Category: Lifestyle
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NRI children forcibly removed by Norway
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An NRI couple is living a nightmare in Norway as they continue to fight the battle to get their children back from the Norwegian government. Two young children of Anurup and Sagarika Bhattacharya, were taken under protective care by a childcare agency and placed in foster care in May last…
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India records a polio-free year
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Thanks to a sustained eradication campaign, India has completed a year without recording a new case of Polio virus. India’s last reported case of the sometimes-fatal disease was a two-year-old girl in West Bengal State on 13 January 2011. The record seems even more remarkable against its historic figures –…
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Chinese reggae band to perform with Auckland stars
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In a first, China’s number one reggae band Long Shen Dao, are making the trip to New Zealand to perform along side popular New Zealand artists. New Zealand reggae giants Katchafire, rising international star David Dallas, Ardijah, Maisey Rika, Bella Kalolo, Sons of Zion and Foundation are some of the…
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Indian railways launch mobile booking
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No more queues at a railway station for making a booking on Indian Railways. Indian Railways have launched a mobile website that can be access from any basic mobile phone with GPRS. IRCTC (Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corp), which is Indian Railways’ online ticket booking system, now has a…
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Lake Taupo offers amazing holiday options
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Taupo is not really one of the most favoured destinations with New Zealand and international travellers and holidaymakers. That honour goes to Queenstown in South Island. However, Taupo is North Island’s Queenstown. With Lake Taupo spreading across 616 square metres (that’s the size of Singapore), Taupo offers views, quiet accommodation…
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NRIs get ready for Lohri and Makar Sankranti
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Aucklanders are getting ready to fly kites to celebrate Lohri and Makar Sankranti and make a colourful beginning to the New Year. Continuing its annual tradition since 2005, Vaishanv Parivar NZ Inc. has organised an Indian Kite festival. More than 5000 people are expected to gather at Avondale Racecourse in…
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Sonu Nigam: The lord of cords
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Well, the king of cord, Sonu Nigam demanded no such attention and yet my heart and soul played to each note he sang.
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Be child-safe this holiday season
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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 before the busy Christmas holiday season.…
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Leader upset at “sexploitation†of yoga
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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 which the human-soul (jivatman) united with universal-soul…
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Muslim men awarded for work against family violence
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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 supporting the rights of Muslim women, as part of Islam Awareness Week…
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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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$1m NZ pavilion may go for London Olympics
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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 Ngati Whatua o Orakei to take…
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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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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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Phuket Island celebrates Ganesh Chaturthi
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Phuket, southern island of Thailand, celebrated Hindu festival of Ganesh-Chaturthi with fanfare and the Governor Tri Augkaradacha participated, according to reports. Complete with conch-blowing, fruits and flowers offerings, decorated Lord Ganesh statue and women dressed-up in saris; few hundred Hindus and others participated. A young elephant squirted people with water,…
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Now affordable evening healthcare for Aucklanders
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Aucklanders can now access cheaper after-hours healthcare, thanks to a major change announced by New Zealand’s three largest District Health Boards. As part of the change,  many Accident and Medical (A&M) clinics in Auckland will be open in evenings, weekends and public holidays until at least 10pm. Four clinics will be operating overnight…
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Call NZ Ambulance in your language
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New Zealand’s Ambulance service is now able to offer a more user-friendly service to people who don’t speak English. The emergency service’s three call centres around New Zealand have access to Language Line, an interpretation service offered by the Ministry of Ethnic Affairs. As part of this access, the call…