According to the report released by the Representation Commission this week, Flat Bush, which has a major proportion of Kiwi-Indian population, may be a new electorate.
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Elder abuse, health, loneliness, transport, and isolation, are the main issues elders in New Zealand’s South Asian community face, according to consultations initiated by Shanti Niwas, an organisation providing aged care support services, in and around Auckland.
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The drop-in centre jointly run by Bharatiya Mandir and Shanti Niwas Charitable Trust at Balmoral Community Centre in Sandringham is always buzzing with activities on every Wednesday and Friday of the week. Seniors gather at the centre to spend a quality time taking part in many activities which include exercise, yoga, meditation, painting, singing and playing games. Many volunteers contribute together to run these programmes successfully and enjoy their time spent at the centre.
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Members of South Auckland Muslim Association and people from the wider community gathered on November 17, to mark Eid-e-Milad, which is also known as Milad an-Nabi and Mawlid an-Nabi.
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Members of the Sikh community in Hastings are seeking support from the wider community to build the first-ever Gurudwara in Hastings.
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If the sub-continent’s history was not so chequered, Urdu and Hindi could have been one language called Hindustani. Unfortunately though, due to the divide and rule policies of the British Raj, Urdu has come to be identified with Muslims and Hindi with Hindus, over the last century or so.
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Roshan Nauhria and Anil Sharma expressed their huge disappointment at yet another racial essentialism propaganda directed at the migrants. The aim is to help address the urgent issue of political and cultural polarisation. It is time not just for the Kiwis but also the Indians to unite together and get out of this In-Group and Out-Group division of politics.
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