Category: Work Abroad
-
Migrating together more difficult than going alone – study
•
“In sickness and health” could be a wedding vow, but when it comes to moving to a new country, you would be better doing it alone than moving with a less enthusiastic partner, a study has found. Victoria University of Wellington’s researcher Aidan Tabor and her advisor, Dr Taciano Milfont,…
-
Ethnic women are doubly disadvantaged – activist
•
While the number of women in leadership roles in businesses is very low in New Zealand, many women face further disadvantage if they are from a minority group, says a women’s rights advocate. The number of females at board level of NZSX top 100 companies is just over 9%, according…
-
Islam badly misunderstood – Kiwi MP
•
Islam has been badly misunderstood, says a New Zealand MP, but adds that the country has come a long way of managing race relations and as a nation has been very accommodating of all religions and races. Speaking to a cross-section of the Auckland community at the 23rd Annual Religious…
-
Teenagers face racism in New Zealand – study
•
Teenagers from ethnic and minority groups face many instances of discrimination based on race, a recent study has found. The survey of more than 9000 randomly selected secondary school students in New Zealand revealed that there were significant ethnic differences in the prevalence of ethnic discrimination. More than half of…
-
Blind Indian to compete in 243km race
•
Think about the level of physical endurance you would need to complete a 243km race through mountains and rivers. Now imagine running, cycling and kayaking that distance blind-folded. Now we are talking about mental endurance. Meet 27-year old Neelusha Memon, who is almost blind and yet determined to compete with…
-
Beware of bad credit traps for migrants
•
Australia Day is the time when thousands of new Australians are welcomed into the country’s dynamic multi-cultural society, but a national credit repairer says the road to financial success in Australia can be a harsh one for new migrants. Busy with starting a new life in the new country, many…
-
Over 13,700 immigrants to get Australian citizenship
•
While 26 January resonates with the Indian Republic Day for many overseas Indians, it also holds a special meaning for Indians in Australia. As many as 13,700 migrants in Australia, including Indians, will receive their citizenship on the Australia Day – 26 January. Â But it is not just new citizens…
-
Orange juice ban in the US likely to cause other health issues
•
Temporary ban on the import of orange juices in the United States is likely to have a counter-productive effect, according to an industry expert. Parents worried about the fungicide may actually feed to their children more of it by switching to other juices, such as apple or grape juice, according…
-
Foreign-owned mining projects don’t benefit Australia, economists warn
•
Mining projects in Australia have limited local content and are foreign owned, with little direct benefit to the Australian economy, economists Peter Sheehan and Bob Gregory warn. Compounding this trend is the shift towards offshore liquefied natural gas mining, which relies heavily on foreign-supplied equipment, and the high value of…
-
NZ to treble merchandise exports to India by 2015
•
New Zealand plans to treble merchandise exports to India to NZ$2 billion by 2015 and is working on a strategy that envisages that India will be a core trade, economic and political partner for New Zealand by that year. As part of the strategy, New Zealand also wants to attract and…
-
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 five-day festival,…
-
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 bought legitimate airline tickets. But all they have done…
-
Sri Lankan man dead in immigration detention
•
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…
-
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  on Labour Day. Auckland Domain will…
-
Job cuts cause NRIs to return home
•
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…
-
Staff gets cultural training
•
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…
-
Sikhs saved from racial bias
•
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…
-
Sending international letters gets expensive
•
Migrant communities living in New Zealand are in for a change in how they send letters overseas, come October. Government-owned postal service, New Zealand Post, has announced the end of an era for a traditional way of sending letters. International Economy letters will no longer be available for letters from October…
-
US creates 5 jobs for every H1B visa – NASDAQ
•
NASDAQ chief has rubbished the widely-held belief in the US that foreign-born workers are taking away jobs from Americans. Speaking at a Congressional hearing on immigration reform, NASDAQ CEO Robert Griefeld told Senators that studies show that for every H-1B visa, technology companies increase employment by five workers. He was citing…
-
Indian shop-owner taken to court for selling legal products
•
New Zealand Police have taken an Indian shop-owner to licensing authority. His offence? He was selling a completely legal product. Mr Suresh Patel, the owner of Liquor & Tobacco City in Auckland’s CBD, has been taken to Liquor Licensing Authority by the New Zealand Police, for selling synthetic cannabis, a legal…