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ACT wants police recruits to have wider religious options when taking oaths
14 Aug 2024Indian-origin ACT MP Parmjeet Parmar says asking graduates to choose between taking an oath of allegiance or an affirmation is out of step with a modern…
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Asian athletes in spotlight at 2024 Paralympics
15 Aug 2024Shooter Neelam O'Neill and swimmer Joshua Wilmer are part of the 25-member team representing New Zealand at the Paris Games.
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Visa fees set to rise from October
9 Aug 2024Applicants from Pacific countries will largely escape the steep increase.
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Indian community warming to ‘taboo’ retirement homes
2 Aug 2024Community leaders say there's a dire need for culturally appropriate rest homes for South Asian seniors.
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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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Burger Wellington: Goan Chicken Ros Pao takes top prize
5 Sep 2023An Indian street food-inspired burger has taken out first prize at the Burger Wellington awards.
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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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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.