Indian Weekender, October 30, 2015 Vol 7 Issue 32

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NEW ZEALAND
Diwali celebrations in
New Zealand
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OPINION/EDITORIAL
United Nations at 70
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INDIA ABROAD
Seven British Indians among

influential Asians
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INDIA
India-Africa Summit
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FEATURES
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Auckland celebrates
victory of good over evil
Rizwan Mohammad
Rizwan Mohammad
veryone rejoiced and the scene

erupted with the echoes of Bolo
Shri Ram Chandra ki Jai as soon
as the 25-foot high effigy of Ravana was set
on fire.
According to the Hindu epic Ramayana,
Shri Ram along with his brother Laxman
and his devotee Hanuman and his
army marched to Lanka to rescue Shri
Rams wife Sita from the captivity of the
10-headed demon Ravana. This victory of
Shri Ram and his army over the evil ruler
is celebrated as Dussehra, also known as
Ravana Dahan.
Maa Shakti Charitable Trust organised
Dussehra celebrations at the Malaeola
Community Centre in Mangere on
Monday, 26 October. The programme
started with cultural dances followed by
Ram Leela performed by school students
and concluded with the burning of the
Ravana effigy.
For the first time in New Zealand, a
25-foot effigy of Ravana was burnt at the
event followed by fireworks. The figurine
was placed in an open ground next to the
community centre and fenced for the safety
of the public. At the end of Ram Leela, a
crowd of around 500 people assembled in
the ground guarded by fire safety men and
Durgotsavthe spirit of
Kolkata relived in Auckland
A 25-foot effigy of Ravana was burnt to celebrate Dussehra
the effigy was set on fire by the chief guest.

Millions of people around the world
celebrate Diwali post-Dussehra, which is
one of the most important festivals in the
Hindu calendar. The burning of the effigy
signifies the defeat of evil and the victory
of good.
Dussehra is not only a festival to
remember Ravanas destruction but also
implies to exterminate and overthrow the
Ravana prevailing within us..
urga Puja is one of the biggest

festivals of Kolkata, Indias city
of joy, that is celebrated for
nine days. Numerous pandals are set up
throughout the city with huge idols of
goddess Durga on display.
The Bengali community in Auckland
relished the magic of Durga puja in a small
yet significant manner last weekend. The
Probasee Bengalee Association of NZ Inc.,
Sarbojanin Durgotsav organised the threeday event at Ram Mandir on 11 Brick Street
in Henderson from Friday, 23 October to
Sunday, 25 October.
The event hosted a number of activities,
pujas, cultural programmes and lunch/
dinner for the devotees. Durgotsav is
being celebrated here for the last 24 years
in Auckland with the number visitors
increasing every year.
The idol of goddess Durga was imported
from Kolkata in 2005 and is refurbished
every year for perfection.
The puja was conducted by Dr Debes
Bhattacharya, who is also a professor of
Mechanical Engineering at the University
of Auckland. Approximately 400 people
participated on each day of the puja.
Women at the puja wore elegant Bangla
Durgotsav celebration in Henderson
cotton sarees while the men were dressed

in ethnic Bengali kurtas.
The event included Mahashashthi puja,
Mahasaptami puja, aarti, Pushpanjali,
havan, Dashami puja and concluded with
a speech by Smita Biswas from Auckland
Council and Sindoor Daan.
According to Hindu mythology, Durga is
a manifestation of divine power, strength,
prosperity and the protector of the
universe. The association plans a bigger
celebration for Saraswati puja in February
next year.
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Diwali celebrations in New Zealand

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The festive season is upon us. The land of Aotearoa lit up with vibrant cultural performances, live music and fireworks as Diwali was
celebrated in different parts of New Zealand. Heres a look at the celebrations held in Manukau, Christchurch and Wellington.
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DIWALI IN WELLINGTON
Rizwan Mohammad
he festive season for the Indian

community is here, and it is
reflected almost every weekend
in Auckland. The ATEED Diwali at
Aotea Square was held two weeks ago
where Indian Weekender was a proud
media partnerand, more recently, the
Manukau Diwali was organised by Humm
FM and The South Trust Diwali.
Vodafone Event Centre in Manukau
housed another Diwali celebration with
hours of live DJ music, fun activities for
children, lip smacking Indian delicacies,
fashion and performances at the end.
Mayor of Auckland Len Brown,
National List MP Kanwaljit Bakshi, MP
Dr Parmjeet Parmar, Sunny Kaushal and
President of Auckland Indian Association
Harshad Patel attended the event.
Held on Sunday, 25 October, the event
started at noon and continued till 9 p.m.
The fashion show organised by Khazana
set the ramp on fire, which was followed by
dance performances.
Face painting, mehndi, bouncing
castles and kids rides entertained
the visitors and their children until
the evening.
Mayor Len Brown acknowledged the

Directors of Humm FM 106.2, Mr Satyen
Prasad and Mrs Roshila Prasad, and Kal
Kular, Chairwoman of South Trust.
RJs from Humm FM kicked started
the evening by entertaining the crowd
followed by performances that ignited
the whole arena. The show concluded on
beats of bhangra followed by fireworks
and open dance session by Humm FM DJ.
Auckland until the middle of November
is going to be the hottest place in New
Zealand with a number of celebrations
lined up and Halloween this weekend.
Christchurch lights up with a multicultural Diwali

gaurav sharma
f course, Indians, from all parts

of India, were there. Kiwis
were there. Even Chinese were
there. Thats what Christchurchs Diwali
celebration was. Arguably the most
multicultural event for the city.
While it will take some time for the
organisersIndian Social and Cultural
Club (ISCC)to assess how many people
attended the festival held last Saturday
at the Horncastle Arena, the numbers
would easily cross 10,000 going by the
past experience.
What is even more important for
us is that people from diverse ethnic
and religious backgrounds, of different
nationalities and cultures were there to
celebrate Diwali with us. When ISCC
started organising Diwali in Christchurch
in 2010, which has since become the
biggest Indian community event in the
South Island, our aim was to showcase
our culture to the wide and diverse New
Zealand communities and welcome them
to be a part of our celebrations. And we
have been very successful in doing that in
the last five years, noted Hitesh Sharma,
event manager at ISCC.
In all, the festival, which was attended
by Christchurch Mayor Lianne Dalziel,
Selwyn Deputy Mayor Sarah Walters, and
Consul General of China in Christchurch
Jin Zhijian, saw 27 different dance groups
with around 380 performers mesmerise
the audiences for almost four hours.
Most notable were the performances by
the Punjabi folk dance group Giddha
Girls and the Abacus Bhangra Group

of Christchurch.
We have been preparing for this
performance for the past three months,s
as this is the biggest stage in the South
Island to showcase our talent. Its also
our way of remembering our homeland
and sharing with Kiwis what India is all
about, said Ankit Shah, a member of the
Guruji Garba Group, who performed the
Gujarati folk dance with 14 of his friends
during the festival.
For food lovers, the festival had stalls
offering cuisines from all parts on India
including those by the Canterbury Tamil
Society and Mumbai Memories.
Other major attractions were henna
and tattoo corners, handmade crafts by
Jambalaya, and ethnic Indian wears by
Exotica Indian Urban Boutique (EIUB)
and Jalsa Unique Indian Wear.
Ever since I showcased our traditional
Indian wear during the last years Diwali
celebrations, the response from Kiwis has
been amazing. Our clothing is so rich in
colour, and I find much appreciation of
that here in Christchurch, noted Rinku
Dias, owner of EIUB.
Ajesh Jose, who works at Spark
Business, hails from Kerala and has been
in Christchurch for the past 11 years,
agreed: I have seen how Christchurch is
getting diverse with time. To see so many
non-Indians attending celebrations of a
traditional Indian festival is heartening.
A sentiment shared by Rex and Jane,
both Kiwis, who were at the festival to
support their grand-daughter Manaia
the most multicultural event that we

have in this city, Rex said.
Selwyns Deputy Mayor Sarah
Walters summed the evening rather
nicely, Taking Christchurchs lead,
Selwyn will have its own Diwali
festival next Saturday for the firsttime ever. The Indian community
there, though small but very
vibrant, led by Surinder Tandon,
are working hard to make it a
multicultural bonanza, same as this
one. And all are invited.
Davies,
who
was
performing as part of Moorhouse
Dance Studio. I have lived in
Christchurch for the past 17 years
and can safely say that Diwali is probably
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body to promote trade and investment
between New Zealand and India,
hosted its first major event in Auckland on
Monday, October 26.
The alliance has been formed with a
view to actively pursue closer economic ties
between the two nations, says Chairman
Giriraj Gupta.
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Deputy Leader Binu Jacob and and Hon Dr Richard Worth.
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ITA is working with a cross section

of stakeholder publics ranging from
government ministries and policymakers
to chambers of commerce and the private
sector in both countries, he says.
In its inaugural event, ITA hosted a highprofile group of technology entrepreneurs
from the southern Indian state of Kerala.
The group, which was on its third road
showthis time across New Zealand,
Australia
and
Singaporecomprised
more than a dozen entrepreneurs and
government officials.
Senior Kerala Government official P H
Kurian, the states Principal Secretary for
Industries and Information Technology,
headed the delegation.
Drawing parallels between his state and
New Zealand, Mr Kurian said there was
great potential for the two to cooperate in
the field of information and communication
technologies and other service industries
such as education, culture and tourism.
Kerala, like New Zealand, had a vibrant
small and medium enterprise (SME) sector,
he said.
Mr Kurian said he was pleased to see
New Zealands high profile involvement
in the event, which had Members of
Parliament Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi and
Mahesh Bindra in attendance, besides
chief executives and senior officials of
several New Zealand organisations that are
looking to establish or build their existing
business relationships in India. Deputy
Head of the delegation Binu Jacob said it
was a revelation to see what New Zealand
had to offer in terms of opportunity to
work together.
Mr Jacob is Managing Director of global
IT product and services company Experion,
which has operations in the United States,
Europe and Australia. He said he was keen to
seek business opportunities in New Zealand.
ITA counts a number of high-profile New
Zealanders on its board including former
Reserve Bank of New Zealand Governor
Don Brash and former MP Dr Richard
Worth. The alliance is in the process of
forging relationships with business and
industry stakeholders in New Zealand such
as New Zealand Trade & Enterprise and the
Auckland Councils business development

arm ATEED, Mr Gupta said. ITA aims
to provide the necessary linkages and
connections to its members so that they are
able to grow their businesses locally and
internationally, beginning with building on
our relationships in both New Zealand and
India, he added.
In his vote of thanks, ITA Deputy
Chairman Richard Worth said, Five
years back when you looked at the Indian
community in Auckland, it seemed
incredibly inward looking. It was a highly
committed
community,
hardworking,
law abiding, but inward looking. Now,
the Indian community in Auckland just
blossomed. I feel the same thing is true
about India as well.
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Bihar FoundationAuckland,
NZ chapter launched
Samantha McClung crowned Miss

