IndoNZ
News and perspectives for and about the diverse Indian community in New Zealand
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South Indian communities celebrate Bonalu in Auckland
30 Jul 2025The annual festival, which is popular in the Southern Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, celebrates Hindu goddess Mahakali.
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Harela celebrations focus on environmental sustainability
30 Jul 2025Hundreds celebrate the Uttarakhand Association of New Zealand's annual Harela festival in Auckland's New Lynn.
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Masterchef contest headlines 2025 Indian Independence Day plans
29 Jul 2025A suite of culinary, commerce and cultural events has been planned in Auckland, Wellington, Hamilton and Whangārei.
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Inside NZ's infectious Punjabi music scene
11 Jul 2025A new generation of Indian musicians is shaking up New Zealand's music scene, blending contemporary hip hop with cultural roots.
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The truth about the shadowy ‘Migration 5’
17 Jun 2024How five countries - including New Zealand - have quietly created a vast network about those who come and go across their borders.
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Thousands of parents still waiting two years after resident visas reopen
13 Jun 2024Families are fed up with delays and a lottery to allow their overseas parents to join them permanently.
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Indian immigrants lead arrival figures as record number of people leave NZ
12 Jun 2024130,600 residents are estimated to have left the country in a year, new provisional figures show.
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South Auckland crime: Police Minister told of use of weapons, fears for staff amid rise in offences
12 Jun 2024Business owners who say they're dealing with crime on a daily basis got to vent at Mark Mitchell.
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Ram raids down 80 percent compared with same time last year
11 Jun 2024Provisional police data from April 2017 to April 2024 shows a downwards trend since the peak in August 2022.
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Challenges for India's Modi in his third term as prime minister
10 Jun 2024Analysis: The new term will come with new tests for the populist leader, as he is forced to rely on allies to form a government.
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‘A win for democracy’ - Indian New Zealanders reflect on 2024 election result
6 Jun 2024Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalist party loses its outright majority in parliament.
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India elections: Why India's Modi failed to win outright majority
5 Jun 2024Explainer: Narendra Modi has lost some of his aura of invincibility and the results mean the opposition is back.
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India elections: Modi's key ally pledges support
5 Jun 2024Modi will need support from partners to form the government. But does this reduced victory mean reform paralysis?
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Early India vote count shows Modi alliance in majority but short of landslide
5 Jun 2024The early see-saw trends unnerved markets with stocks falling steeply.
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Asian New Zealanders celebrated in King’s Birthday Honours List
3 Jun 2024Half a dozen Asian New Zealanders have been recognised in this year's King's Birthday Honours List.
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Asian communities leading New Zealand's population growth
29 May 2024Asian ethnic groups recorded the largest numeric increase between 2018 and 2023, and now account for 17.3 percent of the population.
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Questions over visa fee increases as minister eyes savings
29 May 2024With visa fees expected to rise, the Immigration Minister is refusing to explain where the government will find $100m a year.
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One in six post-cyclone recovery visa workers overstaying in New Zealand
28 May 2024More than 1200 people arrived to work in jobs connected to the recovery effort since last year's Cyclone Gabrielle and Auckland floods on a fees-free visa.
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Hundreds of experienced international nurses jobless amid nursing shortage
28 May 2024Hundreds of internationally qualified nurses from India are reportedly struggling to find jobs despite recent Te Whatu Ora data showing that more than a quarter of hospital nursing shifts fell short…
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Abandoned, fleeced and assaulted: Elderly immigrants tell of abuse by NZ children
27 May 2024A new study finds elder abuse is rampant among Asian communities, with about half of older Indians and a third from the Chinese community aged 65 and over claiming to be victims.
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Extortion of immigrants exposed as Hamilton restaurant ordered to pay $99K in damages
27 May 2024A Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment inquiry uncovers instances of corruption, extortion and exploitation at a prominent Indian restaurant in Hamilton.
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Nurses stranded on accredited employer work visas file complaints against Canterbury firm
27 May 2024Two complaints have been filed with Immigration New Zealand against a recruitment company in the South Island.
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First NZ Sikh to summit Everest recovering in Kathmandu hospital
23 May 2024New Zealander Malkit Singh has just climbed Mt Everest, making him the first member of New Zealand's Sikh community to make the climb.
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Community bulletin: Ranjna Patel to receive prestigious business honour
21 May 2024The Tamaki Health co-founder is set to be inducted into New Zealand Business Hall of Fame in September during the 30th anniversary of one of the country's premier awards.
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Dairy owners say they have been 'ignored for years'
20 May 2024The new government's promised law and order changes need to happen faster, a spokesman says.
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India's elections and the cost of colonialism: Dr Sashi Tharoor
20 May 2024Prominent Indian opposition MP discusses Prime Minister Narendra Modi's chances in India's mammoth six-week election. Audio
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Bolstering support for Asian personnel in the NZ Defence Force
16 May 2024The founder of a Pan-Asian network in the New Zealand Defence Force hopes to support Asian personnel in their defence careers.
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Working groups eyed to aid collaboration with India on agriculture, pharmaceuticals
17 May 2024New Zealand and India are slowly expanding economic ties following a recent visit by India's commerce secretary.
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