‘Events’ Archives
NZ parliament celebrates Diwali
Members of the Indian community from around New Zealand gathered at Parliament last night to celebrate the Diwali. The festival of lights will be celebrated around the world on 13 November this year. Ethnic Affairs Minister, Judith Collins, welcomed 250 guests, including [Read More]
Fiji gets ready to celebrate Diwali
Fiji is offering a cultural experience as it is set to celebrate the annual Indian Diwali Festival of Lights from 19 October to 12 November this year at RB Patel Jetpoint Martintar in Nadi. A highlight of the Festival will be the ornate light and candle decorations, [Read More]
Volunteers sweat out for Auckland Diwali festival
Nearly 120 volunteers applied to help Auckland celebrate Diwali this year; just 39 were selected. The oldest is 60 years old, the youngest only 16. Some of these volunteers will lend their experience gained from their volunteering work last year at the one of the [Read More]
Aftab to lead Chicago India Day Parade
Move over politicians! Bollywood seems to take over almost every public platform where Indians throng, and the latest addition is India’s forthcoming independence day parade. The platform is Chicago. Bollywood actor Aftab Shivdasani will lead the India Day Parade on [Read More]
NRIs set to celebrate Raksha Bandhan
From a custom-designed envelope by DuPont to send rakhis from India, to a special rakhi bazaar in India and multi-cultural performances in New Zealand, this year’s Hindu festival of Raksha Bandhan promises to be vibrant. This year, Raksha Bandhan is on 2 August but [Read More]
New Zealander finalist at Miss Pakistan World title
A Pakistan-born and New Zealand-bred girl is taking part in Miss Pakistan World contest next month. This will be the first time New Zealand will be represented at the controversial beauty pageant which is now in its 10th year. Over the years, the participants and organisers [Read More]
Maoris used non-violence before Mahatma Gandhi – researchers
A statue of Mahatma Gandhi greets you as you come out of the Wellington Railway station. Mahatma Gandhi led India’s movement of independence with the principles of ahimsa (non-violence) and satyagraha (truth and justice). However, these principles were used in a fight [Read More]
Indian sporting heroes honoured
He was born weak. Weak in muscles that is. Ayush Bhatnagar was diagnosed with congenital myopathy – a muscle disorder in babies that causes difficulty in breathing; these children usually lag behind other babies in meeting normal developmental milestones such as [Read More]
The Queen: fund-raising event for women victims
A youth theatre group has put together a play which will also be a charity fund-raiser to support migrant and minority communities of New Zealand. The Queen is a dance drama organised by a South East Asian youth group to raise funds for Shakti Ethnic Family Services for [Read More]
Experience the world in a day in Auckland
Amidst news report of job losses and employment discrimination against Asians in New Zealand, the country’s largest city is hosting a cultural festival in an ethnically diverse suburb. This Sunday 1 April, War Memorial Park in Mt Roskill, will host an extravaganza of [Read More]