Universe NZ 2015
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dding to the multi-cultural milieu

of Aucklands many cultural
and ethnic associations in New
Zealand, the Bihar Foundation Auckland
launched its first chapter in New Zealand on
September 26 at its Secretarys residence in
Avondale, Auckland.
The objective was to introduce the newly
formed Executive Committee Members
to all members. The forum for discussion
was open on how Biharis can strengthen
the Bihar Foundation motto of bonding,
branding, business amongst the growing
Bihari diaspora in Auckland. Chairperson
of the BFAuckland, NZ Chapter, Mrs
Ragini Gautam and the Secretary, Mr Ajay
Verma, lit the candles amidst the invocation
of chanting of sacred mantras.
We are delighted to have this
opportunity in launching the first ever
Bihar Foundation Chapter in NZ. There are
many Bihari non-resident Indians who have
been seeking such an umbrella organisation
that can give them a sense of bonding
for their birthplace. This opportunity
provides for all to engage in community
welfare activities, commented the Co-Vice
Chairman, Auckland Chapter, Dr P. Nagi, a
reputed GP.
The ECM office bearers also include Dr
Gautam Sinha as a Co-Vice Chairperson
and Sanjeev Prasad as the treasurer. The
Auckland chapter took pride in announcing
the participation of female members and
youth. Mr Verma also highlighted the
upcoming activities being undertaken.
There was a proposal to include a
celebration of the Bihar Day on March 22,
Bihar FoundationAuckland, NZ
2016, by offering a free medical camp for all

and presenting a Bihar craft and art mela.
The Chapter also has plans to promote trade
and business investment to Bihar, as the
government of Bihar is keen to channelise
interests via the Auckland Chapter. Sharing
of NZ food technology for Agro-based
industries in Bihar is also on the agenda.
A key initiative announced was to
undertake a first-ever religious and cultural
tour to Bihar for our Fiji Indian community,
many of whose ancestors came from Bihar.
The Auckland, NZ Chapter anticipates
keen government support and help to
organise such a historic tour sometime in
October 2016.
Bihar Foundation is a not for profit,
autonomous body floated by the Bihar
government in 2008 under the patronage
of the CM Nitish Kumar. It is a voluntary
association but governed by certain rules of
conduct and membership as stipulated by
the parent body, Bihar Foundation Patna.
The Bihar Foundation has chapters
worldwide, including one in Sydney, Doha,
New Jersey and USA. Membership is
free, and everyone who has an affinity for
Bihar or is a Bihari is welcome to join this
new organisation promising to change the
perception of all things Bihari.
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kycity Theatre, Auckland, played

host to a glittering beauty pageant
last weekend where 20-year-old
Samantha McClung was crowned the new
Miss Universe NZ.
Competing against 20 finalists, this
qualified make-up artist from Christchurch,
edged out surf instructor Hannah
Henderson and mental-health nurse
Gabrielle Manaloto, who are the first and
second runner-up. The final results was
decided by an intenational judging panel
and public voting, both constituting 50 per
cent to the final result. The newly crowned
Miss Universe NZ will now represent New
Miss Universe New Zealand 2015 Samantha McClung (centre)

with runner-up Hannah Henderson (left) and second runner-up
Gabrielle Manaloto (right)
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later this year.
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enough presence of Indian IT
companies in New Zealand,
the perception is to change soon.
On 27 October, CEOs of 14 Indian
IT companies of the Gtech Group,
Kerala, met with many businesses
in their quest to forge improved
business
relations
between
India and NZ. The programme
was action packed and started
with Gtech meeting Councillor
Arthur Anae, who represented
the Mayor of Auckland and Brett
ORiley, the CEO of ATEED.
This was followed by a valuable
session held with Michael Barnett
and Smitha Shanbagh of the
Auckland Chamber of Commerce.
A working lunch was held at the
Bank of Baroda, where a local
TV channel interviewed the
visiting group.
In the afternoon, meetings
were held with the AUT senior
management and their business
school and the day culminated in
a business session at the NZTE
offices where every member of
the visiting delegation made a
quick power point presentation
showcasing their capabilities.
Followed by these presentations,
one on one business matchmaking
and speed dating style meetings
were held between the visitors
and local Kiwi companies. The
highlight of the visit was Experion
Limited from India signing an
agreement with INZBC member
Jay Changlani of Wellington.

INZBC Treasurer Bhav Dhillon
was elated at this news of
Experion starting an office in NZ
and hiring staff. He commented
that INZBC does not believe
in photo opportunities and
instead such tangible outcomes
are needed to take the IndiaNZ trade relationship to the
next
level.
The
business
session in the evening at NZTE
offices was a joint effort by
India New Zealand Business
Council (INZBC), New Zealand
Technology Industry Association
(NZTIA), New Zealand Trade and
Enterprise (NZTE) and Auckland
Tourism Events and Economic
Development (ATEED).
According
to
Wenceslaus
Anthony Head of Govt. Relations
of the INZBC, the whole purpose
of this meet was to get the relevant
IT companies from India and
New Zealand to interact with each
other so as to develop mutual
business and forge collaboration
between
companies.
This
session was indeed an excellent
example of NZ Inc working
together with a steadfast focus on
measurable results.
The delegation from India was
headed by Mr P. H. Kurian IAS,
Principal Secretary of the Kerela
Government and comprised some
well-established companies such
as Neologix Software Solutions,
Mozanta
technologies
and
Acolade. An elated Mr P H Kurian,
said, Our delegation to Auckland

has been very successful. We had
many meetings since mornings
with various government officials
and businesses and all have been
very fruitful. We will also do a
follow-up visit next year and hope
to finalise more collaborations
by then.
Graeme Muller, CEO of NZTIA
said, From a New Zealands
perspective, India is a huge
opportunity but there has been
a lack of understanding and
awareness. Today we have a large
Indian population in New Zealand
which makes so much more sense
to build bridges between the two
countries. When asked about
the opportunities that the IT
sector from both the countries
have in working together he said,
relationship between the IT
sector is very appropriate because
most sectors in New Zealand can
be tech-centric, be it agro-tech
or energy sector or health tech or
education sector. All of this forms
a good channel into the Indian
market. So the tech relationship
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Above:Signing of the MoU with Experion, India
can provide the pathway for New

Zealand to get to the larger market
in India. The general mood of the
members of the delegation was
upbeat and spoke of sensible and
business savvy ways of investing
in the NZ market. Thomas
Varghese, the Managing Director
of the Mozanta technologies who
is a part of the delegation said,
My strategy would be to begin
doing something small and take
it from there. We look forward
to start working with at least one
client immediately. Building trust
with clients is very important and
once that is achieved, bigger steps
would follow. Shaman M. Hanif,
sales head of Neologix said, We
have felt that there are many

opportunities for us New Zealand
and Australia. In fact, we have
zeroed in on Auckland and Sydney
for setting up our base if we are to
start our operations in this region
in the future. To be honest, sitting
in India and looking for clients
in New Zealand will not work.
We have to come and personally
talk to clients and build good
relationships if we intend to
provide our services here in
New Zealand.
Overall this visit was a great
success due to a lot of hard work
put behind the scenes by Elizabeth
Gollan of ATEED and Wenceslaus
Anthony of the INZBC.
Enrolment the first step to voting

In homage to
inspiring
leadership
and
community
work
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Patrick Dunn DD
The five new flag designs Kiwis can choose from
The Roman Catholic

Bishop of Auckland and
the members of the
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The Impact and Compact

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Saturday, November 21, 2015 at 2 pm
at the Catholic Church of Christ the King
260 Richardson Road, Mt Roskill, Auckland
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sure they are correctly enrolled and
ready to vote in the first referendum
on the New Zealand flag.
Only those correctly enrolled by
Thursday, 19 November will be able to vote
in the first referendum, and voting papers
will be sent out from Friday, 20 November.
If youre already enrolled and have
checked that your details are up to date,
then thats great, says Robert Peden, Chief
Electoral Officer, But if youve moved
house, or arent sure, or know youre not
enrolled, you need to get on and do it now.
Its easy.
People can check that their enrolment
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The referendum runs from Friday 20
November until Friday 11 December, and
will be held by postal vote. Voters will be
asked the question If the New Zealand flag
changes, which flag would you prefer?
Theyll be asked to rank the five
alternative flag designs from one to five, and
can rank as many or as few as they wish.
The most preferred alternative will go to
a second referendum in March 2016, where
voters will be asked to choose between the
current flag and the preferred alternative.
We want all eligible New Zealanders to
have the opportunity to get enrolled and
have their say, says Mr Peden.
NEW ZEALAND
Local talent star in recruitment

campaign for new health initiative
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IWK Bureau
ealthy
Families
Manukau,
Manurewa-Papakura is using
local
champions
to
front
a social media campaign to recruit
passionate people who can inspire longer,
healthier living.
Healthy Families is an innovative new
approach to empowering healthy lifestyles
right where people live, learn work
and play.
Beginning as they mean to go,
the campaign celebrates the vibrant
communities that live in Manukau,
Manurewa and Papakura.
Healthy Families Manager (Manukau,
Manurewa-Papakura),
Ben
Youdan,
says that having locals as the face of the
campaign, was an exciting opportunity
to reflect the diverse communities that
Healthy Families is looking forward to
working with.
Were looking for all kinds of awesome,
not just the experienced health nuts.
Health sector practice is a bonus, not
a necessity. What people must have is
an ability to identify and navigate the
complexities that influence peoples health
and strive to improve equity for Maori and
Pacific peoples.
Youdan said he felt really strongly
about using the recruitment phase as an
opportunity to promote how significant
the community are in everything Healthy
Families are about.
We got together with local photographer
and storyteller, QianeMatata-Sipu, to
capture local movers and shakers doing fun
and crazy things in celebration of positive
action around their well-being. It was
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Detainees isolated and

desperate
ew Zealanders in Australias
remote
Christmas
Island
Detention Centre have spoken
about the trauma of being locked up
thousands of miles away from their
families in a facility designed to house
people considered to be a terrorism threat.
Labours Corrections spokesperson Kelvin
Davis gained access to some of the 40 New
Zealanders being detained while appealing
against their deportations.
He says the five-hour visit was highly
emotional: We were able to hear about
all the alleged human rights violations and
assess their health and well-being.
Theyre angry, hungry, traumatised and
so desperate to return to their homes in
Australia they are even considering rioting.
These New Zealand born Australians
are not murderers or rapists. They have
served their time yet Australian authorities
are treating them as though they are a
terrorism threat.
The stories of the eight detainees we
met were all consistent. They hate the
isolation, the lack of family contact, and the
lack of contact with legal support.
None of them want to take up John
Keys proposal to return to New Zealand
to settle their visa applications. They
think its a trick designed to prevent them
from returning to their families and jobs
in Australia.
He said he was grateful to Australia

Border Force superintendent Maritime
Operations WA, Mark Wilson, who allowed
the five hour visit.
We were drug tested on arrival, then
escorted into an airless visit room where
the detainees were brought in two at a time
for 30 minute visits.
We werent allowed to film or record
their stories so we sat and yarned, laughed
and cried about their plight.
We also took a box of chocolates for
Ricardo Young who turns 30 today, and
whose family asked us to take him a cake
after we met them in Sydney. However
such is the ridiculousness of the rules
the authorities couldnt decide if he was
allowed the chocolates.
These people are not terrorist threats
and they dont deserve to be locked up
thousands of kilometres away from their
families, Kelvin Davis said.
Online services save hours

of taxpayers time
evenue Minister Todd McClay

says many hours of taxpayers
time is being saved by Inland
Revenues innovative changes to online
and phone services.
The most recent is the ability to
activate personal online MyIR accounts
by text rather than having to phone Inland
Revenues call centre to do it. That alone
has saved eight minutes for each of the
11,000 customers whove used the service
in its first month, says Mr McClay.
Thats just more than 1,600 hours
in one month, and of course, call centre
operators save that amount of time too,
meaning they can be more efficient and
help more customers more quickly.
Mr McClay says more time on the
phone had also been saved by people being
able to file tax returns online, including
e-filing and returns via Inland Revenues
mobile app.
Electronic filing is up to 6.6 million
returns in 2015 compared to 5.7 million
in 2014. That means a lot less time on
the phone for taxpayers making returnsrelated enquiries, and for businesses, as
we know, time is money.
Inland Revenue estimates that some
89,000 taxpayers have been saved about
14 minutes each since 2013 by filing
online. Thats because between February
and August this year there were more than
89,350 fewer phone calls about returns

than in the same period for 2013. So doing
the maths, thats 20,766 hours of real
time saved.
Another time-saving innovation was
the automatic voice identification service.
That means customer voices are instantly
recognised by the system, making the
enquiry process quicker and more
efficient.
There are now 1.5 million people signed
up, meaning 15,500 hours of customer
time saved. And every 100,000 more
customers signed up to Voice ID means
another 500 customer hours savedfor
the customer and for our call centre,
he said.
Inland Revenue is doing more and
more to help New Zealanders meet their
tax obligations. 80 per cent of refunds
from Personal Tax Summaries were made
in under a day and 75 per cent of all custo
mer phone calls were answered in the first
two minutes.
Our ongoing Business Transformation
programme is totally customer focussed
in its intention to modernise and simplify
New Zealands tax administration by
bringing it into the 21stcentury.
This will result in even more time
savings for individual taxpayers and
businesses in the coming years, says
Mr McClay.
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Unprepared govt scrambles

to deal with deportees
t is staggering that Amy Adams is

only now waking up to the fact that
the deportees Australia is sending
back to New Zealand will need monitoring,
Labours Foreign Affairs spokesperson
David Shearer says.
This new legislation is a belated attempt
to cope with these deportees, some of whom
have serious criminal records. It begs the
question, what on earth the government
has been doing for the past 11 months?
Since Australia changed its law on
deportation in December last year the
departments of at least six government
ministers have been involved in negotiations
with their Australian counterparts, knowing
all along the number of Kiwis being sent
back would soar.
Australia deemed some of them so
dangerous that it chartered private aircraft
to avoid the risk of them travelling on
commercial airlines. Yet those same people
have effectively been dumped at the airport

when they arrived and have received little
or no support.
Its a recipe for disaster. And you only
have to look at whats been happening
around electronic monitoring to know
the system is already at breaking point.
We dont have the technology or the staff
resources to cope with current demand, let
alone an increased workload.
Not only has John Keys government
buckled to the Australians, but they havent
made the most basic plans for their arrival.
As lead minister, Amy Adams needs to
explain to New Zealanders why she was so
woefully unprepared when she knew of this
looming problem for months but failed so
miserably to do anything about it.
Or has the government just been
dishonestacting like the policy was
sprung on it, when it knew it was happening
all along?
Medical advice on obesity

fails to tip scales
he government snubbed advice

from its chief child health adviser to
set an obesity target in favour of soft
pedalling in the interests of big business,
Labours Acting Health spokesperson
David Clark says.
Buried in a report to Jonathan
Colemanuncovered in a government
document dumpPat Tuohy, a specialist
paediatrician and the go-to adviser for the
government on child health, recommends
establishing a healthy weight target for
four-year-old pre-schoolers using BMI
and waist circumference as a better public
services target.
The target would have seen 75 per
cent of four-year-old children at a healthy
weight by 2020.
Thats an achievable target, yet Dr

