Author: TGI News Service
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Jackson reveals the name of the final Hobbit movie
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The cut of the final film in The Hobbit Trilogy is ready and with it, celebrated director and producer Peter Jackson has revealed the name of the concluding movie. Peter has decided to change the name of the third Hobbit movie set to release in December 2014, after completing the filming.…
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Job vacancies on rise in New Zealand
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The number of jobs advertised online in New Zealand grew by 1.9 per cent in March 2014, following a 1.3 per cent decrease in February, according to the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment’s latest Jobs Online report. What’s more – over the past year, vacancies advertised increased by 18.4…
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NZ issues most residence visas to Indians
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Indians accounted for the most number of applicants selected for permanent residence visa by Immigration New Zealand. As per the outcome of the Expressions of Interest (EOI) scheme announced on 16 April 2014, the most number of EOIs accepted by Immigration New Zealand were from India. Of the 593…
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NZ moves to ‘online’ only submission for Working Holiday
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From 18 April 2014, New Zealand Immigration has stopped accepting physical submission for Working Holiday Schemes. “A change to immigration regulations means that all working holiday scheme (WHSs) applications must be submitted using the online application system,” says a statement issued by the immigration authority. “Any manual applications received…
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NZ removes travel sanctions against Fiji
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In response to positive momentum in Fiji towards elections by September 2014, the New Zealand Government has lifted the remaining travel sanctions against Fiji. What does this mean? The travel sanctions which applied to named individuals and classes of people (for instance, immediate family of members of the Republic of Fiji…
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With perfect SAT score, Indian boy gets calls from top US varsities
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A 19-year-old boy from the city has received admission offers from seven top US varsities, most of them Ivy League, after achieving a perfect score in SAT, the standardized examination for admission to American colleges. Arunavha Chanda, who appeared for this year’s class XII board examination from Delhi Public School…
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India records higher voter turnout than 2009
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It is believed that nearly 65% of the eligible electors cast their ballot across the 12 states of India after Phase 5 of voting. India’s election commission hasn’t released official figures of voter turnout yet. The highest turnout of 81.57% was recorded in four constituencies in West Bengal, which has…
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Kejriwal vs Modi: AAP opens war room in Varanasi
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The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Wednesday opened its war room in Varanasi’s Mahmoorganj area, opening up a new front in the high-profile battle between party supremo Arvind Kejriwal and BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi. As part of its first activity, the AAP cited its own survey covering 80,000…
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Resident non-immigrants in US: 1 in 4 is from India
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A snapshot of resident non-immigrant population in the US released by the Department of Homeland Security in February this year shows that Indians, more than Mexicans or Chinese or any other nationality, constituted the largest resident non-immigrants in the US – a category that excludes tourists, business travelers, and permanent…
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Indian elections slow down property market
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While Indians go out to vote in the world’s largest voting exercise, the real estate market is eagerly waiting for the outcomes of India’s general elections. The activity in the property market in India has slowed down in the lead up to what is being described as the most consequential…
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Future of NZ’s first sky-scrapper in the air
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The future of New Zealand’s first skyscraper, the 100m tall Auckland Council Civic Administration Building, is in the balance. To be vacated by the council later this year for new headquarters at 135 Albert Street, the building has serious structural issues and would require an estimated $70 million retrofit to…
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Get India elections analysis with conf call in US
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The Wall Street investor conference calls analyzing Indian elections are getting a growing number of callers. A large and varied number of people across the United States are dialing into a unique conference call that takes place every week to discuss what is being described as the most consequential elections…
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PM’s scholarship open for NZ execs
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New Zealand-based senior executives and business owners keen to gain international exposure can expect to get government funding through the 2014 Prime Minister’s Business Scholarships. The recipients of last year’s 10 scholarships studied at prestigious international institutions such as Stanford, INSEAD (The Business School For The World), Harvard, and the…
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Number of Kiwis born overseas tops 1m
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The number of New Zealanders born overseas has topped one million, according to Census statistics released today.”People born overseas now make up more than a quarter of New Zealand’s population, and results from last year’s census…
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From football to guns Parminder Nagra likes to play strong roles
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Indian origin British actress Parminder Nagra fondly remembered as a football player infatuated with the sport in Bend It Like Beckham is now seen shooting guns in her TV show The Blacklist And she loves it
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Paul Little: We’re a melting pot of cultures
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Growing up in Mt Roskill in the 1960s and 70s I was dimly aware, in my own childish way, that I was not living in the most exciting place in the world.The most notable thing about the suburb was the unusually high number of conservative…
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Indian voters go all out with selfies of voting
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Indian voters have never shown such enthusiasm towards elections, politics and their right to vote. Indian voters, especially the first time voters, not only came out in big numbers for voting in the second phase of the largest voting exercise in the world, they also showed off their privilege on…
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Angry reactions to Modi’s marriage admission
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BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi has admitted that he is married. His admission comes soon after the voting began in the world’s largest democracy. Modi’s remarks have attracted angry reactions from Indians on Twitter. [View the story “Narendra Modi finally admits to being married” on Storify] …
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Spouses of H1B holders can work
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Spouses of H1B visa holders will soon be allowed to work in the United States, as the country gets ready to boost entrepreneurship in an effort to drive the US economy out of a seven-year-long recession. The White House, in a statement, says the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), will…
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Prince George gets his first bike in NZ
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Prince George will take his first bike home from New Zealand – an Avanti Lil Ripper 12†bike with a bespoke design. The Avanti Lil Ripper was gifted to the Duke of Cambridge by Avanti New Zealand founder John Struthers at the official opening of the Avantidrome – an indoor…