IndoNZ
News and perspectives for and about the diverse Indian community in New Zealand
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'International connections': The motivations behind Indian migration
8 May 2025The west Indian state of Gujarat's proximity to the coast and its inhabitants' business acumen provided perfect conditions for migrants to thrive in their… Audio
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'Out of place': Indian migrants disconnected from old, new homelands
8 May 2025Despite living in New Zealand for decades, some Kiwis of Indian origin feel disconnected from their adopted homeland, but having ties to South Asia has some… Audio
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'Bread and water': Leaving India in search of a new life
5 May 2025Latest Census data shows the Indian population is now the third-largest ethnic group in New Zealand, but what was the experience of early immigrants from South… Audio
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Timeline of the India-Pakistan Kashmir conflict
7 May 2025India, Pakistan and China all claim partial or complete ownership of the region, but how did that become the case?
IndoNZ headlines with summaries.
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Indian rich-listers side with National in 2023 donations
2 Aug 2024The National Party received the lion's share of donations from Kiwi Indians as the country geared up for the 2023 election, according to Electoral Commission data for 2023.
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Community pharmacists afraid for future of business and patient care
1 Aug 2024The rise of bigger discount pharmacies could force the closure of smaller businesses, they say.
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Indian President Droupadi Murmu to visit New Zealand in August
30 Jul 2024The teacher turned politician will also visit Fiji and Timor-Leste on either side of her engagements in Auckland and Wellington.
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Assaults against Auckland bus drivers on the rise
25 Jul 2024Latest figures from Auckland Transport confirm that assaults against drivers appears to be climbing in New Zealand's largest city.
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Community bulletin: Breast cancer awareness, Telangana Formation Day and Matariki celebrated
24 Jul 2024A cheque worth $3,000 was presented Breast Cancer Foundation NZ chief executive Ah-Leen Rayner at a fundraising event.
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Todd McClay lifts trade hopes with visit to India next month
23 Jul 2024The trade minister has confirmed he will visit New Delhi for agriculture and trade-related meetings in August.
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NZ's domestic basketball leagues set for Indian expansion
23 Jul 2024Based in Auckland, the men's and women's teams will be filled with players from India, while roster spots will also be open to international imports and Kiwi players.
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'Dispose immediately': Warnings over sesame seeds, buns and marinated beef
21 Jul 2024The Ministry for Primary Industries has issued its third recall notice in four days, covering a range of items.
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Indian mango imports continue upward trajectory
22 Jul 2024As the mango season in India nears its end, Indian retailers in New Zealand have reported a surge in imports - both in terms of quantity as well as variety.
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Most South Asians in New Zealand remit up to 10% of income home
19 Jul 2024New research reveals that more than 58 percent of South Asians in New Zealand send up to 10 percent of their income home each year.
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Migrant school leavers to be able to get part-time work
18 Jul 2024The government is allowing migrant school leavers to work while they wait for the outcome of their parents' residency applications.
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The changing face of Corrections officers in NZ prisons
17 Jul 2024Asian staff constitute the second-largest group of frontline officers in the country's penitentiaries.
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Embracing the diversity of language in South Asian theatre
16 Jul 2024South Asian theatre groups in New Zealand are using language as a tool to engage with their communities.
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India loses bid to trademark ‘basmati’ rice variety in New Zealand
15 Jul 2024The Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand has ruled that rice growers outside of the South Asian nation also use the term in reference to their products.
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Jewellery store reopens after owner hospitalised during robbery
15 Jul 2024Gurdeep Singh was hit in the head with a hammer during an aggravated robbery at his Papatoetoe store in June.
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Is gentrification changing food flavours?
13 Jul 2024An Auckland spice and curry paste manufacturer says gentrification has been changing the heat levels of Indian food in restaurants.
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Hundreds attend rally against crime in Auckland
13 Jul 2024Papatoetoe jewellery story robbery and a brutal assault on a teenager on an Auckland bus spur the Chinese community to call for measures to improve safety.
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Police request to charge Hawke's Bay man with human trafficking declined
13 Jul 2024The 45-year-old is already facing charges of exploitation and rape.
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What ram-raided dairy owners want from the government
11 Jul 2024Dairy owners in Auckland say the priority for the government's new retail crime advisory group should be to talk to business owners.
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Government sets up two-year advisory group on retail crime
11 Jul 2024Ministers have announced a new advisory group headed by the chair of the dairy and business owners group to help ensure fewer victims of crime.
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'Please help us' - petition calls for young offenders to get harsher penalties
11 Jul 2024The petition launched by an Indian business group has gathered thousands of signatures.
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'I want her to die': Man's vicious attack on wife in McDonald's revealed
11 Jul 2024Mitesh Kumar's attack on his wife lasted more than seven minutes, and only stopped when police arrived at the scene.
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'Pinch myself moment': Ravindra among first to earn NZ cricket contract offer
10 Jul 2024Rachin Ravindra's breakthrough season with the Black Caps has been recognised by his first New Zealand Cricket contract offer.
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‘Our lives don’t matter’ - Indian businesses want action on violent retail crime
6 Jul 2024A former National Party candidate in South Auckland calls for patience as government pledges to restore law and order.
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