Coleman seems loathe to act against the
interests of wealthy corporates, omitting to
include the proposal in the governments
new obesity strategy, of which Pat Tuohy
has been the professional face.
A watered down target will see children
identified as obese in the B4 School Check
be referred to a health professional with no
guarantee of any follow up.
Other recommendations, including
guidelines around healthy food in schools
and reducing the amount of saturated
fat and sugar in processed food, were
also ignored.
That all adds up to a government that is
not really committed to tackling the obesity
crisis at all, David Clark says.
Labour for hire not a recipe

for exploitation
abour is supporting a call for an

investigation into alleged dodgy
employment
practices
within
labour hire companies.
FIRST Union says it has numerous
reports of people employed by hire
companies not receiving their minimum
legal entitlements, Labour Relations
spokesperson Iain Lees-Galloway says.
While breaches can be challenged
through costly court processes, Workplace
Relations and Safety Minister Michael
Woodhouse should at least sit down
with the union to discuss its concerns
about widespread abuses in the labour
hire industry.
The government could do a lot more to
prevent the exploitation of working people
by employers who do not meet their legal
obligations. New Zealand has far too few
labour inspectors, with each inspector

having to oversee double the number of
workers their Australian counterparts have
to. The governments repeated attacks on
unions mean that fewer and fewer people
have someone to turn to when their rights
at work are breached by their employer.
Labour Day provides the perfect
opportunity to focus on the increasing
insecurity of work and the difficulty people
have securing what ought to be their
basic rights.
The government has allowed a
situation to develop where more and
more people are reliant on the temporary
work offered by labour hire companies.
The Minster must make sure this is not
just a recipe for greater exploitation, Iain
Lee-Galloway says.
NEW ZEALAND
Time to modernise role

of Reserve Bank
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he dilemma faced by the Reserve

Bank Governor in setting the
official cash rate highlights the
need to broaden the objectives of the bank
to put jobs and the overall well-being of the
economy at the heart of its mandate,Labour
Finance
spokesperson
Grant
Robertson says.
Commentators are in agreement that
the Graeme Wheeler is likely to leave the
official cash rate where it is tomorrow. On
the basis of his current mandate that may
well be justified, but with unemployment
still too high the narrowness of that
mandate has to be addressed.
At the moment the sole objective of
the Reserve Bank is to formulate monetary
policy to achieve and maintain price
stability.Controlling inflation is important,
and no one wants to return to the Muldoon
era of double digit inflation. But as the
sole focus it leaves the overall health of the
economy exposed.
For the past few years we have
had low inflation but stubbornly high
unemployment. It has not dropped below
5.5 per cent and bank economists are now
predicting it will reach 6.57 per cent over
the coming months.
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economic cycles and puts employment up
as acore objective.
Labour supports our independent
Reserve Bank.A broadened mandate would
mean some changes for the bank, and we
would review other aspects of the Banks
legislation and powers, including the Policy
Targets Agreement, to ensure it would work
in practice.It is time monetary policy served
the needs of the people rather than the other
way around,Grant Robertson said.
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Time to give families with babies a Helping Hand

Phil Goff
Labour MP
ast month, a bill designed to allow

Mums to have six months Paid
Parental Leave on the birth of their
child passed its first reading in Parliament
by the narrow margin of one vote.
National and Act opposed it but every
other Party supported Labour MP Sue
Moroneys Bill. Labour introduced Paid
Parental Leave in 2002. It gave a parent,
usually the mum, 12 weeks Paid Parental
Leave, funded out of taxes.
But New Zealand hasnt kept up with the
rest of the developed world and today we
provide the second least generous support
to parenting in the OECD developed

countries. Times have changed and New
Zealand hasnt kept up with providing
the assistance leading experts say is so
important to child rearing.
The
World
Health
Organisation
recommends that mothers who are able
to should breast feed their children for at
least six months. In health terms this gives
children the very best start in life.
However, just as important is the
bonding and attachment between mother
(and father) and child in the first months of
their life. Child rearing in those vital early
months is a demanding time and can be
stressful for the mother.
Trying to feed and care for a baby when
both parents have to work is tough. What
should be a rewarding and joyful experience
can easily become stressful and put pressure
on the mental and physical health of the
mother which in turn affects the baby.
This week, I talked to Donelle, a young
mother who made a heartfelt plea to the
Select Committee listening to submissions

on Sue Moroneys first Paid Parental Leave
Bill two years ago.
Donelle and her husband, who already
had one child, were blessed on her
second pregnancy with twins. Because of
financial pressures on the family paying
high Auckland rents and meeting all the
additional costs that come with children,
Donelle went back to work after her
paid parental leave ran out at 14 weeks.
The babies were in childcare at an Early
Childhood Care Centre opposite her
workplace. However, she had to commute
with them each day by train from Papakura
to the centre of the City. She was up at 6
a.m. to get the babies ready and not home
till 7 p.m. With three young children and
the pressures of housework and caring for
the kids as well as her paid work, there was
little rest. She had interrupted sleep with
the babies each waking three or four times
a night. The pressure was too great and she
almost suffered a breakdown before having
to give up work. No mother should have to

cope with those sorts of demands.
Sue Moroneys Bill will help, by ensuring
that mums at least get a six months break
from work and mother and baby can spend
time together.
The cost would be $45 million a year
extra from 2016 and the same amount
again from 2018.
When we can spend $26 million on a flag
referendum, $30 million to house pandas
for a temporary stay and upgrade already
high class residences for ambassadors, I say
its time to look again at our priorities.
Putting families first and realising the
benefits of our children getting the best
start in life is a far more important priority.
Every family should be able to do this, not
just those who can afford to live on one
income. Overwhelmingly polls show New
Zealanders support this. Its time for the
government to give away its increasing
tendency to lecture down to people and to
start listening to them.
Attending the thanks giving ceremony in Fiji

Kanwaljit Bakshi
National List MP
was recently invited to visit Fiji, along

with the members of the Fijian-Indian
community in New Zealand, by the Fiji
Girmit Foundation.
Whilst there, I participated in a thanksgiving ceremony in memory of a Girmit
Ship, Syria, which sank around a 130 years
ago while carrying Indian indentured
labourers sank claiming 59 lives; the
then residents of Nasilia reef rescued the
survivors, providing them with food, shelter
and care for their health and well-being.
My visit to Fiji followed Fijis Minister
for Foreign Affairs, Rt Inoke Kubuabolas
visit in May where he was the chief guest
during the Girimit Commemoration.
We were welcomed by the Naselai

Villagers with a traditional Fijian
Ceremony known as yagona ceremony.
The Nasilai villagers were also presented
with a plaque for their kindness and

saving the lives of those who were in the
fateful ship. This was then followed up
by Talanoa, known as networking and
informal speaking session and tour and

sightseeing. We also visited Nasamila
District School where we were greeted
by the school teachers and students who
organised cultural performances for the
delegation. This was facilitated by the
Ministry of Education.
New Zealands High Commissioner
to Fiji, as well as the Indian High
Commissioner to Fiji, also joined us at
the ceremony.
The delegation also included Trustee of
Fiji Girmit Foundation, Sardar Harnam
Singh Golian and eight other delegates from
New Zealand.
Being a Member of Ethnic Caucus
Committee, it was a wonderful opportunity
for me to meet the Fiji-Indian community
and hear the stories of those who were in
some way associated with the tragedy.
The visit helped in developing in
strengthening the relationship between the
two countries.
Visa fraud shows up loose and mindless immigration policy

Winston Peters
NZ First leader
he latest visa scam revolves around

an agent allegedly falsifying work
experience on visa documents for
Filipino farm workers. In four years to 2013

there were more than 3,000 complaints of
immigration fraud.
Imagine
unreported.
how
You
many
can
cases
understand
went
the
migrants but the fraud is the price New

Zealand is paying for loose, unsophisticated
and mindless immigration and failure to
train our own workforce.
It is the price of having a government

obsessed with the view that escalating
consumer numbers will drive the economy
and intent on allowing cheap and compliant
workers to dominate industries. At the
same time, the government keeps deceiving
New Zealanders that immigration is about
skilled workers.
No one in their right mind would suggest
that the Philippines is full of experienced
dairy farmers and construction workers.
Many are here because agents, often from
the same country, are charging outrageous
fees, have falsified documents to show
experience, either with or without the
workers knowledge. The workers learn
their skills here.
A farmer, commenting on the latest
scam, said his workers built up skills after
they reached New Zealand.
They now have the relevant work

experience on farm and NZQA recognition
of learning.
Government researchers and economists
could have predicted a need for farm
workers, so where was the planning? Where
were the courses and the cadetships to
inspire and take young Kiwis on to the land
to support dairying?
Kiwis were written off as too fussy, not
flexible over hours and wages, etc., but it
could have been different.
All that was required was some creativity.
Take a bunch of young Kiwis to a farm and
check out who has an affinity for animals
and who looks suited to the land. Then put
them into training.
Instead, people from overseas were
accepted without skills and trained in this
country. It was too easy to take advantage
of people from countries where there is

less opportunity.
Now the Immigration Department and
government have a dilemma of their own
makingwhether to deport hundreds of
workers here on false documentation. If
they grant an amnesty, what message will
that send to others applying for visas?
The same message of laxity and looseness
that attracted this abusive process and our
laws in the first place.
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Wellington Mayor welcomes

appointment of first Chief
Resilience Officer
00 Resilient CitiesPioneered by The

Rockefeller Foundationis dedicated
to building resilience in cities around
the world. Wellington is a founding member
of a $164M effort.
Mayor Celia Wade-Brown welcomes
the appointment of Mike Mendona as
Chief Resilience Officer (CRO), a new
position created to lead city-wide resilience
building efforts to help Wellington prepare
for, withstand, and bounce back from
the shockscatastrophic events such
as hurricanes, fires, and floodsand
stressesslow-moving disasters such
as water shortages, homelessness, and
unemployment, which are increasingly
part of 21st century life. As Chief Resilience
Officer, Mike Mendona will oversee
the development and implementation
of a comprehensive Resilience Strategy
for the city.
Mike has wide experience and will be
able to tap into an international body of
knowledge and liaise with Chief Resilience
Officers in Christchurch, Sydney, and
around the world, in developing plans and
strategies to make Wellington a resilient
city, says Mayor Wade-Brown.
Appointing a CRO is an essential
element of Wellingtons resilience building
partnership with 100 Resilient Cities that
is part of a $164M commitment by The
Rockefeller Foundation to build urban
resilience in 100 cities around the world.

