‘Lifestyle’ Archives
Be child-safe this holiday season
The recent incident in Auckland where a two-week old boy was seriously injured when his child seat came loose is a stark reminder of reviewing our child-safety, says a New Zealand charity. Plunket New Zealand is urging people to have their child car-restraints checked [Read More]
Leader upset at “sexploitation” of yoga
A Hindu community leader has expressed his displeasure about “books, magazines, DVDs, and other media showing yoga as some kind of potion to enhance sex life.” Hindu statesman Rajan Zed says that yoga was a serious mental and physical discipline by means of [Read More]
Muslim men awarded for work against family violence
While they come from different countries and have varying professional background, these four migrants have one thing in common – desire to help ethnic women fight the menace of domestic violence. These Muslim community workers were recently acknowledged for [Read More]
Good guys celebrate diwali
Diwali is a celebration of victory of good over the evil. Is there a better way to celebrate it than with the cops? The good guys of Auckland’s Manukau formally celebrated Diwali for the first time this year. About 120 staff attended a special lunch to celebrate the [Read More]
Relationship is not a glass – it can be fixed
Sujata was suspicious of her husband. Sumit’s coming late from work, not showing up for his 3-year old daughter’s play at school, quietly speaking on the phone to a “colleague”, not leaving his mobile phone behind at dinner table, he showed all the [Read More]
Flight booking scam hits Australia
Australian travellers may be left stranded at the airport holding bogus tickets at Christmas time after suffering at the hands of scammers. A government agency has warned Australians about cheap flight deals through fake websites which have travellers believing they have [Read More]
$1m NZ pavilion may go for London Olympics
A huge waka-shaped pavilion, cornerstone of the very popular Rugby World Cup event, may be seen next year in London during the 2012 Olympic Games. New Zealand won the recently concluded Rugby World Cup. Discussions are underway between the New Zealand Olympic Committee and [Read More]
Festival to celebrate rugby world cup cultures
Auckland will host a cultural festival to celebrate diversity among the 20 rugby-playing countries participating in the world cup in New Zealand. The national identities of each of the countries in the Rugby World Cup will be celebrated at the ‘Kiwi Day Out’ festival [Read More]
New Zealand gets ready to celebrate Diwali
Following its tradition of celebrating major cultural events, New Zealand Parliament will host 300 people on the occasion of the Hindu festival of Diwali at Parliament on Monday 26 September. These celebrations are almost one month in advance, as Indians worldwide will [Read More]
Eid celebrated in New Zealand Parliament
Members of the Muslim community gathered at Parliament on Tuesday 6 September to celebrate the Islamic festival of Eid ul-Fitr (Eid). The Minister for Ethnic Affairs, Hekia Parata, hosted the celebrations in the Banquet Hall at Parliament and was joined by the Minister of [Read More]
