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The South Island's Indian community bid farewell to the Indian Naval Sailing Vessel Tarini on Sunday. The Navika Sagar Parikrama II expedition departed from Goa on 2 October as part of a bid by two female sailors of the Indian Navy to circumnavigate the globe.. The vessel left Lyttelton Port near Christchurch for Port Stanley in the Falkland Islands, embarking on the third leg of its ...

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A surge in refugee claims over the last two years could be significantly lowering the chance for Indians to be able to secure a visit visa to New Zealand, say immigration experts. In 2023-2024, the number of people seeking asylum in Aotearoa (2,345) was five times more than the yearly average since ...

2025年1月28日 · New Zealand's Indian community celebrated the South Asian nation's 76th Republic Day on Sunday. Notable celebrations were held at the Indian High Commission in the capital and the Mahatma Gandhi Centre in Auckland's Mt Eden neighbourhood, which houses the Indian Consulate.

2023年8月29日 · Trade Minister Damien O’Connor has signalled a direct flight between Auckland and New Delhi, a dream of many Kiwi-Indians, could soon become a reality.

India’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Rajkumar Ranjan Singh is scheduled to be in New Zealand later this month in a trip being described as a step-up in bilateral relations.

In the vibrant tapestry of New Zealand’s multicultural society, people of Indian heritage form a significant thread, constituting the third-largest ethnic group in the country.

The year 2025 will be pivotal for Prime Minister Christopher Luxon’s India strategy and, by extension, for Kiwi-Indians. As Luxon approaches the halfway mark of his term, his anticipated visit to India will either solidify or squander his pitch that India represents a colossal opportunity.

2024年9月10日 · “Indian nurses are facing difficulties in securing jobs in New Zealand, even though they may have successfully completed the Competency Assessment Programme (CAP), and registration with Nursing Council of New Zealand,” the high commission said in the advisory.