Wellingtons engagement with 100 Resilient
Cities kicked off on 28 September.
Mike Mendona joins a network of
peers from cities across the globe that will
share best practices and surface innovative
thinking,
said
Michael
Berkowitz,
President of 100 Resilient Cities.
Mr Mendona will become a global
leader in resilience, and will be a tool both
for Wellington and other cities around the
world.
Mike is an avid Wellingtonian with
previous Council service in the areas
of infrastructure and civil defence.
Wellingtons Resilience Strategy will be
a holistic, action-oriented blueprint to
build partnerships and alliances, financing
mechanisms, and will pay particular
attention to meeting the needs of poor and
vulnerable populations.
auckland Councils $3.7bn

budget for 201617
uckland
Councils
201617
Annual Plan process has begun
with a series of workshops held
ahead of the Finance and Performance
committee meeting, which will identify
its preferences on what issues should be
consulted on. Finance and Performance
committee chair Councillor Penny Webster
has welcomed the different approach to
the process.
These workshops have been helpful in
understanding the process of the Annual
Plan, which is different this year, and has
helped us solidify our understanding of the
issues that we want to talk to Aucklanders
about, she says. We are talking about
$3.7 billion of operating expenditure in
201617, with $1.9 billion budgeted for

capital expenditure.
Aucklanders will see this spend making
a tangible difference to the region, with
projects such as the CRL getting underway,
completion of the Westgate multi-purpose
library and community centre and the
continuation of the AMETI project just
some of the projects we will see in the
201617 year.
We know from the detailed work
undertaken through the long-term plan that
the council is on a solid financial footing,
and this Annual Plan process provides us
with an opportunity to re-look and examine
some of the things that could potentially be
changed if needed.
FIJI
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Red
Fiji PM receives top award in NY
rime Minister Voreqe

Bainimarama has received
a top communications
technology award in New York.
The ICTs (Information and
Communication
Technologies)
in
Sustainable
Development
Award is in recognition of
the progress made by Fiji in
communications technology.
He said, I am proud to accept
this award and acknowledge
the commitment of the Minister
and staff of the Ministry of
Communications who have worked
on so many levels to catapult
our country to an advanced state
of communications.
Their hard work has harnessed
the talents of our businesses
and our people, and helped
countless of Fijians realise their
untapped potential. Let me
first thank the International
Fiji to mark
Blue Ribbon
campaign
overnment will officially

launch the Prevention
of the Child Abuse
and Neglect (PCAN) awareness
campaign last Friday.
Minister for Women, Children
and Poverty Alleviation, Rosy
Akbar, in a press statement says
the launch is also a build-up event
for the commemoration of the
World Day for Prevention of Child
Abuse also known as Blue Ribbon
Campaign on November 19.
The purpose of the launch is to
share information and strengthen
networks within government
and non-government agencies
service providers for child
protection in Fiji.
Oratory
contests
and
essay competitions has also
been organised in schools in
partnership with the Ministry of
Education.
This would include awareness
on National Child Helpline,
positive parenting, counselling
and support services available
when addressing issues of child
abuse and neglect.
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News source: Fiji Sun
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama receiving the ICTs award in New York
Telecommu-nications
Union
and all the people here in this
room who are facilitating access
to communications technology
to everyone in the developing
world. It is noble work, and Fiji is
honoured to be part of this global
effort. Government has to set the
vision and put sensible policies in

place. And it has to see advances
in information technology as part
of a larger plan to empower our
people and create opportunities.
One thing is clear: information
technology is not an end in
itself; it is a means to an end.
In Fiji, we are attacking the

causes of poverty, exclusion
and inequality.
We want to be sure that no
one is denied the benefits of the
modern world because of income,
gender, disability or geography.
We need to connect people
in rural and urban areas to the
modern economy through quality
infrastructure.
That means electricity, water,
public transport, roads and ports.
But it especially means access to
affordable telecommunications.
We are convinced that bridging
the digital divide between urban
and rural, rich and poor, those
in the centre and those in the
margins, would help us bridge
the political, cultural and social
divides and mainstream all
our citizens.
Hard work pays off for Begg
day after being crowned

the 2015 Miss Fiji, Zaira
Begg finally wears an
expression of relief as she looks
back on her journey over the past
three months.
Ms Begg, who was crowned
Miss Fiji in Nadi on Saturday
night, says hard work was the only
reason she had achieved what
she set out to do with mentor and
chaperone Lice Movono-Rova.
We are still trying to let it sink
in, she said when The Fiji Times
met her at the Nadi Bay Resort
last week.
We had worked so hard over
the past couple of months and
to see it all come to this, Im so
honoured and so blessed to come
this far. I wanted to speak to
young girls that it doesnt matter
what religion or beliefs they have
Miss Fiji 2015 Zaira Begg
and it doesnt matter where they

come from, its about how much
effort and hard work they put
into what they are doing that will
define what they achieve.
I am from a very strict Muslim
family. My dad is Muslim and my
mum is an iTaukei. From an early
age I was taught that no matter
what we had, we should be happy
with it even if it was not enough.
Ms Begg said she used to sell

mangoes at the market and it was
something she treasured with
her sister. Chaperone Mrs Rova
explained the professional dancer
had the best of both worlds when
it came to representing two
different cultures.
She did Wwell to represent
all of our different cultures and
I am very proud of what she
has achieved.
We were working with very
little resources but despite that
the support that we got from
musicians, photographers, makeup artistes, designers and just
our friends who believed in our
journey was what brought us
through as well.
Ms Begg will represent Fiji at
the Miss South Pacific Pageant in
the Cook Islands in December.
Black
Jordanian
Princess
commends
health
workers
er Royal Highness
Princess Sara Zeid
of
Jordan
has
commended the work of health
workers especially those at the
maternity unit.
Princess Sara visited the Nadi
and Lautoka maternity units and
childrens hospital as part of her
program for the Pacific Health
Minsiters meeting currently
underway at the Sofitel Resort
in Nadi.
She is the Maternal Health
Advocate for the United Nations
and is in Fiji for the meeting where
a paper on climate change and its
effects on health for the COP 21
meeting in Paris later this year.
Speaking at her visit to the Nadi
Hospital, Princess Sara thanked
the staff for their work.
Your work to support mothers
and to protect them and your
help to ensure they are happy and
healthy and care for so they can
do what we all want to do, which
is to care for our family and our
children is extraordinary. I thank
you. Thank you very much.
Princess Sara will today
preside over discussions where an
outcomes of the experts meeting
and their proposed strategies
on strengthening resilience for
women, children and adolescents
is expected.
Sixteen Health Ministers from
the region are here as well for
the meeting.
They are to view the paper
today and will endorse it as the
collective voice of the Pacific
in Paris.
Kuchar wins in Fiji as Singh storms home
merican Matt Kuchar

won the Fiji International
at Natadola Bay last
Sunday, seeing off a blistering late
challenge from three-time major
champion Vijay Singh who set a
new course record.
World number 16 Kuchars
consistency proved the key at
a tournament dogged by windy
conditions. He fired a second
consecutive three-under 69 to
snare the title, four shots ahead of
Australias Aron Price.
But it was local hero Singh who
caught the eye in the final round
on the course he designed for the
Aus$1.125 million (US$820,000)
event. Singh, who has not won an
event for seven years and was in
33rd positon after Thursdays

opening round, hit a seven-under
65 to shave two shots off the
course record.
The veteran managed seven
birdies to finish joint third
with New Zealands Ryan Fox
and Australian Nick Cullen,
five
shots
behind
Kuchar.
Kuchar attributed his victory
to solid golf in challenging
conditions, particularly during the
early rounds.
I felt I was surviving but played
some really steady, good golf
and that was a real difference,
he said. The Fiji event is cosanctioned by OneAsia and the
Australasian PGA.
Orange
FIJI
Diya crafter gears up for Diwali
Red
Black
ifty-two-year-old, Jagdish
Prasad who operates a
pottery business from
his home in Sasawira, Nakasi,
says Diwali is the busiest time
of the year.
Mr Prasad specialises in
making diya that is used
for Diwali festival and other
religious occasions.
I have to prepare the whole
year to meet the orders of
customers during Diwali, said
Mr Prasad
The order of diya increases
every year, I have to make 3000
Orange
The order of Diya

increases every
year, I have to
make 3000 to
4000 for Diwali
festival
Jagdish shows the diya that is ready for the bake and supplied in November. The trend of making diya
continues from his late father at Sasawira street in Nasinu.
to 4000 for Diwali festival. He
said his customers consists of
supermarkets such as R.B Patel,

Nausori Municipal Market and
others stores in Nausori Town. Mr
Prasad said he used a special type
of clay that was only found on the
river banks in the Rewa Delta.
15
When the clay is brought, it is

then mixed with sand and ash it
then goes onto a pottery machine
then I use my hands to shape
the pottery.
It is then dried in the shade or
sun and then baked in open fire,
he said.
He said he was taught by
his late father the art of pottery
making in Form Three and he
has been running the business
ever since.
Diwali Festival known as
the Festival of Lights will be
celebrated on November 11.
News source: Fiji Sun
NEWS in BRIEF
Womens exchange
in Timor Leste
omen
MPs
from
Fijis
parliament and
co-conveners
of
the
Fiji
W o m e n s
Forum
are
currently
in Dili, Timor Leste to meet, learn
and exchange with fellow women
parliamentarians and womens rights
organisations there.
The Fijian delegation is led by the
Assistant Minister for Health Veena
Bhatnagar and she is accompanied by
the Leader of Opposition Ro Teimumu
Kepa, Salote Radrodro and Jilila Kumar.
Last week, the Fiji delegation met
with the Chair and members of the
Timor Leste womens Parliamentary
caucus discussing the challenges and
success of working in solidarity for
gender equality.
National Futsal
team to tour New
Zealand named
ourteen players have been

named in the Fiji Futsal side
for a three match tour to New
Zealand in December.
The team is made up of development
players and has been camping at the
Fiji Football Headquarters in Suva
this month.
Fiji Futsal coach, Intiaz Khan says
it is a young squad and the tour will
serve them well for the qualifiers for
the FIFA Futsal World Cup in Colombia
next year.
The players support is there, if you
see the team, the average is 22 so I dont
think we have any issues with more
players coming in, plus many more will
try to come in.
Fiji plays its first match against New
Zealand on 15 December in Auckland.
The side will also play three buildup matches prior to the tour against
Waikato Bay of Plenty, Auckland and
F.C Faran of New Caledonia.
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act, the rest is merely tenacity.
Amelia Earhart
Editorial
From the desk of the

Managing Editor
Courtesy : Satish Acharya
iwali celebrations are continuing across the country, and it is heart

warming to note that we live in a multicultural nation where all cultures are
embraced and celebrated. In the week gone by, we had Diwali celebrations
in Wellington, Christchurch and Manukau. We have reports and beautiful pictures
from the events. Last week also saw Dussehra being celebrated for the first time in
New Zealand with the burning of a 25 foot Ravana effigy. It may not be wrong to say
that the Indians are truly getting into their element.
There are a few more Diwali celebrations that are lined up, and we will continue
to bring reports from these. In addition, there are other celebrations that are
coming up. The one big celebration that comes around this time of the year is Karva
Chautha beautiful celebration of love, where the women fast and offer prayers for a
long and prosperous life of their husbands/partners. Last year we had run a story and
rightfully called it the Indian Valentines Day. There are many legends and stories
that talk about the origins of this festival, however like most other traditions, this has
also evolved over time. However, what continues to be the highlight of the festival
is all the pre-festive preparations that the women seem to enjoythe shopping, the
jewellery, the henna and so forth. Then the very trying fast for the entire dayit is
something that I am sure all men immensely admire and appreciate what the women
do for them. It then becomes imperative that the men do take time out and pay extra
attention to their wives/ partners and cherish and treasure them.
The other celebration that is coming up is Halloween. Halloweens origins date
back to the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain (pronounced sow-in). The Celts, who
lived 2,000 years ago in the area that is now Ireland, the United Kingdom and
northern France, celebrated their new year on November 1. This day marked the end
of summer and the harvest and the beginning of the dark, cold wintera time of year
that was often associated with human death. Celts believed that on the night before
the new year, the boundary between the worlds of the living and the dead became
blurred. On the night of October 31, they celebrated Samhain when it was believed
that the ghosts of the dead returned to Earth. In addition to causing trouble and
damaging crops, Celts thought that the presence of the otherworldly spirits made
it easier for the Druids, or Celtic priests, to make predictions about the future. For
people entirely dependent on the volatile natural world, these prophecies were an
important source of comfort and direction during the long, dark winter (Ref History.
com). The tradition travelled to America with the immigrants and Halloween has
also evolved over time. Today it seems that a major chunk of the total candy sales is
achieved during this time. Its a pleasure to see little children go trick or treat, all
dressed up in their Halloween outfits.
While all the celebrations and tricks and treats are ongoing, on behalf of the
Indian Weekender family I hope that our readers are getting a lot of family time or
making an effort to find time with their families, this festival season. We will continue
to bring you reports and updates from around the country and keep the
celebrations going.
Giri Gupta
Pick of the week
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western coast of Mexico. It was the strongest storm ever recorded in the Americas. Photo credit: NASAs Earth Observatory
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OPINION / EDITORIAL
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Staying safe during Guy Fawkes and Diwali
Red
Black
Orange
IWK Bureau
Last year councils shelters

were completely full, with pets
often sporting injuries from being
so scared and determined to
escape the noises. Some pets were
involved in traffic accidents as
they tried to find safety.
Cr Casey says members of the
public should call 09 301 0101 to
report fireworks incidents and lost
pets. Please remember that your
pets need your reassurance, and if
you cannot stay home with them,
ensure they are safe and very well
confined, says Cr Casey.
Pets that are micro chipped
and registered have the greatest
chance of being quickly reunited
with their families.
ts the time for festivities!

