IndoNZ
News and perspectives for and about the diverse Indian community in New Zealand
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Reduced trading hours hurting Auckland alcohol sales
10 Dec 2025One year after the council imposed a ban on alcohol sales after 9pm, some liquor store owners in the city have reported a drop in sales by at least 20 percent.
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Spotlight falls on youth offending in wake of Christchurch dairy stabbing
10 Dec 2025Police have arrested a 14-year-old on suspicion of stabbing a dairy owner during a robbery in the Christchurch suburb of Opawa on 2 December.
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Unpacking a tussle with non-vegetarian food at festivals
9 Dec 2025The debate reflects a deeper tension over how Indian cultural practices are defined in New Zealand.
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Indian community shuns jewellery for bullion as gold prices soar
2 Dec 2025The price of trading gold bullion on world markets has almost doubled in the past year.
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Mango imports from India surge
27 Jul 2023Trade volume from the subcontinent nation soars threefold after a facility resumes export treatment operations.
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NZ's largest Indian sports extravaganza seeks to put spotlight on discrimination
28 Jul 2023The fifth annual New Zealand Sikh Games are scheduled to be held in Auckland in November.
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Mysterious artefact helps forge stronger Tamil-Māori community connections
27 Jul 2023A ship's bell sitting in Te Papa Museum that contains an inscription in Tamil has long puzzled historians in New Zealand.
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'It's too much of a trade-off' - call to scrap Accredited Employer Work Visa scheme
25 Jul 2023Immigration advocates say the new visa settings make it easier for employers to get accreditation to hire migrants, exacerbating exploitation.
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'I never thought it would be this much' - Migrant worker awarded $46k of holiday pay
25 Jul 2023An 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.
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Indian New Zealanders lured to Australia by better opportunities
25 Jul 2023Increased savings, better career prospects and proximity to India are the primary reasons more immigrants are heading across the ditch.
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Tougher laws and more funding needed to tackle crime, businesses say
21 Jul 2023Business owners say they are being forced to cope with rising insurance costs, staff shortages and mental health stress as rising crime takes a toll.
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Kiwi Indians share their rainbow journey
19 Jul 2023Ajay Chhibber and Kavita Brough have faced similar challenges in embracing their true selves.
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Putting a name to a face: Te Papa on a mission to identify early Indian immigrants
20 Jul 2023The 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…
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How the Indian community is celebrating Matariki
18 Jul 2023Community groups across the country are uniting to celebrate the Māori new year.
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'A new wave of South Asians' - Playwright takes centre stage
18 Jul 2023Ankita Singh is the first South Asian woman to be commissioned as a playwright in New Zealand.
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'It's not enough to be a bystander' - Students make a stand against racism
18 Jul 2023Almost a third of the semifinalists who spoke at the 2023 Race Unity Speech Awards last month have subcontinent heritage.
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South Asians 'stoked' to qualify for Under-19 Cricket World Cup
18 Jul 2023Three players from ethnic communities played key roles for New Zealand at the World Cup qualifiers in Australia.
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Universities eye new tie-ups with Indian institutions to attract international students
18 Jul 2023Two domestic institutions are looking to take advantage of pathway agreements they have concluded with the Bombay Stock Exchange Institute in Mumbai.
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Eid Al-Adha celebrations continue to grow nationwide as the Muslim community shares its values
18 Jul 2023Thousands gather in Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Hamilton to mark the one of the most important festivals in Islam.
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Why winter is the best time to enjoy mangoes in New Zealand
18 Jul 2023Exceptionally sweet and aromatic, mangoes imported from India are highly prized by the diaspora.
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Shining a light on the diversity of Indian music
18 Jul 2023The local scene is greater than the artists that are world famous in the Bollywood movie industry.
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Wellington theatre production highlights the Girmityas' struggles
18 Jul 2023Between 1879 and 1916, more than 60,000 people were transported from India to Fiji to work on plantations by the colonial British administration.
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First-ever recipients of Asian music funding unveiled
18 Jul 2023NZ On Air has selected 15 local artists to be beneficiaries of its Pan-Asian drive.
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Learning to breathe easier at yoga celebrations nationwide
18 Jul 2023Enthusiasts in New Zealand mark the ninth International Day of Yoga with an eye on the rest of the world.
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Almost a third of arrivals denied entry into NZ hold Indian passports
18 Jul 2023More than 200 Indians have been turned away from the border upon arrival since the end of the pandemic.
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Tibet's leader-in-exile dismayed by lack of state meeting on first visit to NZ
18 Jul 2023Penpa Tsering, president of Tibet's government-in-exile, calls on the government to do more to support Tibetan identity.
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Kiwi-Indian community unites through hockey tournament spanning decades
18 Jul 2023Since 1953, hockey enthusiasts from regional Indian sports clubs have competed in one of the country's oldest annual hockey tournaments.
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Free-trade talks zero in on India's instant bank payment system
18 Jul 2023Trade representatives weigh benefits of promoting the Unified Payment Interface system in talks that also focused on air connectivity, carbon credits, bilateral work visas and banking.
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