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Overstayers express concern over Labour’s amnesty pledge
28 Sep 2023The Labour Party's proposal for an immigration amnesty has sparked mixed reaction among overstayers.
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Immigration in spotlight as Labour, National, ACT unveil similar policies
23 Sep 2023The three parties have all launched immigration policies targeting migrant parents and grandparents, with Labour also promising amnesty for some overstayers.
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Overcoming mental health stigma remains a challenge for Asian communities
21 Sep 2023Community advocates say more effort is needed to combat the stigma surrounding mental health in New Zealand's Asian communities.
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Dental tourism surges as cost of treatment in NZ climbs
18 Sep 2023Kiwi-Indians are finding that a return trip to India for dental care is cheaper than forking out for a procedure in New Zealand.
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India steals political limelight ahead of election
12 Sep 2023Labour and National vie for attention on improving relations with the world's most populous nation following a visit by dozens of business representatives last month.
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Shame, stigma fuelling increased Asian risk to gambling addiction
7 Sep 2023Research data shows that Asians are almost 10 times more likely to be affected by gambling harm compared to mainstream New Zealanders.
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South Asian artists in the spotlight at Wellington solo performance festival
7 Sep 2023Two artists with Indian heritage are performing at Wellington's TAHI Festival next week.
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Indian and Chinese nationals have topped deportation figures since 2018
6 Sep 2023Nearly half of all deportations from the country over the past five years have involved Indian and Chinese nationals, according to the latest statistics from Immigration New Zealand.
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Kapiti community gets together to raise funds for India’s Manipur
6 Sep 2023About 100 music lovers gathered on the Kapiti Coast to raise funds for victims of ethnic violence that has plagued the Indian state of Manipur since May.
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Indian naval visit a show of strength amid regional maritime tension
4 Sep 2023The four-day visit by two Indian naval vessels to New Zealand signals an urgency in defence cooperation between the two nations.
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Immigration staff tell of behind-the-scenes visa dysfunction
4 Sep 2023Immigration officers say they've been told to ignore criminal convictions and investigations, not to read supporting documents on visa applications and not to check work visas at the border
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The new generation taking over from Asia's richest man
4 Sep 2023Mukesh Ambani, who heads India's biggest business empire, is preparing to hand over the reins to his children.
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Auckland students given rare chance to learn one of the world's most ancient languages
1 Sep 2023Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages in the world, is being taught to more than 150 students at a primary school in Auckland.
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The history of Asian representation in NZ's Parliament
1 Sep 2023From one MP in 1996 to eight in 2020, Asian lawmakers are steadily growing in number in the country's legislature.
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India's high-science, low-cost space programme
31 Aug 2023The Detail - After India landed a spacecraft on the south pole of the Moon there's hope the West will stop seeing the country as a land of "snake charmers and elephants".
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Migrants with visas linked to employers under investigation told not to come to NZ
30 Aug 2023Ten migrants have been stopped at the border and 193 others have been told not to travel to New Zealand.
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Greens, migrant rights advocates corner Labour on migrant exploitation
28 Aug 2023Advocates for migrant workers facing exploitation are turning up the heat on the government as it heads towards an election.
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Asian voters highlight the cost of living and crime as top election concerns
The economy, education, immigration and racism are also flagged as issues of note in a survey of the top three Asian electorates in New Zealand
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'I don't have a right to dream' - Teen overstayer faces a life of uncertainty
25 Aug 2023Kiwi-born children of visa overstayers are stuck in a legal limbo - unable to officially work or go to university, but existing on the sidelines of the community.
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New Zealand tech firm has one eye on India’s lunar landing
23 Aug 2023A GPS component manufacturer watches with bated breath as India's third lunar mission prepares to land on the moon's south pole.
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Migrant workers evade eviction from Auckland property under investigation
21 Aug 2023A man who claimed ownership of two exterior units on the property told workers to vacate the premises as he attempted to remove them.
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Indian High Commission outlines avenues of redress for migrant workers facing exploitation
18 Aug 2023The mechanisms outlined by the mission offer a lifeline to migrants who have relocated on the promise of a visa only to find themselves without a job.
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Immigration New Zealand launches investigation into migrant worker exploitation
18 Aug 2023After arriving in New Zealand for jobs, more than 100 workers from India have been trapped in five Auckland properties without jobs or food.
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What Indians and Pakistanis really think about the 1947 partition of India
16 Aug 2023Amid this year's Independence Day festivities of India and Pakistan, two women who trace their family history back to opposite sides of the border describe what the occasion means to them.
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