Diwali is being celebrated
across the country and next
week, Aucklanders will celebrate
Guy Fwakes. But amidst all this
cheer, its important that we
dont ignore safety. Fireworks
form a part of both Diwali and
Guy Fwakes celebrations, and
therefore it is vital to remember
to not let off fireworks in public
places such as parks and beaches,
where the activity is banned.
Fireworks can still be let off on
private property, but in a move
to protect people, animals and
property, they were banned in
public places across the whole of
Auckland in 2013.
Cr Cathy Casey, Chair of
Auckland Councils Community
Development
and
Safety
Committee, says the ban resulted
in zero fire callouts in Auckland
public parks last year.
The ban is working and
allows people and their pets to
enjoy public places without the
nuisance and risk of injury from
the uncontrolled use of fireworks,
she says.
Fire safety
uckland Council principal

rural fire officer Bryan
Cartelle urges caution this

season. Auckland is experiencing
changeable and windy weather,
which increases the fire risk. With
Guy Fawkes around the corner,
its a timely reminder to take care
when using fireworks or having
bonfires at home, he says.
Mr Cartelle says people should
consider the safety rules when
using fireworks; do not use on dry
and windy days, or close to light,
flammable vegetation.
Anyone considering bonfires
in rural areas need to ensure that
the fire is lit during daylight hours
and settled for nightfall, and that

they use dry and brown vegetation
to limit the smoke nuisance,
he says.
The New Zealand Fire Service
supports the ban, saying it is
in favour of any measure that
encourages
professionally-run
public fireworks displays.
Pet safety
ven with the ban in place, the

days surrounding fireworks
night are the busiest of the year
for animal management officers
out in the field, picking up lost and
stray pets.
Public displays
r Casey says that public

firework displays around
Auckland will allow people to
enjoy fireworks safely.
Public fireworks displays are
a great way to enjoy fireworks
with your community and the
health and safety risks are
well managed.
Public fireworks displays on
Guy Fwakes this year include the
following (entry fees may apply):
Monster Firework Display,
Kumeu Showgrounds, Kumeu,
30 October
St
Kentigerns
Primary
School, Hobson Bay Walkway,

Remuera, 31 October
Papatoetoe Diwali , Eric Backer
Place, Papatoetoe, 31 October
Manukau Festival of Lights
Diwali 2015Manukau Sports
Bowl Carpark, 31 October
Ponsonby School, Pt Erin Park,
6 November
Papakura Fireworks Display
Massey Park, Papakura,
6
November
Waiheke Dirt Track Club,
OBrien
Road,
Rocky
Bay,
WaihekeCouncil
is
permitting parking for the
event at Onetangi Sports Park
Spooks and Sparks at Trusts
Arena, 65-67 Central Park
Drive, Henderson, 7 November.
Gates at the following volcanic

cones will close at the earlier
time of 6 p.m. from Sunday, 1
November to Sunday, 8 November
(inclusive) to reduce congestion
and the risk to people as they
walk to the summits to view
firework displays:

Takarunga / Mt Victoria
Maungawhau / Mt Eden
Owairaka / Mt Albert
Puketepapa / Mt Roskill
Maungakiekie / One Tree Hill
Domain
Maungarei / Mt Wellington
UN at 70: a charter moment for the world body

Hardeep Singh Puri and
Jimena Leiva-Roesch
he Charter of the United

Nations came into force
on October 24, 1945, 70
years ago.
Addressing
the
General
Assembly on September 25, Pope
Francis reminded leaders of the
founding purpose of the United
Nations:
saving
succeeding
generations from the scourge
of war and promoting social
progress and better standards
of life in larger freedom. These
are, in fact, the very principles
boldly
proclaimed
in
the
preamble of the UN Charter. The
Pope, however, also reminded
the august forum that without
strong ethics and judicious use
of power, the Charter can only be
an unattainable illusion or even
worse, idle chatter which serves
as a cover for all kinds of abuses
and corruption.
The 70th anniversary of the
United Nations is also being
marked by its inability to address
new and emerging challenges
and an inability to carry
conviction, let alone credibility,
in large parts of the world.
Policy-induced failures, action
with or without authorisation
for use of force have resulted
in the unravelling of countries,
with long-term ramifications for
the global community: from the
highest numbers of displaced
peoples since World War II to
global pandemics.
Ban Ki Moon celebrates the 70th anniversary of UN in San Francisco
The Syrian conflict has entered

its fourth year, with more than
300,000 killed, millions displaced
and more than 12 million in
need of humanitarian assistance.
The unravelling of Libya has
produced a Somalistan on the
Mediterranean coast. The ISIS/
Daesh, the most vicious terror
entity known to mankind, is holding
territory larger than the United
Kingdom and attracting recruits
from more than 80 countries,
including
many
from
rich
Western economies.
The United Nations itself
was conceived during a period
of disarray and long-term
suffering. It is entirely possible
that, without the Second World
War, agreement on the Charter
may not have been forthcoming.
Unless all countries big and
small alike can set aside their

immediate short-term differences
and
rededicate
themselves
to the principles enshrined
in the Charter and a genuine
reaffirmation
of
multilateral
approachesprevention
rather
than interventionthe situation
will only get worse. The deep
longing for peace was the basis for
the creation of the United Nations.
It must be that same yearning for
peace, stability and growth which
will give the United Nations hope
for survival. Not everything,
however, appears to be hopeless;
there is a silver lining. On
September 25, 193 member states
adopted the 2030 Agenda for
Sustainable Development. This
was one of the most important
gatherings in recent years,
attracting several heads of state
not usually present during the

High-Level Week of the General
Assembly. The adoption of the new
Sustainable Development Goals
(SDGs) is a historic moment for
the community of nations, and is
described as a charter for people
and planet in the 21 century
(2030 Agenda Declaration).
Building on the success of
the Millennium Development
Goals
(MDGs),
the
SDGs
objectives are broader in scope
and more ambitious, including:
ending poverty in all its forms;
reducing
inequalities
within
and among countries; urgently
addressing
climate
change;
changing unsustainable patterns
of consumption and production;
and inclusive economic growth
and employment.
Each goal is not built in a silo
but is a part of the greater whole.
As opposed to the MDGs, it is not
an agenda solely for the south
but rather a universal plan to be
applied in all countries and by
all peoples, with a firm priority
to leave no one behind and
reach those farthest away. The
ownership of the agenda stems
from a three-year negotiation
process that included all member
states, while eight million people
offered their views.
The 2030 agenda sets a new
international framework that
encourages inclusive governance
and inclusive economic growth. In
order to implement these global
agreements, national policies

will need to be integrated. The
business-as-usual models of
development and of economic
growth that perpetuate poverty
and
inequalities
require
an overhaul.
The adoption of the SDGs
constitutes the one bright spot
and, hopefully renewing collective
interest in multilateralism a new
relevance for the UN. The summit
demonstrates the UNs unique
convening power and a visionary
path for the community of nations.
The
multilateral
community
will, however, be tested again
this December.
Can member states adopt a
universal agreement that limits
average global temperature below
two degrees Celsius and lead
the way to the decarbonization
of the world economy by 2050?
These agreements require deep
transformation in the world
economy and in our societies.
The Popes message that
the misuse and destruction
of the environment are also
accompanied by a relentless
process of exclusion acquires
a special relevance. World
leaders normally do not stake
their personal reputations on
the successful outcome of a
multilateral conference. The Pope
had no hesitation doing so. World
leaders gathering in Paris should
draw inspiration from this.
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INDIA
Red
Black
Orange
A time for transformational leadership

Amit Dasgupta
t is extraordinary how quickly

we believe smart slogans.
Advertising and marketing
are based precisely on the ability
to win subscribers and getting
them hooked through language
and packaging. Prime Minister
Narendra Modi has understood
this all too well. When he spoke of
aache din, he struck an immediate
chord of empathy through the
contrast with the previous four
years. Similarly, his call for
Swachh Bharat and Digital India
resonated across socio-economic
classes. People were hooked. This
was political marketing at its best.
His Make in India was cast in a
similar mould.
But marketing gurus are also
aware that advertising is not
a substitute for the product.
Consumers
look
through
gimmickry because men cannot
live by slogans alone. The
unexpected defeat of the Vajpayee
government in 2004 that rode on
the crest of the India Shining wave
ought to be a sobering reminder
for the government.
After 18 months of Modis
government, for most Indians,
barring the very rich, happy
days continue to be illusory. The
economy, which is poised to
overtake China, and notch 7.5 per
cent GDP growth rate, owes much
to falling oil prices and to a slowing

down of the Chinese economy
than to any economic reforms
that have eased doing business in
India. Taxation policies remain
opaque and unpredictable and,
thus, a clear disincentive for
foreign investors.
Furthermore, for the aam
aadmi, food priceswhether
of onions or pulsescontinue
to rise. Social sector spending
has drastically fallen, especially
in health and education. At an
entirely different level, even
the very social fabric of India
stands threatened with ministers
and political allies making
hugely irresponsible statements
and indulging in acts of gross

intolerance towards minorities,
Dalits and dissenters. While the
central government can, most
certainly, take the plea that in a
federal polity, it cannot be held
accountable for everything that
happens throughout the country,
it ought to stir, if not shake,
the governments conscience,
especially when President Pranab
Mukherjee finds it necessary to
publicly remind the nation of the
idea of India.
Modis rise to the prime
ministers post has been dramatic
and meteoric. The distinct lack
of leadership in the Congress
has been helpful and Modi is,
undoubtedly, looking at a second

term. To achieve that, he most
certainly needs to combine vision
with strategy and decision making.
Consider his flagship Make
in India programme, as an
illustrative example. The shift
from made to make was meant
to woo foreign investors to make
India a manufacturing base. But
neither quality assurance nor skill
development received the urgency
that making in India requires. For
foreign investors, this is clearly
a major drawback. Nor has the
government outlined the tax
incentives that foreign investors
would enjoy should they decide
to make in India. Unless there is
visible clarity, the programme is
destined to become a slogan.
Modis
advocacy
of
transforming
India
into
a
manufacturing hub can be
exciting and most certainly gets
us all hooked. After all, if it could
happenand there is no reason as
to why it cannotjobs would be
created, foreign investment would
flow in and economic growth
would receive a substantial boost.
None of the above is likely
unless a clear and transparent
policy framework is outlined.
Furthermore, the government
needs focus, clarity and speed
of execution.
The Make in India example
illustrates how the government
has not backed its slogans with

action, or vision with strategy.
Over the past 18 months, the
quality of life has not improved.
Modi needs to urgently recognise
that his persistent silence is likely
to be construed either as utter
disregard for alternate voices or an
inability of getting his own voice
heard by his party colleagues.
The next elections are not that
distant. While the Congress is in
disarray at, it is not inconceivable
that elections could see the party
split and the emergence of a new
challenger.
Modi and his team would,
undoubtedly, heed the lessons of
the Vajpayee defeat that slogans
might win elections the first time
around but consumers learn to
avoid a bad product when it fails
to meet expectations. It is hoped
that he will demonstrate genuine
leadership and translate his
promises into action.
His reputation is dramatically
flagging,
even
in
the
international space.
Mr Prime Minister, a huge
mandate was given to you to
realise the aspirations of the
Indian people. It can happen only
when you realise that you are
Prime Minister of all Indians. This
lies at the core of transformational
thinking and thus, leadership.
Many call it the tipping point.
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Quake hits north India, Modi

