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Muslim New Zealanders reflect on Hajj pilgrimage experience during Eid al-Adha
Hajj, the obligatory pilgrimage to Mecca that Muslims are required to undertake at least once in their lifetime if they are able, concludes with the celebration of Eid al-Adha.
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Zakir Hussain: performing on stage is a happy place
18 Jun 2024The critically acclaimed Indian tabla player explains how he manages to enjoy being on stage night after night. Video, Audio
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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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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…
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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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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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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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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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Dairy owners say they have been 'ignored for years'
The 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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Young Indo-Fijians yearn to know more about the girmit era
14 May 2024Three Fijians of Indian descent living in New Zealand express a desire to learn more about their shared history as the community marks Girmit Day.
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Indian percussion virtuoso Zakir Hussain to perform in NZ
9 May 2024The South Asian maestro will give domestic audiences a chance to enjoy India's classical music traditions.
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Universities concerned as visa frustrations from Indian students remain high
2 May 2024New Zealand universities have directly engaged with the government about the high student visa rejection rate of Indian applicants in 2024.
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Kiwi Indian tastes entrepreneurial success in Silicon Valley
2 May 2024Ken Hendricks is the first Kiwi Indian to be accepted into the highly competitive Y Combinator start-up programme.
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Workplace tensions simmer over local and migrant pay rates
Workers are finding out their overseas colleagues are being paid more, with companies and lawyers saying it is brewing discontent in the workplace.
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Chewing over the South Asian fascination with paan in NZ
29 Apr 2024The specialty Indian digestive is becoming increasingly available in main centres nationwide.
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How a revision of nursing registration processes is affecting healthcare migrants
24 Apr 2024Recruiters are divided on the Nursing Council's recent changes to the registration process for healthcare workers educated outside New Zealand.
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Remembering the Asian troops who fought at Gallipoli
24 Apr 2024Lest we forget the Chinese and Indian military personnel who fought alongside ANZAC forces in World War I.
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Kiwi Indians celebrate harvest and new year festivals
24 Apr 2024Diverse communities nationwide mark Sikh Baisakhi, Telugu Ugadi and Malayali Vishu.
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Thousands of Kiwi Indians excluded from voting in election
With nearly 968 million people expected to vote, India's 2024 general election will be the world's largest.
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Wellington City Council creates landmark ethnic advisory group after protracted struggle
17 Apr 2024Ethnic communities outnumbered Māori and Pasifika communities in the 2018 census, but the council has been accused of dismissing their demands - until now.
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Trailblazing Indian filmmaker Anurag Kashyap in Aotearoa
17 Apr 2024The prominent Indian filmmaker on his tenacious storytelling and the moments that have shaped his career. Audio
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Riches to rags: The inside story of an exploitation scandal
15 Apr 2024It was a scheme Ross Berry hoped would make millions. Instead, 40 hungry men wound up crammed in a house, and his business is in ruins.
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Meals on wheels: What’s behind the Indian food truck boom?
12 Apr 2024It's difficult to ascertain who to credit as the pioneer of the Indian food truck scene in New Zealand, but every entrepreneur in this space has a unique story to tell.
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As Ramadan ends, thousands celebrate Eid al-Fitr in New Zealand
12 Apr 2024Close to 15,000 gather in Auckland to celebrate the end of the most blessed month in the Islamic calendar.
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Ethnic communities deliver mixed verdict on immigration reform
8 Apr 2024Community leaders have welcomed changes to the Accredited Employer Work Visa scheme but warn that more work still needs to be done.
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