March 27th saw another crucial rally, a march in New Zealand against Asian hate since the pandemic COVID-19’s outbreak in general and the Atlanta spa shooting, which began Tuesday evening on the 16th of March at Youngs Asian Massage parlor in Acworth, around 50 kilometres north of Atlanta.
Read MoreBhartiya Samaj and Roopa Aur Aap Charitable trust is relentlessly working towards empowerment of community. We passionately believe in gender equality, enlightening women of their fundamental human rights, render support against domestic violence and improving individual’s status in society.
Read MoreAs reported earlier, in a first of its kind Holi celebration in New Zealand the ‘Faag Mahotsav’ has started gaining momentum now and more and more community organisations are joining hands to take part in the event. Till the time of writing this article more than sixty organisations have come to the fold to celebrate the festival of Faag or Holi.
Read MoreInternational Women's Day is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity. Significant activity is witnessed worldwide as groups come together to celebrate women's achievements or rally for women's equality.
Read MoreFamily violence is a high priority for Police and reducing the number and impact of family violence incidents is a key Police strategy.
Read MoreThe first Indian born officer in New Zealand Police, Mandeep Kaur Sidhu, has been promoted as a Senior Sergeant at NZ Police headquarters at Wellington. Mandeep Kaur joined New Zealand Police as Frontline Officer in 2004, later working with Road Policing, Family Violence, the Investigation Support Unit, Neighbourhood Policing and Community Policing.
Read MoreHindu Elders Foundation NZ has proposed to organise Auckland Faag Mahotsav 2021 jointly along with other leading organisations operated by Bharatiya (Indian) diaspora and some neighbouring countries of India.
Read More51 Minutes of Kindness is an initiative to honor and remember the 51 victims of the 2019 Christchurch terror attacks. The digitally-led campaign is brought to you by Khadija Leadership Network, Ou Matou Reo, New Zealand Muslim Association and the Federation of Islamic Associations of New Zealand. The Muslim-led organisations working with Studio Perky, who are supporting this campaign with their creative design expertise.
Read MoreCricket is arguably the second favourite sport in New Zealand. Like all sports, it transcends communities and binds them together. The Southern Premier League T20, an initiative by Flatbush Cricket Chairman Mr. Swaran Katal, is a premier T20 cricket tournament in Auckland.
Read MoreQuietly, somewhere in the community, there is a service that is free and accessible to all, which helps navigate individual through their rights, entitlements and obligations known as Citizens Advice Bureau. Popularly known as CAB, this voluntary based national not-for-profit organization recently celebrated its Golden Jubilee in Auckland, commemorating the opening of the first CAB in Ponsonby in 1970, and currently sitting at around 80 centres throughout New Zealand.
Read MoreRanjna Patel, QSM, ONZM, is one of Tuesday night’s Women of Influence 2020 winners. She won the Community Hero award for her work on, and dedication to, a ground-breaking family violence programme called Gandhi Nivas.
Read MorePrime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced the offender responsible for the Christchurch terror attack on 15 March 2019 has been designated as a terrorist entity.
Read MoreThe ‘Keep it Real’ online safety campaign enters its second phase this week with young people being prompted to help keep themselves safe, Internal Affairs Minister Tracey Martin has announced. “We’ve spoken to parents about the online harms children face and now we want to reach young people directly,” the Minister says.
Read MoreA record number of people passed through Takanini’s “Sikh Temple” on Sunday to collect food parcels. The Takanini Gurdwara Sri Kalgidhar Sahib - known to all in the area as the Sikh Temple - handed out 2000 food parcels put together by more than 50 volunteers over a six-hour shift. The operation saw 1200 cars through in two-and-a-half hours in a professional and COVID-19 compliant process.
Read MoreHow are religious studies taught in the schools of other secular democracies? What do New Zealanders think about religious education? How do they feel about the two approaches, a broad study of the major faiths and value systems taught by professional qualified teachers, and religious instruction in a particular religion as offered now in many primary schools?
Read MoreRare Disorders NZ, and the support groups we represent, are calling for acknowledgement and awareness of the common challenges faced by people living with a rare disease, along with a commitment to address these challenges through the development of a New Zealand National Rare Disorder Framework.
Read MoreFunding for innovative projects to connect Kiwis with affordable, safe and wholesome food, reduce food waste, and help our food producers recover from COVID-19 has been announced by Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor.
Read MoreThe biggest private sector union in New Zealand, E tū, has suspended a staff member and unionist, after a female business owner has come forward with allegations that the E tū representative had demanded sexual favours from her, in return for settling her worker exploitation case in which he [the E tū representative] was involved as a mediator. Confirming this was Bill Newson, E tū National Secretary, who said, “I can confirm that I have received a complaint making serious allegations against one of my staff.”
Read MoreOn Friday July 31, the Sky Tower will be lit green and white in honour of Eid al Adha – a religious holiday celebrated by Muslims around the world to mark the Pilgrimage to Hajj. Chairperson of New Zealand Eid Day Trust, Javed Dadabhai says he’s excited about the opportunity for the Muslim community. “We are thrilled that the SkyCity will be celebrating Eid with us again by lighting the tower to mark an important day in the calendar of New Zealand Muslims.”
Read MoreThe Department of Internal Affairs’ (DIA) online safety website www.keepitrealonline.govt.nz is now available in Hindi at www.keepitrealonline.govt.nz/hi/ It is also available in Te Reo Māori, Samoan, Simplified Chinese.
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