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need for organ
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n earthquake measuring
7.5 on the Richter Scale
with its epicentre in
Afghanistan on Monday shook
large parts of north India, sparking
panic in the region and damaging
property in Jammu and Kashmir.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi
telephoned Afghan President
Ashraf Ghani and his Pakistan
counterpart Nawaz Sharif and
offered Indias help.
Hundreds of thousands of
people fled out of their houses
and offices in Delhi as well as in
parts of Jammu and Kashmir,
Uttar
Pradesh,
Rajasthan,
Himachal Pradesh, Punjab and
Haryana. There were no reports
of casualties but there was major
damage to property in Kashmir.
The tremors were distinctly felt
for 3040 seconds. The epicentre
of the quake lay in Jarm in
Afghanistan. Dozens of houses
and school buildings collapsed in
southern and central parts of the
Kashmir Valley.
Prime Minister Modi said
India was ready to help Kabul
and Islamabad.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani
Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif
Heard about strong earthquake

in Afghanistan-Pakistan region
whose tremors have been felt in
parts of India. I pray for everyones
safety, he tweeted, We stand
ready for assistance where
required, including Afghanistan
and Pakistan.
Modi followed it up with
telephonic conversations with
President Ghani, who briefed him
about the deaths and destruction
in Afghanistan. Modi also spoke
to Sharif and offered all possible
assistance to Pakistan. Delhi
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal
asked people not to panic and said

disaster management teams had
been activated.
The worst hit were Afghanistan
and Pakistan. At least 22 people
were killed in Afghanistan and
some 130 injured. The more
populous districts of Pakistan
suffered more, leaving 130 people
dead and hundreds injured.
Afghanistan soon felt a major
aftershockmeasuring 4.8 on the
Richter scale. The quake was felt
in most of the northern parts of
Pakistan including major cities
such as Islamabad, Rawalpindi,
Lahore, Sargodha and Kohat. The

deaths and destruction covered a
wide arc, from the areas bordering
Pakistan to the Kashmir and
Punjab regions near India. At
least 200 people were admitted
to a hospital in Swat and another
100 in a Peshawar hospital,
officials said.
Military
spokesman
Maj.
Gen. Asim Bajwa said army
teams had been sent out for a
quick assessment of earthquake
damages across the country. All
command military hospitals were
placed on high alert.
rime Minister Narendra

Modi highlighted the
need for organ donation
in the country and encouraged
people for it. Stating that there is
annual need of more than 2.5 lakh
kidney, heart and liver donations,
the prime minister said the organ
donation is very important in
the country.
Only
5,000
successful
transplants are done every year.
Every year we need at least one
lakh eyes. But we manage to do
only 25,000 transplants. Those
who die in road accidents, their
organs can be donated. There
are few legal formalities in this,
he said.
NOTTO has been established
for this purpose and a national
helpline is also available.
The prime minister made a
special mention of students of
Saint Mary Upper Primary School,
Kochi, Kerala. ...They are carrying
out public-awareness campaign
for organ donation among people
in their state, through various
forms. These children wrote to me
that I should appeal to the people
to donate their organs through
Mann Ki Baat, he added.
India-Africa summit kicks off,

two agreements discussed
he third India-Africa Forum

Summit kicked off with senior
officials of the host nation
and 54 countries from the continent
negotiating two agreements.
The summit formally started with
the meeting of the senior officials of
India and Africa, Indian external
affairs ministry spokesperson Vikas
Swarup told the media.
Two agreements are being
negotiated. One is political, which
will be about political partnership
between India and Africa, and it
will also touch upon global and
regional issues.
The other is a framework
document of cooperation. That will
recall the developmental partnership
between India and Africa, lines of
credit, what are African needs, where we
can contribute and how both sides can work
together to improving the lives of both our
peoples, he said.
Swarup said that the foreign ministers of
India and the African countries will meet.
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj
will then hold bilateral meetings with several
of her African counterparts.
Among the foreign she will be meeting will
be those of Zimbabwe, South Sudan, Kenya,
Malawi, DRC (Democratic Republic of Congo),
Cameroon, Cape Verde and Ghana, the
spokesperson said.
On Thursday, the summit meeting was
attended by the heads of government.
The two previous India-Africa summits
were held in 2008 and 2011, in New Delhi
and Addis Ababa but with only representative

participation from African countries. The
itinerary also included a grand banquet
hosted by President Pranab Mukherjee at
the Rashtrapati Bhavan on the evening of
October 29.
Ahead of the summit, Prime Minister
Narendra Modi has said that Indias areas
of focus in Africa will continue to be human
resource development, institution building,
infrastructure, clean energy, agriculture,
health, education and skill development
Commerce is high on the agenda. Indias
trade with Africa has ballooned 20 times in
the last 15 years and currently stands at $70
billion, while its investment in Africa range
between $30-35 billion.
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Sikh, Jain and modern India

studies chairs in US varsity
unded by $6 million in donations,

the School of Humanities at
the University of California,
Irvine (UCI) has announced three new
endowed chairs in Sikh, Jain and modern
India studies.
The chairs are named the Dhan Kaur
Sahota Presidential Chair in Sikh Studies,
Shri Parshvanath Presidential Chair in Jain
Studies, and Swami Vivekananda-Dharma
Civilization Foundation Presidential Chair
in Modern India Studies.
Donations of $4.5 million, plus another
$1.5 million from the Office of the California
University President, will fund these chairs,
intended to expand UCIs scholarship in
South Asian religions and culture.
Dr Harvinder and Asha Sahota
established the Sikh Studies chair in
honour of his late mother. The chair holder
will be a scholar with in-depth knowledge
of, and research interests in, Sikh religion
and culture, including the history of the
Sikh religion from its origins in 1469 in
the Punjab region of India to the current
worldwide diaspora of the Sikh population.
The Jain Studies chair has been set by
Dr Meera and Dr Jasvant Modi and their
children Dr Rushabh and Shruti Modi and
family, Rajesh Raju and Neeta Shah and
their children, Avani and Aakash Shah and
family. The chair holder will be a scholar with
wide-ranging knowledge of, and research
interests in, Jain ethics, philosophy,
religion, history and culture, including

the fundamental principles of Jainism
non-violence, non-possessiveness and a
pluralistic perspectiveand familiarity
with Indian languages such as Sanskrit
and Prakrit. The chair is named in honour
of Bhagvan Parshvanath, the 23rd saviour
of Jainism.
The Dharma Civilization Foundation, a
California-based non-profit that seeks to
promote philanthropic giving to further
the systematic study of Indian religious
traditions, established the chair in Modern
India Studies.
The endowed chair is inspired by and
named after Vivekananda (1863-1902), a
disciple of Ramakrishna Paramahamsa and
an institution builder, philosopher, orator,
teacher, poet and musician in modern
India. Earlier this year, Dr Ushakant
Thakkar, chairman of the DCF, and his
wife, Irma, contributed $1.5 million to
establish the Thakkar Family-Dharma
Civilization Foundation Presidential Chair
in Vedic and Indic Civilization Studies.
Thakkar has worked with the universitys
senior religious studies facultyKeith

Nelson, professor emeritus of history; Jack
Miles, distinguished professor of English
and religious studies; and Gerald Larson,
professor emeritus of religious studies - and
the officers of DCF to enhance the study of
Indian religions in American universities.
The establishment of three endowed
chairs in South Asian religious studies
within the School of Humanities is a
prime example of how UCI is a vibrant
intellectual and cultural centre with strong
ties to its community, said chancellor
Howard Gillman.
California Universitys religious studies
programme is directed by Miles, who was
awarded a Pulitzer Prize in 1996 for his
book God: A Biography.
2015 will be remembered as annus
mirabilisa year of wondersin the history
of religious studies at UCI, Miles said.
Thanks to the vision and great
generosity of these leaders in the Indian
American diasporaa community of 3.2
million that well represents world religions
in microcosmOrange County will now
become a major centre for the study of the
religions of India.
Georges Van Den Abbeele, dean of the
School of Humanities, said: By integrating
Jain, Sikh and modern Indian studies into
our curriculum were creating a panoramic
study of Indias rich cultural, historical and
religious traditions.
Indian-American filmmaker wins award at New York festival
mmy Award nominated Indian-American filmmaker

Tirlok Malik won the best feature film award as also a
special Outstanding Achievement in the Multicultural
Arts at the International Film Festival Manhattan.
Malik received the Outstanding Achievement award in Acting,
Filmmaking, and Immigrant Advocacy last week at the festival,
which shows films, which deal with social issues, according to a
media release.
The festival has the most diverse selection of world class
films and a focus on social issues and advocacy as part of the
programming and goals. Many of Maliks films such as Lonely In
America, Khushiyaan and On Golden Years deal with the effects
of migration in America.
I am happy to be a part of this festival and I feel honoured for
this award, said Malik.
Malik also received the Best Feature Film (USA) award for On
Golden Years. Luis Pedron, co-founder of the festival, said, The
film On Golden Years deals with social issues of retirement that
millions of first generation immigrants face in their lives.
Films from many countries such as Israel, Australia, Philippines,
Sweden, Singapore, USA were shown at IFFM.

Written and directed by Malik, On Golden Years is inspired
by the book Seeking Roots by Iggy Ignatius, who is also the codirector of the film.
The film starring Ranjit Chowdhry, Jyoti Singh, Reeves
Lehmann, Shetal Shah, Noor Naghmi and Tirlok Malik among
others has been shot at the Indian retirement community
Shantiniketan in Florida.
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physicians to
host health
summit in
Delhi
he American Association of
Physicians of Indian Origin (AAPI)
will hold its 10th Global Health
Summit from January 1 to 3 in New Delhi
with a focus on womens health and noncommunicable diseases in India.
A groundbreaking launch of the first
Trauma and Brain Injury Guidelines
for India is also planned for January 2,
according to AAPI president Dr Seema Jain.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with
Health Minister J P Nadda will be invited to
launch these guidelines, she said.
The 10th anniversary Summit, promises
to be one with the greatest impact and
significant contributions towards harnessing
the power of international Indian diaspora
to bring the most innovative, efficient, cost
effective healthcare solutions to India,
Jain said.
With the changing trends and statistics
in healthcare, both in India and US, AAPI is
refocusing our mission and vision of GHS
2016, she said.
AAPI would like to collaborate with local
partners in India towards making a positive
meaningful impact on the healthcare in
India. The mission of AAPI is to share
best practice and experiences from leading
experts in the world and develop actionable
plans for launching demonstration projects
that enable access to affordable and quality
healthcare for all people, Jain said.
External Affairs Minister Sushma
Swaraj, who is AAPIs chief patron will be
the chief guest for AAPIs first Womens
Leadership Forum on January 2.
Several prominent women leaders will
be invited to the forum to discuss the future
of women leaders in India, share personal
examples of their challenges, struggles
and successes.
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Seven British-Indians listed as influential Asians
even British-Indians have secured a

spot in top 10 of the GG2 Power 101
list.
The GG2 Leadership Awards recognise
and reward high achievers within ethnic
minorities and celebrate the best of
multicultural Britain.
The awards were presented at the 17th
annual GG2 Leadership Awards dinner in
London, The Guardian reported.
Pakistan-origin business secretary, Sajid
Javid, has topped the list of 101 prominent
people
with
Indian-origin
Hinduja
brothers, S.P and G.P. Hinduja of the global
conglomerate Hinduja Group, who have
jointly secured the second spot.
Indian-origin employment minister,
Priti Patel, becomes the highest-ranking
woman, taking the third place.
Britain-based Indian steel magnate
Lakshmi Mittal and wife Usha have jointly
secured the fourth spot. Mittal is the
chairman and chief of ArcelorMittalthe
worlds largest steelmaking company.
Fifth in the list is Ameet Gill. He writes

