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WEBSep 29, 2024 — April 6 2023. New Zealand. Indian Weekender is a community centric website that caters to the Indian diaspora based in New Zealand.
Babbu Maan spreads Punjabi magic at Auckland concert - Indian …
WEBSeptember 26 2023. IWK Bureau. Punjabi singer Babbu Maan's concert in Auckland was an unforgettable night that will continue to resonate in the hearts of the Kiwi-Indian community, reminding them of the importance of cherishing their cultural roots through music. The September 23 event was a vibrant celebration of Punjabi culture and saw the ...
Urdu Hindi Cultural Association is back with Kavi Sammelan
WEBNovember 15 2020. IWK Bureau. The Urdu Hindi Cultural Association of New Zealand (UHCANZ) is bringing back the much-awaited and perhaps the only Kavi Sammelan and Mushaira event of the year this weekend. The Association was established in 2011 with the aim to promote Urdu and Hindi language in New …
Immigration Min Knows Work Visas Are Delayed, What’ll She Do …
WEBAug 26, 2024 — It’s not immediately clear how to feel when Erica Stanford says she knows about the frustrating delays in procuring work visas. “I acknowledge that processing timeframes for AEWV [Accredited Employer Work Visa] are longer, causing immense headaches for business,” she told a gathering of the Employers and Manufacturers Association (EMA) on August 16, 2024.
Kiwi Punjabi duo uniting communities across borders
WEBKiwi Punjabi duo uniting communities across borders. Navtej Randhawa and Asim Mukthar are both Punjabi, but they hail from opposite sides of a border. Randhawa is a fourth-generation Kiwi Indian Sikh, while Mukhtar is a Kiwi Pakistani Muslim who relocated to New Zealand in 2014. The pair first met at a domestic Punjabi radio station in 2017 and ...
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Indian Population Now Third-Largest Ethnicity In NZ
WEBOctober 2 2024. RNZ. Census data reveals the Indian population has leapfrogged the Chinese community to become the third-largest ethnic group in New Zealand. A total of 292,092 people in the country identified as a member of the Indian community in the 2023 Census, an increase of 22 percent since 2018. The New Zealand European ethnic group ...
Hamilton Man Jailed For Killing Young Fiji-Indian - Indianweekender
WEBAug 21, 2024 — A Hamilton man, Jack Isaac Halliday, has been sentenced to prison following the death of 24-year-old Sahil Prasad in a fatal crash caused by drink-driving, The New Zealand Herald reported. The tragedy unfolded on July 21 last year when Halliday, who had consumed at least nine alcoholic drinks, crossed the centre line in …
Fingers slashed, Indian Chef's Residence Pathway In Jeopardy
WEBAugust 29 2024. Urjita Bhardwaj. Chef Gagon Dhamijaa, whose middle and ring fingers were severed this week, is facing mounting financial worries after the attack that has also put his pathway to residency in jeopardy. “Everything feels over,” he told The Indian Weekender days after a man slashed his fingers with a knife after what seems to ...
Trade Minister McClay Off To India Again In Diplomatic Overdrive
WEBAug 8, 2024 — Ravi Bajpai. Todd McClay is heading to India again next week to meet senior central government ministers and Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, the latest in a round of high-pitch diplomatic camaraderie. The trade minister will meet Piyush Goyal in what will be his fifth in-person meeting with his Indian counterpart in nine months.