Category: Immigration
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Good guys celebrate diwali
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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 five-day festival,…
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Relationship is not a glass – it can be fixed
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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 signs. And finally Sujata’s suspicion was confirmed.…
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Flight booking scam hits Australia
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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 bought legitimate airline tickets. But all they have done…
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Councillor objects to racist comments about Muslims
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A New Zealand councillor has taken strong objection to comments by a national broadcaster. Manu Caddie, a councillor for New Zealand’s Gisborne District Council, has lodged a complaint against state-owned Radio New Zealand, for “racial” comments against Muslims during a programme on national radio. “I was listening to Radio NZ’s…
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Sri Lankan man dead in immigration detention
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A Sri Lankan man has died in a government-run facility in Sydney. The Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) has confirmed a man died at the Sydney Immigration Residential Housing (IRH). The Sri Lankan man was discovered in distress in his accommodation at the facility. “An ambulance was called immediately…
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Wellington mayor approves Occupy movement
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Wellington Mayor visited the Occupy Wellington camp of around 50 people, reportedly expressing her approval for the Occupy movement, Set up in Civic Square, the Occupy Wellington camp is a part of the global Occupy Together movement against economic and social inequality. Mayor Celia Wade-Brown also left a contact card in…
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Festival to celebrate rugby world cup cultures
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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  on Labour Day. Auckland Domain will…
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Job cuts cause NRIs to return home
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With unemployment rising and pay-packages shrinking in many parts of the western world, global Indians are choosing to return to their homeland in search of a prosperous life. According to latest figures released by a recruitment industry firm, Indian companies are hiring more NRIs this year than they did a…
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Indian taxi driver’s murderer sentenced in China
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In a historic first, a man accused of murder in New Zealand, went to a trial in China, and has been sentenced to 15 years’ imprisonment by a Chinese court. The successful prosecution of an Auckland taxi driver’s murderer by Chinese authorities has strengthened links between Chinese and New Zealand…
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Little improvement for Afghan women
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Ten years after American invasion in Afghanistan, primarily to improve the status of women, very little improvement is reported, according to an international charity organisation. According to a scorecard released by Amnesty International assessing, Afghanistan continues to be of the most dangerous places in the world to be a woman. One…
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Charity struggles to raise funds for Pakistan
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There is a huge shortfall in emergency funding needed to help families left destitute by recent heavy flooding in Sindh province, says an international charity currently delivering aid in southern Sindh. Following the worst floods in Pakistan’s history last year, more than three million children are at risk of malnutrition and disease as world ignores aid funding plea for Pakistan…
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New Zealand gets ready to celebrate Diwali
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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 celebrate Diwali on 26 October. Diwali, or Depawali, marks…
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Eid celebrated in New Zealand Parliament
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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 Immigration, Jonathan Coleman and other Members…
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Domestic violence against Indian women concerning
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Think twice before marrying your daughter to an NRI! That’s the message that comes across through numerous domestic violence cases that come to light from Indian families in New Zealand. And the reported cases only scratch the surface, since many women suffer silently behind the closed doors. “Real Life: Broken…
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Staff gets cultural training
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A New Zealand education institute has taken a step closer toward embracing cultural diversity in its workforce. Auckland-based Unitec Institute of Technology employs 1100 staff from different ethnicities, serving 10,000 students hailing from a diverse cultural backgrounds. The institute now runs diversity workshops for its workforce, designed by the Office of…
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Man threatens his Indian neighbours with machete
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An unemployed man living on social welfare benefit has been sentenced in a New Zealand court for damaging the paintwork on two cars belonging to his Indian neighbours. The 34-year old New Plymouth man, Zane McGovern, will have to pay $3407 to his Indian neighbours for damaging their cars with…
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Aucklanders out in support of Anna
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On a cold wintry evening, a large group of Indians gathered outside Aoetea Square in Auckland’s CBD, displaying their support to what has become a mass movement against corruption in India. Reminding the size of corruption in India, one placard read: “Indian-owned Swiss bank account assets are 13 times the…
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Australian radio host says sorry to Indians
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Australian radio host Kyle Sandilands has apologised to the Indian community in Australia for his offending comments that saw an outburst of protest. Indian communities were outraged at the radio show host who described the Indian river Ganga as ‘junkyard’ and India as ‘shit hole’. Indian leaders sought apology from…
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Sikhs saved from racial bias
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In what could have become a potential racism-related problem, a security firm involved in the organisation of the forthcoming Rugby World Cup is being praised for its positive steps towards race relations. Sikh Council of New Zealand has expressed appreciation towards First Security for their prompt action to contain the…
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Australian radio host calls India ‘shit hole’
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Indian communities are outraged at a radio show host in Australia who described the Indian river Ganga as ‘junkyard’ and India as ‘shit hole’. Indian leaders want Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) to take action against radio host Kyle Sandilands, Sydney’s radio station “2dayFM 104.1″ and its owner “Southern…