British Prime Minister David Camerons
speeches and is one of the premiers most
trusted advisors.
Indian businessman Rakesh Kapoor
finds seventh spot in the list. He is Chief
Executive of Reckitt Benckisera Britainbased multinational consumer goods
company, a major producer of health,
hygiene and home products.
Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, Nobel
winner for chemistry has been placed on
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and British structural biologist.
Anish Kapoor, an India-born Briton
sculptor secures ninth spot. He is famous
for his Cloud Gate sculpture in the US.
The list also includes youngest-ever
Nobel Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai. She
is a Pakistani activist for female education
and placed at tenth spot.
The second youngest catwalk model,
Neelam Gill and sitar player and composer
Anoushka Shankar also featured in the list.
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usiness
delegation
from Gtech, Kerala,
comprising
14
IT
companies, are on a visit to New
Zealand to seek new avenues for
investment, business expansion
and building client base. Their
visit to Auckland saw them
actively participate in business
sessions hosted by ITA (Indian
Trade Alliance) and INZBC (India
New Zealand Business council).
Indian Weekender spoke to the
CEO of Gtech group of technology
companies, Renjith Ramanujam,
who is one of the main think-tank
of the group. He is attached to the
group for more than four years
now and is one of the primary
reasons for these companies to
visit New Zealand.
IWK: How do you sum up the
entire visit and what are you
taking out of this?
Renjith: This is our second
visit to New Zealand. Our first
visit was in August 2014. To begin
with we saw a definite match
between the small and medium
enterprises on both sides i.e.,
both Kerala and Auckland.
Meetings that we have had has
been
extremely
meaningful.
We have had six meetings with
government and non-government
agencies throughout the day. We
also had a good set of meetings
with businesses in Auckland.
Delegates are trying to forge a
relationship either in technology
or enter partnership in business.
The motto of this delegation is to
open up doors for joint ventures
by which they will discuss
transformational IT solution in
various verticals.
This also gives everyone an
opportunity to find out how
everyone can scale up to each
other in their own businesses or
provide better services to their
respective clients by joining
Renjith Ramanujam, CEO of Group of Technology Companies (GTech), at the ITA event
hands together. We dont expect

things to happen overnight and
thats precisely why we have kept
it as a five-year initiative. We have
in fact completed three years of
it. Unfortunately, we could not
come to New Zealand in the first
year but then, two times that we
have come here, the visits have
been really fruitful. We have two
more visits which would come up.
We hope people from both sides
meet each other as many times as
possible before we come again for
the next time which may be 10-12
months period from now.
IWK: Do you think that
the potential for trade
relationship between the
two countries or in a larger
perspective, the entire ANZ
has never been exploited to
the maximal extent which it
is capable of?
Renjith: Kerala like many
parts of India is actually not well
known in this part of the world.
So it is up to us to come here and
let everybody know that India is
not just about one or two cities.
We exist too, this is what we
do and these are the business
opportunities that you have
with us. That, unfortunately, we
have not been able to do in the
past, which made us think about

initiatives. It is important that
we keep talking and potential
unveils itself and people start
doing a bilateral trade. There has
been minimal trade taking place
between the two regions so far.
New Zealand companies have
immense potential in Kerala.
IWK: There is a perception
that trade between India
and the western world has
got mostly to do with IT
servicing and outsourcing.
Do you think companies
from other sectors can come
to New Zealand and explore
opportunities?
Renjith: This trip is not about
outsourcing at all and I feel in
the last five years or so it has not
worked that way either. At global
level outsourcing model has sort of
worn out and I believe if someone
is still clinging on to that, they are
going to have bad businesses. The
whole point is to meet each other
and explore and find out for one
self what it is in it for them. It
could be collaboration in sports,
education, skill development
process, age care and so on.
So it is not just about IT or IT
outsourcing only. For example,
we are extremely happy to have
been a reason for initiation of

business ties between the
government of Victoria, Australia
and our state, Kerala. What
started as a relationship in IT
has spread to sports, healthcare,
agri-tech and many other sectors.
So business happens both ways
and we are open to making any
introductions to companies who
are desirous of exploring business
opportunities in Kerala. Being
based in the capital city of Kerala,
Trivandrum, we have excellent
relationship with government and
government agencies. Anybody
who has come to Kerala or this
part of the world, we have taken
them to all the required contacts
in government and businesses
and we will continue to do that.
IWK: Is there any specific
advantage that businesses
have in ANZ region?
Renjith: We have just started
to explore and a good thing has
been that people have been able to
find synergy. There is no specific
advantage as such for working
with any specific region but
finding a perfect match is what
matters. See, people have been
re-inventing the wheel. Someone
in Kerala is trying to invent
something and if someone in
Auckland is doing the same thing
at the same time without knowing
that the solution is available in
some other part of the world, it is
a waste of time and energy. Only
when people sit together and
interact things would work better.
That is what exactly should come
out of these trade relationships.
Tax regime, immigration policies,
etc. can wait. It is all about finding
the right match to do business
either ways.
IWK: Bureaucracy in India
is considered to be a major
hindrance. How easy do you
think it would be for a person
to handle that who wants to
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do business in India?
Renjith: There is no separate
way of functioning of bureaucracy
across the world. We are all welltravelled. People have come to
our place and we have gone to
theirs. There will be advantages
and disadvantages, but there will
always be people who will help
you do business better with the
government and we are one such
trade agency which is happy to
help. We support with counselor
visits, inward delegation visits,
etc. We even help people who
come individually. Though our
mandate set up is limited to
IT sector, that doesnt stop us
from helping people meet with
government officials. So that is
one support you can expect us to
help you with. Having somebody
locally helps and if cant help
someone in a particular way,
we help them get in touch with
people who can help them.
IWK: There is a general
perception about Kerala that
setting up a business is very
difficult as there are issues
with working unions being
very rigid. What do you have
to say about that?
Renjith: Kerala traditionally
had a perception of being not so
friendly with industry which is
seeing a sea change from the past.
Plenty of industry and especially
service industries have flourished
in the state. We have thrived on
tourism economy and IT-based
economy. We cant afford to lose
even a single business day because
of strike or any such thing. Let me
tell you that the technopark that I
represent has been there for past
25 years. I am proud to say that
we have not a single day to strike
or any other problems, unlike our
neighbouring states, which have
lost many working days because
of various reasons.
Spark to bring big sounds to Kiwi music lovers

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is
partnering
with
Live
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Entertainment, and event
promoters C3 Presents and CRS
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newest music festival, Auckland
City Limits, to Western Springs
Stadium in March next year.
Sparks support of the event
follows the digital services
providers wider move into the
music space, which involves
strategic
partnerships
with
Spotify, Live Nation and Rhythm
& Vines.
Spark GM of Marketing, Clive
Ormerod, says the event is about
music fans coming together:
Hanging out with mates and
family is part of the quintessential
Kiwi summermade even better
with music. Festivals such as

this let us do that together on
a big, exciting scale. They also
provide a national stage for New
Zealands own talent and attract
top international acts.
Over the past year weve
helped tens of thousands of
people enjoy priority access and
unforgettable moments with their
favourite artists. With Auckland
City Limits, well be doing that
againgiving customers the
opportunity to get closer to the
music they love and to discover
new artists.
Ormerod says Spark will
provide engaging and personal
experiences for customers at
Auckland City Limits, and will
be revealing these exciting
plans in the coming months.
The one-day festival on 19
March 2016 promises a full line-
Presents says, We want to
up of more than 40 local and
produce a live music festival
international acts.
experience that is memorable and

announcement
spectacular, created and curated
of artists will be 3 November.
specifically for Auckland. The
Campbell
event is aligned with the Austin
The
first
Smith
from
CRS
City Limits festival, launched in

2002 in Austin, Texas. Charlie
Walker of C3 Presents, promoters
of the Austin event, believes the
format will work well in Auckland.
He says, New Zealand offers
an incredibly rich musical and
cultural foundation to deliver a
world-class festival that Auckland
can be proud of.
Spark will offer customers
exclusive presales to Auckland
City Limits through its Spark
Thanks programme on Thursday,
5 November at 9 a.m.
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Wallabies for Rugby
World Cup final
IWK Bureau
ast weekend New Zealand

met old rivals South Africa
for the first semi-finals
of the Rugby World Cup season.
Although the Springboks were
well positioned at half-timeeven
with the All Blacks leading 127
they lost the second-half kicking
battle, and the New Zealand
team emerged as victors with an
1820 win.
The
second
semi-finals
saw Argentina and Australia
contesting for the finals. And it
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was Adam Ashley Coopers hattrick that paved Australias way

into their fourth World Cup final.
Although as Argentina tried to
fight back in the second-half, but
the Wallabies were headstrong.
Both New Zealand and
Australia have now geared up
for the finals that will take place
on Saturday, October 31 at
Twickenham, London.
South Africa and Argentina
will face each other on Friday,
October 30 at The Stadium, Queen
Elizabeth Olympic Park, London
for the third spot.
Dhoni climbs two places

in latest ODI rankings
ndia might have lost the

One-Day international (ODI)
series against South Africa
but skipper Mahendra Singh
Dhoni has climbed up two rungs
to the sixth place in the latest
International Cricket Council
(ICC) batsmen rankings released
on Monday.
Dhoni now holds an 11-point
advantage over his teammate
Shikhar Dhawan. The jump for
Indias limited overs skipper was
due to some of his scores, which
included an unbeaten 92 runs and
an innings of 47.
There were also gains for Rohit
Sharma (up three places to 12th)
and career-high gains for Ajinkya
Rahane (up 11 to 27th). Righthanded batsman Rahane scored
247 runs during the lost series.
A number of Proteas batsmen
have improved their rankings.
Skipper AB de Villiers retains
his number one ranking, and is
now 96 points clear of India vicecaptain Virat Kohli in second
place, after scoring three centuries
Four Indian golfers make cut at Womens

Indian Open
nly four Indian golfersAditi

Ashok, Vani Kapoor, Saaniya
Sharma and Smriti Mehra
made the cut in the $400,000 Hero
Womens Indian Open at the DLF Golf and
Country Club.
Amateur Aditi improved on her first
round performance to shoot one-over 73
on the second day and climbed up the
leaderboard from tied 19th to tied 11th
position. She has a two-day total of fourover 148five strokes behind leader Emily
Kristine Pedersen of Denmark.
Vani too carded a 73 in the second and
penultimate round to end the day at the
27th spot on eight-over 152. Saaniya scored
a 75 to be tied 44th on 10-over 154, while
Smriti added a 79 and was lucky to make
the cut that fell at 12-over 156.
Sharmila Nicollet, Vaishavi Sinha and
Neha Tripathi were the prominent faces
who missed the cut. Another highlight of
the day was a hole-in-one by Thai golfer
Kanphanitnan Muangkhumsakul on the
fifth hole.
But the day belonged to rookie Emily
from Copenhagen, who avoided taking too
many risks and played a controlled round,

maintaining her single shot lead. Eyeing
her maiden title, the 19-year-old carded a
lone birdie on the fourth hole against two
bogeys on the fifth and 14th to end with a
total of one-under 143.
The rookie from Denmark is in
contention to win the Rookie Player of the
Year award on the Ladies European Tour
(LET). One shot behind the Dane was
Becky Morgan of Wales (71). Another Dane,
Malene Jorgensen carded even-par 72 to lie
two strokes off the pace.
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(104 not out, 112 and 119) in five

matches.
Hashim Amla has
dropped three places to fifth.
There is a career high jump of
seven places for Faf du Plessis who
is in joint 10th place with wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock who has
vaulted 13 places after scoring 318
runs in the series, including 103
and a match-winning 109 in the
decider. South African Farhaan
Behardien moved up 12 places
to 76th. In the bowlers rankings,
Australias Mitchell Starc has
returned to the top spot as Imran
Tahir has slipped four places in
the top 10.
Dale Steyn has dropped one
place to sixth, although Morne
Morkel has climbed three places

to eighth, and is now six points
behind Mitchell Johnson, after
claiming seven wickets for 132
runs in three matches.
Indian
off-spinner
Ravichandran
Ashwin
has
dropped a place to 10th, while
a number of other bowlers have
made significant gains across
both series including Axar Patel
(up 19 to 28th), Amit Mishra (up
13 to 32nd), Afghanistans Dawlat
Zadran (up 69 to a career-high
34th), Mohit Sharma (up four to
44th).
Young Proteas paceman Kagiso
Rabada has risen 58 places to a
career high 49th after being the
joint leading wicket-taker in the
series alongside Steyn with 10.
There were career high
placements for Afghanistan duo
Mirwais Ashraf (up 10 to 56th)
and Hamza Hotak (up 56 to 84th).
The
all-rounder
list
is
unchanged with Bangladeshs
Shakib Al Hasan continuing
to lead the way on 418 points.
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ENTERTAINMENT
Shahid Kapoor
more than
happy to do
TV shows
ctor Shahid Kapoor, who

