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News and perspectives for and about the diverse Indian community in New Zealand
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‘Leadership looks white’: Asians struggling to land senior roles
28 Aug 2025Just 3.3 percent of senior leaders in the public sector claim Asian heritage, according to latest figures compiled by the Public Service Commission.
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Dearth of Indian-language classes at NZ schools
29 Aug 2025Despite becoming the third-largest ethnic group in the country, Indian households are turning to community classes to learn heritage languages such as Hindi…
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The Asian candidates contesting local government seats in Wellington
28 Aug 2025More than 10 Asian candidates are standing for local body seats in the greater Wellington region.
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Asian candidates for Hamilton City Council align on spending cuts
28 Aug 2025Four Asian candidates have thrown their hats into the ring for a seat in the local body elections.
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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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Asian lawmakers eye greater representation in Parliament on back of list rankings
1 Sep 2023The next NZ Parliament could contain the largest-ever contingent of politicians with Asian heritage if current polling numbers hold steady over the final six weeks of the campaign.
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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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Dazzling Onam festivities celebrate unity and culture
1 Sep 2023Thousands of people from southern India celebrate one of the most significant harvest festivals of the Malayali community - irrespective of their religion.
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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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First-time Asian voters embrace New Zealand's democratic process
31 Aug 2023Approximately 200,000 residents nationwide are expected to vote for the first time in the upcoming election after receiving fast-track residency visas in 2021.
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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
25 Aug 2023The 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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Delegation of 50 business representatives head to India
23 Aug 2023One of the largest ever business delegations to India will leave New Zealand this week, aiming to strengthen economic ties with a key trading South Asian nation.
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Labour pledges to halve number of vape stores nationwide
22 Aug 2023The Labour Party says it will limit the number of vape stores nationwide to 600 and introduce a licensing regime if re-elected, in a fresh bid to crack down on youth vaping.
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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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New Zealand to host first Indian naval vessels since 2016
18 Aug 2023A frigate and destroyer are set to visit Wellington and Auckland later this month on a four-day resupply stop.
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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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New Zealand election dominates India's 77th Independence Day celebrations
16 Aug 2023Candidates from Labour, National and the ACT Party vie for the attention of the Indian diaspora at their annual independence celebrations.
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Aunty's House: A new collective for the South Asian diaspora
15 Aug 2023Aunty's House, a collective focused on celebrating and uplifting the South Asian diaspora in New Zealand, launches with an event titled Chai Session.
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India's evolution since independence: What you need to know
15 Aug 2023A primer outlining the key steps along India's road to becoming one of the largest democracies in the world since gaining independence in 1947.
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Migration net gain of 86,800 in year to June is largest in three years
14 Aug 2023The annual figure was made up of a record net gain of 121,600 non-New Zealand citizens and a net migration loss of 34,800 New Zealand citizens.
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