It has almost been a year since the first Covid-19 lockdown happened in New Zealand in March last year and ever since it has been repeated several times on different alert levels, on and off. We New Zealanders, have relatively been a fortunate lot, to have not faced as strict conditions here as in some other countries’ world over.
Read MoreWe know about the farmers agitation going on in India for almost three months, against three new farm laws brought in, to reform farming in India by government in September,2020. It is so ironic that these are the same reforms and laws that were pending for last many years and successive governments failed to implement them despite of having these reforms in their manifestos, every election.
Read MoreWhile on one hand the proud nation had barely finished watching the glorious marching contingents of armed forces and showcasing of different tableaus representing Indian states, their triumphs, and accomplishments.
Read MoreAmidst Corona pandemic chaos and the so-called Farmers agitation nuisance going around Delhi, the nation is preparing to celebrate 71st Republic Day on 26 January.
Read MoreIt can be matter of pride for any patriotic Indian that after a very resilient fight against the deadly Corona virus for months, India is among the very few countries in the world to have developed its own vaccines, not one but two, researched and developed indigenously by country’s scientists.
Read MoreIf we have to believe to the reports coming from different governmental agencies and health organisation from across the globe, it appears that finally researchers have succeeded in making a break through to find an effective vaccine to cure Corona virus.
Read MoreMore than one third of the eligible voters in New Zealand have exercised special voting right already, before the election day of 17th October on coming Saturday
Read MoreWe in Auckland have now moved at a new number of Covid alert level, at level 2.5, since last Monday with few conditions.
Read MoreAs we all know now that Covid-19, alert Level-3 restrictions that came in force from mid noon of 12th August in Auckland have now been extended till 30th August 11:59 pm on the Sunday night. Masks will be made mandatory in all public transports from Monday, July 31, when Auckland moves to alert Level-2 in Auckland. Rest of the New Zealand also stays in alert Level-2 until further announcement.
Read MorePrime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced on 17th August to change the election date of 19th September to 17th October and stressed that she will not change the election date again. The community outbreak of Covid-19 in Auckland forced the political parties to suspend their election campaigning and prompted calls to postpone the general election dates.
Read MoreAs we are getting close to the election date of 19 September in New Zealand, election campaigning by all political parties has started gaining momentum. All parties small or big are coming up with their plans and election promises about how to make New Zealand a better place to live for all.
Read MoreBy the time you read this piece of editorial, the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi would have done the stone laying ceremony of the reconstruction of Sri Ram Mandir in Ayodhya. This matter has been the most awaited and one of the most controversial social and religious issues of independent India. It has been pending since independence and the successive governments only kept delaying it without making any sincere effort to resolve it.
Read MoreThe delivery of the first batch of much talked about and one of the most controversial defence deals of India after the Bofors gun scandal controversy, five Rafael fighter jets have reached India.
Read MoreNational Party’s woes appear to be endless and it just does not seem to stop here. For last few months, especially since the coup to dethrone Simon Bridges from party leadership took place, the party has tattered down to an exceptionally low level which is below the threshold of being called the main national opposition party.
Read MoreNational Party has been thrown into chaos by its leader Todd Muller with the shock resignation with only around two months in the job and so close to the elections. The reasons he cited for his abrupt resignation are stated to be personal and related to his health, saying that he could not take too much pressure of the events taking place in the party.
Read MoreWe just heard a few days back about COVID-19 infected numbers around the world reaching to a staggering one million mark and increasing by every passing minute, it appears to be never ending. Even in New Zealand, we had almost celebrated 23 days in a row with no new cases registered, gave us an impression that we have won the war against COVID-19.
Read MoreIt has just been little over a week since Prime minister Jacinda Ardern announced last Monday that New Zealand is moving to threat alert Level-1 in wake of pandemic Covid-19.
Read MoreIt may take a lot longer than initially anticipated about the recovery, post Covid-19 anywhere in the world including in our New Zealand.
Read MoreThe inevitable has happened, main opposition National Party has found its new leader, the challenger to now dethroned Simon Bridges and Member of Parliament from Bay of Plenty Todd Muller, is the new party leader. The 51-year-old Todd was born in Te Puna and he attended University of Waikato to complete his degree in politics and history.
Read MoreNew Zealand appears to be in total control of Covid-19 crises if we go by the daily updates on it by the Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield.
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