After being closed for nine weeks, Auckland Zoo is excited to be reopening to the community on Wednesday 27 May and offering Kiwis a safe and nurturing environment to reconnect with wildlife and their whānau and friends following life at home during Alert Levels 4 and 3.
Read MoreThe Ministry of Health has today formally released the NZ COVID Tracer app to support contact tracing in New Zealand.
Read MoreThe Government has emphasised the significant risk of COVID-19 spreading at funerals and tangihanga and the extra personal responsibility required to limit the spread, as it expands the number of people allowed to attend at COVID-19 Alert Level 2.
Read MoreEssential workers who take leave from work to comply with public health guidance are being supported with a leave scheme to ensure they will continue to receive income, say the Minister of Workplace Relations and Safety Iain Lees-Galloway and Minister for Social Development, Carmel Sepuloni.
Read MoreThat’s why Cabinet met today and agreed that, effective immediately, we will move to Alert Level 3 nationwide. After 48 hours, the time required to ensure essential services are in place, we will move to Level 4.
Read MoreAt a time when insensitive, divisive comments were being made by some people with vested interests and defamatory comments being made on whole communities within New Zealand, Auckland witnessed a significant event where young people came together on a common platform to discuss the manner by which they could contribute to New Zealand’s nation building efforts.
Read More550th birth anniversary celebrations of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji, by MP Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi at the New Zealand Parliament.
Read MoreMarch 8th, 2020 was marked worldwide as another historic day. Women have celebrated since the beginning of this movement 170 years ago.
Read MoreChristchurch’s annual Indian Holi Festival of Colours brightened up Hagley Park for the seventh time last weekend and brought almost 12,000 people together.
Read MoreIndia-New Zealand 2025: Investing in the Relationship sets out a framework for New Zealand Government agencies and partners to grow the relationship with India over the next five years.
Read MoreA trial deployment of the Police Eagle helicopter in Christchurch will test whether the aircraft would make a significant difference to crime prevention and community safety.
Read MoreFollowing the announcement that more than 340 schools will be funded to run events promoting vocational education, the Government has announced it will fund a further 257 events to be run by employers and industry.
Read MoreUK’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s cabinet reshuffle last week, which included the nomination of the country’s first British-Indian Chancellor of the Exchequer, has made the current UK Cabinet the most desi (Indian-origin) ever.
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Read MoreBudget 2020 will be delivered on Thursday 14 May, Finance Minister Grant Robertson announced on Wednesday. “This year’s Budget will continue the Coalition Government’s focus on tackling the long-term challenges facing New Zealand while also preparing the economy for the future.
Read MoreThe Minister of Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media, Kris Faafoi, has announced work will begin on a business case to assess the viability of forming a new public media entity.
Read MoreEkta is very pleased to have contributed in helping one of our regulars at the Guru Nanak Free Kitchen to find accommodation. He was living in the bushes (unbelievable as it may seem) and is since January 30, 2020, living in an albeit a sparely furnished apartment. We hope with help, to be able to help furnish his apartment over time.
Read MoreThe Canterbury Indian Tamil Association (CITA), which aims to help and support the Tamil community in the Canterbury region and also promote and bring awareness of the Tamil language and wider Indian culture, celebrated the Pongal festival last weekend.
Read MoreIt was a bumper weekend at the Hare Krishna Auckland (ISKCON) premises in Kumeu, with the Hare Krishna Annual Food Festival on January 25, and the annual Krishna Holi the next day. Both events were well-attended, as noted by the organisation in separate Facebook posts later.
Read MoreNamaste, Salaam, Satsriakal and warm greetings to everyone. New Zealand Police would like to share crime prevention tips with you so that we can have safer communities together in 2020
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