Author: TGI News Service
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London, Auckland top sports cities
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The international focus, adrenalin rush and chance for Aucklanders to see top international athletes in the Fast5 Netball series this weekend is being described by the city mayor as a great example of why Auckland has been named the number two Sports City in the world. Auckland has taken the…
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Indian sportsmen succeeded despite racism – book
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While there have been a few New Zealand cricketers of Indian origin, including the current Black Cap Tarun Nathula, it’s not an easy ride in the sporting field for minorities, suggests a historian in a new book. The courage of Kiwi Indian pioneers in forming sporting clubs against the odds…
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Why some people migrate, others don’t?
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Does your personality make you more likely to migrate? A new study is exploring how personality characteristics influence not only whether someone will migrate, but where they choose to go, says Aidan Tabor, PhD candidate from the School of Psychology at New Zealand’s Victoria University of Wellington. Aidan moved to New Zealand from…
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iPhone 5 price in India starts at Rs45,000
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It’s not very often that you will get to see Indian men turning their back on a hot Bollywood actress. I guess iPhone does that to men. To buy iPhone 5 in India, the men had to overlook the temptation of a Bollywood actress in red dress standing just a…
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NZ signs joint initiatives with India
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A New Zealand India Research Institute was one of five memoranda of understanding signed between New Zealand and Indian institutions. The other MoUs covered areas such as vocational training, joint research training, student exchanges and ICT. Collaboration and trade between New Zealand and India in the aviation sector is also…
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Walk in the park – walk of life
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I was up early – just by chance. I looked out of the window. The sun looked like a red dot on Indian woman’s forehead. Like bull’s eye. The silhouette outline of a local temple against the just-woken-up sun was a tempting site. I could see early life beginning to…
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Chinese to start dairy farming in New Zealand
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Shanghai Pengxin, the Chinese company which spent the last 18 months waiting for final approval to buy a large New Zealand farm, says it is delighted the Supreme Court has refused to allow a further legal appeal by iwi (an aboriginal group), and that there is now no obstacle to the purchase being…
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Asian quota will be ‘insult to injury’ – activist
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Providing reservation in jobs for Indians or Asians will be counter-productive, says a human rights activist in New Zealand. Anthony Ravlich, chairperson of Human Rights Council New Zealand (not to be confused with Human Rights Commission) says it is absurd that “New Zealand may now provide affirmative action (job reservations/quota) for perhaps its highest…
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Immigration advisor fined $280,000
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A former immigration adviser in New Zealand has been ordered to pay more than a quarter of a million dollars by a tribunal for “calculated†and “systematic dishonestyâ€. Glen William Standing must pay nearly $280,000 in refunds, penalties and compensation – the highest amount demanded from a single person by the Licensed Immigration Advisers…
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Fiji gets ready to celebrate Diwali
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Fiji is offering a cultural experience as it is set to celebrate the annual Indian Diwali Festival of Lights from 19 October  to 12 November this year at RB Patel Jetpoint Martintar in Nadi. A highlight of the Festival will be the ornate light and candle decorations, Indian sweets and…
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Leprosy endemic returns in India
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Seven years after the disease was ‘eradicated’, leprosy has returned in India. The ‘poverty disease’ is redeveloping roots in India’s poor states – Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and most prominently, Bihar. India is home to more than half the world’s leprosy cases. While the number of cases this year, at 127,000, is…
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Volunteers sweat out for Auckland Diwali festival
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Nearly 120 volunteers applied to help Auckland celebrate Diwali this year; just 39 were selected. The oldest is 60 years old, the youngest only 16. Some of these volunteers will lend their experience gained from their volunteering work last year at the one of the world’s largest sporting events –…
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2 Indians join NZ Film Review Body
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Internal Affairs Minister Chris Tremain has appointed two Kiwi Indians to the Film and Labelling Review Body. Veer Khar and Parmjeet Parmar are two of the eight people appointed to the culturally diverse body. “I am pleased to announce that Denise Ewe, Veer Khar, Pefi Kingi, Joseph Liava’a, David Lui,…
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UK council to thank Indians
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A British council is planning to publicly thank Indian immigrants for their contribution to the economic recovery of the town. The town of Leicester in the United Kingdom, which was once hostile to receiving Indian immigrants from Uganda, is considering a motion to thank them publicly. Indian immigrants from Uganda…
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Anglicizing names on CVs still common, says job support group
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A community group that assists migrants in getting jobs says it does not encourage the use of anglicization or changing of names when applying for jobs. New Zealand’s Auckland Regional Migrant Services Trust (ARMS) works with many skilled migrants and refugees, the majority of which get “extremely good employment outcomes”,…
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Book Review: March of The Aryans
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In his latest book – March of the Aryans – published by Penguin Books India, Bhagwan S. Gidwani takes us, again, back to the dawn of civilization (8000 BCE) to recreate the fascinating story of the Birth and Beginnings of Hinduism (Sanatan Dharma), with a thrilling account of how, in…
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How to stay healthy with busy lifestyle
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Too busy to work out? Too stressed to eat healthy? You can’t use those excuses any more to explain your poor health, bad eating habits and low energy levels. Let’s face it, if you are over-weight or even under-nourished, you will have less energy to deal with the hectic schedule…
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Tauranga plans first Hindu temple
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The plans to build first Hindu temple in New Zealand’s Tauranga have achieved it first milestone as the Hindu group behind the project has secured land. Sanatan Dharam Trust bought a 2150 square metre land in Tauranga for $400,000 to build what it calls Bay of Plenty’s first Hindu temple.…
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Kotak Mahindra launches NRI banking with Scotiabank
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Indians moving to Canada can now experience NRI banking services with another trusted Indian banking brand. For new immigrants, or international students, the latest alliance of Kotak Mahindra Bank with Canada’s Scotiabank opens the doors for financial services at a time when you need those the most – just after arrival in…
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NZ gets first Asian police inspector
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Rakesh Naidoo has become not only the first Indian police inspector, but also first Asian officer to be promoted to the rank of an inspector in the New Zealand Police. Commissioner Peter Marshall,says while Police is committed to the diversity of its staff, Rakesh had been promoted to Inspector purely…