Category: Lifestyle
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Detaining refugees is ineffective – expert
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New Zealand Government’s proposed group detention policy appears to be following the failed policies of Australia, says an international authority on detained asylum seekers. Professor Derrick Silove  is in New Zealand to warn New Zealand politicians they have a lot to learn from failures across the Tasman. “Instead of providing rehabilitation…
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British award for Auckland Art Gallery
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Auckland Art Gallery Wins International AwarAuckland Art Gallery Toi o TÄmaki has won the International Award for Architectural Excellence from The Royal Institute of British Architects – the first time a New Zealand building has won. The awards are given to only 12 buildings a year and recognise some of…
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Auckland gets ready to reduce waste by 30%
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Auckland will come under a uniform dispsoer-pays system for refuse collection as the council has decided to extend the disposer-pays region wide and introduce wheelie bins across the region. Currently, only certain regions of Auckland (West Auckland and North Shore) have disposer-pays system for rubbish collection. Following public submissions, Auckland…
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Book: Sex, Religion and Middle East
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Investing the energy that humans use for sex into different areas of life will make individuals lead a richer life, says Dovber Halevi, the author of a new book on the Middle East. In “Sex, Religion, and the Middle East: Exploiting Our Obsessionâ€, Dovber talks about sex and religion in a…
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Asian charity gets mayoral funding
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The youth wing of Shakti Legal Advocacy and Family Social Services has secured a funding of $32,000 from the Auckland Mayoress’ Fund for Youth. The fund makes grants from money raised from the annual Westpac Mayoress’ Charity Gala Ball. The inaugural ball in November 2011 raised $170,000, and in its…
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Aucklanders get first peek into new electric trains
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What’s common among New Delhi, Heathrow and Auckland? The sleek new electric trains. Auckland is set to get brand new electric trains supplied by the company that’s made trains for rail networks in New Delhi and Heathrow. The Spanish manufacturer of the units, Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles SA (CAF),…
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New Zealand Tamils raise funds for poor children in India
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New Zealand’s Wellington Mutamizh Sangam (WMS) raised $2500 as part of its celebration of Tamil New Year ‘Nandhana’ on Saturday 9 June 2012 at the Indian Cultural Centre in the capital. The year Nandhana -‘that which bestows joy’ – returns after a cycle of 60 years. The celebration, titled ‘Happy…
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Rotorua to host first meet of Maori Indians
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Maoris – the indigenous Polynesian people of New Zealand, and Indians (not to be confused with Red Indians or American Indians) have a common thread – they both have lived in a country during the British colonisation period. As migration of Indians to New Zealand dates back to the 18th…
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Parking in Auckland CBD may become dearer
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Time restrictions on parking in Auckland’s business district could be removed, and parking in downtown can become as expensive as $5 an hour if Auckland Transport’s new proposal goes ahead. The current free parking hours of between 6pm to 8am could also be reduced to just 10pm to 8am in…
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Outbreak of whooping cough gets worse
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Health officials are urging Aucklanders to vaccinate their babies in light of the massive outbreak of whooping cough (Pertussis) in New Zealand’s largest city. There have been 322 cases of whooping cough reported in Auckland so far this year. This is five times higher than for the same time last…
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Women feel unsafe in New Zealand – report
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Many women are fearful about the crime culture in New Zealand, are tired of sex, and are resorting to desperate measures to succeed in life. These are just some of the findings of the 2012 NEXT Report, to be published in the next month’s issue of the NEXT magazine. The…
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Maoris used non-violence before Mahatma Gandhi – researchers
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A statue of Mahatma Gandhi greets you as you come out of the Wellington Railway station. Mahatma Gandhi led India’s movement of independence with the principles of ahimsa (non-violence) and satyagraha (truth and justice). However, these principles were used in a fight against the same coloniser in Aotearoa (New Zealand)…
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Early detection key to surviving bowel cancer – expert
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Did you know that more people die because of bowel cancer than in road accidents in New Zealand? Bowel cancer is the second most common cancer and the second leading cause of cancer death in New Zealand. More than 1200 New Zealanders die from bowel cancer each year – one…
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Indian innovater gets ready with iPhone payments gadget
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When you speak with him, you get a sense of ease, even a sense of quiet, that sounds like an introvert. Get him to talk about his latest innovation – SwipeHQ however, and you get to hear him talk passionately. And then, there’s an air of swiftness while answering potentially…
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Indian sporting heroes honoured
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He was born weak. Weak in muscles that is. Ayush Bhatnagar was diagnosed with congenital myopathy – a muscle disorder in babies that causes difficulty in breathing; these children usually lag behind other babies in meeting normal developmental milestones such as turning over or sitting up. Ayush was not one…
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The Queen: fund-raising event for women victims
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A youth theatre group has put together a play which will also be a charity fund-raiser to support migrant and minority communities of New Zealand. The Queen is a dance drama organised by a South East Asian youth group to raise funds for Shakti Ethnic Family Services for promoting the well-being of…
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OPINION: What if my child succeeds?
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Educationalist Shalini Nambiar enquires into how we are making ‘bricks in the wall’ with our next generation: I still get tears in my eyes when I recall what I went through when I was in school for almost 6 years. I, as a child was extremely shy and a feeling…
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Sponsored child embarks on brighter future
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A LinkedIn search for her name brings up a profile that describes Esther as senior associate at Ernst & Young, a global professional services firm. This may not strike as a major achievement for a 25-year old until you learn that Esther could have been one of the millions of…
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Why is junk food bad for you
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The success of junk food business has drawn a lot of attention to the industry and the food itself. Many denounce junk food due to its ill effect on consumers and the health of the world. Not only is junk food confirmed to be bad for the physical condition owing…
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India continues to kill her daughters
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On Monday morning, India woke up to the shocking news of a three-month old baby fighting for her life in the government hospital in Bangalore. On Wednesday, India hung its head in shame as doctors lost the battle to save baby Afreen who was beaten up, burnt and tortured by…