IndoNZ Featured Stories

IndoNZ Featured Stories headlines with summaries.

• 'It's too much of a trade-off' - call to scrap Accredited Employer Work Visa scheme

  New Zealand immigration

  25 Jul 2023

  

  Immigration advocates say the new visa settings make it easier for employers to get accreditation to hire migrants, exacerbating exploitation.

  'It's too much of a trade-off' - call to scrap Accredited Employer Work Visa scheme

• 'I never thought it would be this much' - Migrant worker awarded $46k of holiday pay

  New Zealand employment

  25 Jul 2023

  

  An immigrant worked 11 hours a day, six days a week from January 2016 to August 2021, but was denied leave and did not receive extra pay for public holidays.

  'I never thought it would be this much' - Migrant worker awarded $46k of holiday pay

• Indian New Zealanders lured to Australia by better opportunities

  IndoNZ

  25 Jul 2023

  

  Increased savings, better career prospects and proximity to India are the primary reasons more immigrants are heading across the ditch.

  Indian New Zealanders lured to Australia by better opportunities

• Tougher laws and more funding needed to tackle crime, businesses say

  IndoNZ

  21 Jul 2023

  

  Business owners say they are being forced to cope with rising insurance costs, staff shortages and mental health stress as rising crime takes a toll.

  Tougher laws and more funding needed to tackle crime, businesses say

• Kiwi Indians share their rainbow journey

  IndoNZ

  19 Jul 2023

  

  Ajay Chhibber and Kavita Brough have faced similar challenges in embracing their true selves.

  Kiwi Indians share their rainbow journey

• Putting a name to a face: Te Papa on a mission to identify early Indian immigrants

  IndoNZ

  20 Jul 2023

  

  The country's national museum and the Wellington Indian Association embark on a project to identify dozens of unnamed portraits that were acquired from the former Cuba Photographic Studio premises 25…

  Putting a name to a face: Te Papa on a mission to identify early Indian immigrants

• How the Indian community is celebrating Matariki

  Te Ao Māori Matariki

  18 Jul 2023

  

  Community groups across the country are uniting to celebrate the Māori new year.

  How the Indian community is celebrating Matariki

• 'A new wave of South Asians' - Playwright takes centre stage

  New Zealand culture

  18 Jul 2023

  

  Ankita Singh is the first South Asian woman to be commissioned as a playwright in New Zealand.

  'A new wave of South Asians' - Playwright takes centre stage

• Why winter is the best time to enjoy mangoes in New Zealand

  food

  18 Jul 2023

  

  Exceptionally sweet and aromatic, mangoes imported from India are highly prized by the diaspora.

  Why winter is the best time to enjoy mangoes in New Zealand

• Shining a light on the diversity of Indian music

  New Zealand music

  18 Jul 2023

  

  The local scene is greater than the artists that are world famous in the Bollywood movie industry.

  Shining a light on the diversity of Indian music

• Wellington theatre production highlights the Girmityas' struggles

  New Zealand World

  18 Jul 2023

  

  Between 1879 and 1916, more than 60,000 people were transported from India to Fiji to work on plantations by the colonial British administration.

  Wellington theatre production highlights the Girmityas' struggles