construction Gurdwara was defaced [Read More]
Asians most discriminated against – survey
Asians have been voted as the most discriminated community in a survey of New Zealanders. As many as 75% respondents named Asians as the most discriminated against group in New Zealand in the survey conducted for the Human Rights Commission’s annual review of racial [Read More]
Council creates jobs for graduates
New Zealand’s largest city is opening its doors for young people in an initiative that will provide around 230 work experience opportunities to 18-24 year olds. Auckland’s largest employer, Auckland Council has joined hands with the Auckland Chamber of Commerce [Read More]
Forum for migrants to share issues
New immigrants to New Zealand will discuss their concerns and share feedback about their migration experience at a forum in Auckland this month. Auckland Regional Migrant Services (ARMS) is reconvening its Local Settlement Network Meeting at Auckland’s Fickling [Read More]
