IndoNZ
News and perspectives for and about the diverse Indian community in New Zealand
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Rangatahi Cricket Festival celebrates diversity through sport
30 Jan 2026The annual cricket festival brings together school students from Māori, Pasifika and South Asian communities across Auckland.
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FTA hogs the limelight at Republic Day celebrations in Auckland
27 Jan 2026Prominent community leaders highlighted the significance of the November general election.
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Goldsmith defends 'absolutely fierce' retail crime group chief after resignations
27 Jan 2026Three of the five members of the advisory group have resigned in recent weeks.
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Unpacking the details of NZ's free trade deal with India
19 Jan 2026Explainer - The agreement eliminates duty on 100 percent of Indian imports, while 95 percent of New Zealand's current exports will be either tariff-free or face…
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Young Indo-Fijians yearn to know more about the girmit era
14 May 2024Three Fijians of Indian descent living in New Zealand express a desire to learn more about their shared history as the community marks Girmit Day.
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Indian percussion virtuoso Zakir Hussain to perform in NZ
9 May 2024The South Asian maestro will give domestic audiences a chance to enjoy India's classical music traditions.
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Auckland's Sandringham dairy stabbing: Third defendant pleads guilty to aggravated robbery
8 May 2024One of the men charged in relation to dairy worker Janak Patel's murder has pleaded guilty to aggravated robbery as
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The vision bus treating Auckland kids for free
7 May 2024An Auckland optometrist discusses why the amount of time children spend indoors is a growing cause for concern. Audio
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Woman seeks $30k refund from builder as garage sits unfinished
6 May 2024"I think he's blocked me": Roshni Devi says a builder has left her in the lurch with an unfinished job and poorly done flooring.
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NZ food safety agency monitoring Indian spice mix recalls
15 May 2024New Zealand Food Safety is watching overseas recalls of packaged spice mixes manufactured by MDH and Everest due to concerns over a cancer-causing pesticide.
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Two fishermen missing in Northland recently migrated from India
3 May 2024The spot they were fishing at, known as The Gap, is notorious for its large swells and known among locals as a danger zone.
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Universities concerned as visa frustrations from Indian students remain high
2 May 2024New Zealand universities have directly engaged with the government about the high student visa rejection rate of Indian applicants in 2024.
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Kiwi Indian tastes entrepreneurial success in Silicon Valley
2 May 2024Ken Hendricks is the first Kiwi Indian to be accepted into the highly competitive Y Combinator start-up programme.
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Workplace tensions simmer over local and migrant pay rates
1 May 2024Workers are finding out their overseas colleagues are being paid more, with companies and lawyers saying it is brewing discontent in the workplace.
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Manurewa jewellery store robbery: Six armed masked thieves steal $1 million worth of gems
29 Apr 2024The robbers leave the store carrying trays of gems and full bags when the smoke cannon ignites 16 seconds into the heist.
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Chewing over the South Asian fascination with paan in NZ
29 Apr 2024The specialty Indian digestive is becoming increasingly available in main centres nationwide.
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How a revision of nursing registration processes is affecting healthcare migrants
24 Apr 2024Recruiters are divided on the Nursing Council's recent changes to the registration process for healthcare workers educated outside New Zealand.
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Remembering the Asian troops who fought at Gallipoli
24 Apr 2024Lest we forget the Chinese and Indian military personnel who fought alongside ANZAC forces in World War I.
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Kiwi Indians celebrate harvest and new year festivals
24 Apr 2024Diverse communities nationwide mark Sikh Baisakhi, Telugu Ugadi and Malayali Vishu.
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Thousands of Kiwi Indians excluded from voting in election
19 Apr 2024With nearly 968 million people expected to vote, India's 2024 general election will be the world's largest.
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India election 2024: Why does it matter and who can vote?
19 Apr 2024India's general election - to be held over six weeks between 19 April and 1 June - will be the biggest the world has ever seen.
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Litany of police failures found after student murdered despite stalking complaints
18 Apr 2024Eight weeks after Farzana Yaqubi first reported her fears to police, she was murdered by Kanwarpal Singh.
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Wellington City Council creates landmark ethnic advisory group after protracted struggle
17 Apr 2024Ethnic communities outnumbered Māori and Pasifika communities in the 2018 census, but the council has been accused of dismissing their demands - until now.
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Auckland dairy stabbing: Stay granted for terminally ill defendant
17 Apr 2024Janak Patel was looking after the Sandringham dairy when he was fatally stabbed.
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Trailblazing Indian filmmaker Anurag Kashyap in Aotearoa
17 Apr 2024The prominent Indian filmmaker on his tenacious storytelling and the moments that have shaped his career. Audio
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Business owners and locals on edge after 'horrific' ram raid
16 Apr 2024Crime is a problem across the Waitematā Local Board area, its deputy chairperson says, with local workers sharing their own experiences.
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Riches to rags: The inside story of an exploitation scandal
15 Apr 2024It was a scheme Ross Berry hoped would make millions. Instead, 40 hungry men wound up crammed in a house, and his business is in ruins.
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Meals on wheels: What’s behind the Indian food truck boom?
12 Apr 2024It's difficult to ascertain who to credit as the pioneer of the Indian food truck scene in New Zealand, but every entrepreneur in this space has a unique story to tell.
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