made his television debut
with dance reality show
Jhalak Dikhla Jaa Reloaded, says
he had a lot of fun, and would be
happy to do more shows on TV.
I had a lot of fun doing
Jhalak... and I must say that Im
happy that I started with a show
like that. So, Im more than happy
to do more shows on television,
said Shahid, who is currently seen
alongside Alia Bhatt in romantic
comedy film Shaandaar.
Shahid said though he was
earlier unsure about doing a
TV show, he managed to develop
a personal equation with all on
Jhalak Dikhla Jaa Reloaded after
a while.
I was very unsure in the
beginning. I didnt know how I
feel about it (TV). In the beginning
I was a little nervous. More than
that, I was a little unsure because
I dont like judging people. But
after spending a few week of doing
that in Jhalak..., I actually had
a personal equation with all the
contestants. I used to talk to them
as a friend, he added.
Shahid, who is a trained dancer,
says he would even love to do a
dance-based film.
I get to dance in everything
that I do. Ive no complaints that
way. I would be happy and would
love to star in a dance film if
something comes my way.
He will next be seen in director
Abhishek
Chaubeys
Udta
Punjab, in which he stars with
Kareena Kapoor Khan, Alia and
Diljit Dosanjh.
Not standing
opposite
Kareena in Udta
Punjab: Alia
ctress Alia Bhatt, who

has starred with Shahid
Kapoor in romantic
comedy film Shaandaar, says
she will feature in her own story
in upcoming film Udta Punjab

and
will
not
be
standing
o p p o s i t e
Kareena Kapoor
Khan in the film.
Im not standing opposite
her (Kareena) in Udta Punjab.
There are four different tracks
in the film. Her track is different
from mine. Similarly, Shahid and
Diljit Dosanjh will have their own
track, Alia said.
Udta Punjab, which is currently
under production, will be the first
time when Alia will star alongside
another actress in a film.
Asked whether she feels
competitive in Bollywood, the
daughter of film-maker Mahesh
Bhatt and yesteryear actress Soni
Razdan, said, Competition is
inevitable in life. But I dont think
that one should pay too much
attention to what all is happening
around. We are all happy people
doing good work and just proud
and happy for each other, in fact.
So does she feel any pressure
being a star kid?
Alia replied, When I made my
debut, I didnt make it in my family

production. So it has nothing to
do whether I come from a film
background or not. Secondly, my
expectations and pressure that
I feel is to please the people who
watch and appreciate my work.
I just wish to please them
(audience) and keep them happy.
I try and hope to do as many
versatile characters as I can.
Alia started her career with
Student Of The Year and has
since impressed cine-goers with
Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania, 2
States and Highway.
Kajol in comfort
zone with
Dilwale
ne of Bollywoods most
loved actresses, Kajol,
who will be back on
the big screen with Dilwale,
says she was in a comfort zone
working with Shah Rukh Khan
and director Rohit Shetty, and
that she chose the film for its
unpredictable element.
Asked about what made her
say yes to the film, considering
that she is often quite choosy
persons, who were given a

chance to witness the shooting
Red
of the film at Ramoji Film City.
when it comes to selecting her
movies, Kajol said, I wanted
to do something which is
unpredictable...and
this
film
is definitely not predictable. I
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They also gave a sneak peek into

whats in store in Dilwale, which
is produced by Red Chillies
Entertainment, via a 20-minute
video footage, which suggested
that there will be dollops of
romance, comedy and action in
the upcoming entertainer. Also
featuring Varun Dhawan and Kriti
Sanon, Dilwale is set to release on
December 18.
Anupam Kher
starts shooting
for Dhoni biopic
eteran actor Anupam

Kher, who is back after
a global tour for his play
Mera Woh Matlab Nahi Tha, has
now started shooting for Neeraj
wanted to do something that I

have not done before and I really
liked the role and character in
this film.
The fact that it has Shah Rukh
as a co-actor and Rohit Shetty as
a director made it her comfort
zone, she said. I think that
matters a lot. I think that made
a difference.
Kajol spoke during an exclusive
media interaction with select
scribes at the Ramoji Film City,
where the last leg of Rohit Shettys
directorial is being shot.
Bollywood buffs are looking
forward to the film, given Kajol
and Shah Rukhs roaring onscreen
chemistry, a proof of which lies in
films from Baazigar to Dilwale
Dulhaniya Le Jayenge to My
Name Is Khan. Together, they
have made people believe in the
magic of love.
The actress says working with
Shah Rukh, who is also one of her
closest friends in the industry,
is not only a joy, but also a
learning process.
Kajol was asked to describe
how she and SRK have changed
as individuals from the time
they worked together in 1993
released film Baazigar till now.
I think I have changed for better
and we have become better people
and better actors today. As far as
Shah Rukh is concerned, he is
such a technically superior actor.
He is one of the best actors we
have today.
Every time I work with him,
I learn more and more from him.
I learn more from watching him,
working with himwhether it
is technically or emotionally.
Working with him is pleasure, joy
and a learning process, added
Kajol, who promises to steal the
thunder once again with her
onscreen chemistry with the actor
in Dilwale.
The teams cast and crew
was present here for a meetand-greet with select media
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a spin-off on the franchise itself,

a source close to the film-maker
said. Meanwhile, Rajamouli will
resume filming Baahubali 2 from
mid-November or early December.
He has already completed 40 per
cent of shooting of the second part.
The film features Rana Daggubati,
Prabhas, Tamannaah Bhatia,
Anushka Shetty, Ramya Krishnan
and Sathyaraj in important roles.
Angry Indian
Goddesses wins
award at Rome
Film Festival
P
Pandeys directorial M.S. Dhoni:
The Untold Story.
The actor will be seen playing
Dhonis father Pan Singh in the
upcoming biopic.
On my way to Karaghpur
via Kolkata for the shoot of M.S.
Dhoni: The Untold Story with my
favourite director Neeraj Pandey.
I play Dhonis father, Anupam
tweeted.
Actor Sushant Singh Rajput is
stepping into Dhonis shoes for
the biopic.
Baahubali 3 on
cards: Rajamouli
ilm-maker S.S. Rajamouli

said that the third part in
the Baahubali franchise
is definitely on cards. However,
it wont be experienced in a way
films are regularly viewed.
Baahubali 3 is on cards. But
the story thats written for the two
parts will not be dragged for the
sake of it. This story will conclude
with the second part itself
(sic), Rajamouli posted on his
Twitter page.
He added that Baahubali 3 will
be done in a way that audiences
have never experienced via films
before. According to an industry
source, Rajamouli is planning a
spin-off on Baahubali.
Hes planning to work on a
prequel to Baahubali. It could be
an Nalins film Angry

Indian Goddesses bagged
an
Audience
Choice
Award at the Rome Film Festival.
The film-maker is elated about
the win. The honour, titled
BNL Peoples Choice Award, is
bestowed on a movie, which the
viewing audience chooses as the
best amongst the lot.
Many will agree that best
awards in the world are Peoples
Choice Awards; so here the people
of Rome and Italy have voted after
filling edge-to-edge five full house
shows. What we started in a little
village of Goa has gone global
beyond all our goals, Nalin said
in a statement.
The director, whose film also
got an eight-minute-long standing
ovation at the festival, is thrilled
for his films cast and crew.
Above all its a great sign of
inspiration that the international
janta (public) is connecting to
stories of celebration of Indian
womanhood, he added.
Angry
Indian
Goddesses
follows the stories of seven girls.
It narrates the tale of how Frieda,
essayed by actress Sarah-Jane
Dias, invites her closest girlfriends
to Goa to announce her wedding,
and it all turns into a wild
bachelorette party.
In less than one month of its
world premiere at Toronto, Angry
Indian Goddesses has made
sales across the globe and will
be released theatrically in more
than 50 countries. The positivity
surrounding the movie has added
to the thrill of releasing the film
pan India, said Gaurav Dhingra,
the films producer.
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subscribe to YouTube Red service
that promises ad-free videos,
offline videos and even access to
Google Play Music.
e live in a digital
age. There is so
much
happening
in terms of computing devices,
software, consumer electronics,
mobile devices and more. Every
week there are various new
announcements in the tech world.
Some of these are truly exciting
while some are just hyped. It
can sometimes be a struggle to
comb through the clutter and find
something that has the potential
to change the tech landscape.
This week, let us have a closer
look at some interesting stuff that
made news recently:
Apples 3D Touch
The latest generation of
iOS devices that were recently
launched come with an amazing

new feature dubbed as 3D Touch.
Accordingly to Apple, this is a
revolutionary new way to interact
with your device.
Essentially it is just a technology
that measures the amount of
pressure when you touch the
screen. So you can go beyond
the normal tapping, swiping and
pinching. Now you can also peek
and pop. These two new gestures
add new levels of functionality to
the overall touch experience. Now
you can do more while interacting
less with the display.
This
technology
also
promises of exciting new
games and apps that
can sense the level of
pressure and change
scenarios.
Expect
Android
devices
to
also introduce something
equivalent in their future
iterations.
The service will compete with

bigwigs such as Netflix, Amazon
Prime and other video streaming
services. Since it has built-in
access to Google Play Music, it
also competes with the likes of
Spotify and Apple Music.
YouTube also plans to launch
original and exclusive content
not available to the free YouTube
Red
versions. While this is an

interesting move from Google,
sorry, Alphabet, many users and
even content creators are up
in arms.
Some
of
the
features
might
actually make it
successful including
an ability to save
videos for offline
viewing on their devices and even
play videos in the background
with the screen off. The service
was launched this Wednesday, so
now is the time to wait and watch
how it goes.
Microsoft Surface Book
Microsoft recently unveiled
something they proudly call the
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YouTube goes Red

YouTube recently announced
a paid video streaming service
called YouTube Red. Those willing
Sandringham Village Street

Festival
Date: Saturday, 31 October

Time: 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Venue: Sandringham Village, 597, Sandringham
Road, Sandringham
Sandringhams annual festival gets bigger and
better. Come for a day of fun, food and live music.
The event will have food and craft stalls along
with an interactive play area for kids. $5 tastings
from participating restaurants. And to top it all, the
winner of the ongoing Sandringhams Best Biryani
will be announced. Admission is free.
cards, Christmas decorations and Cornucopia

decorations. Suitable for children sevn years and
above. There is a $5 charge per child to cover
materials. Call Highwic on 09 524 5729 or drop
an e-mail at highwiceducation@heritage.org.nz to
book a place.
Mantra Meditationkirtan
for your heart and soul
Date: 29 October and 5 November

Time: 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Venue: The Loft Yoga Lounge, 103 Beach Rd,
Auckland
Kirtan is a meditation in call and response
stylethe leader sings the mantra and the crowd
responds, creating a dynamic experience for all.
Just like there are yoga postures for the body to
relax, there are mantras that revitalise the mind.
Chanting these mantras while meditating rests the
mind and relieves it from stress and anxiety. The
session is open for all.
Day of the Dead
Christmas Craft Workshops

Date: On Wednesdays, 4 November, 11
November, 18 November and 25 November
Time: 3:15 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Venue: Highwic, 40 Gillies Avenue, Auckland
Enrol your kids into a Christmas workshop
that will include making angels, Christmas
Date: Sunday, November 1

Time: noon to 11:00 p.m.
Venue: Mexico, 23 Britomart PI, Britomart,
Auckland
Invite your friends and family to celebrate Day of
the Dead in true Mexico style! Share stories over
banquette and sip on ice cold special margarita
while enjoying live music. $45 special banquette
for four, $15 sangria carafes and free meal for kids
under 12 from the kids menu. Admission is free.
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ultimate laptop. Surface Book

is a stunning device crafted from
high-end magnesium with a sharp
13.5-inch display and a great
looking keyboard.
The laptop is built to fight off
Apples Macbook. But it goes
beyond the MacBook with a screen
that can be detached and used as
a stand-alone tablet. Surface Book
has got great reviews for its design
and performance. It also comes
with a stylus that can be used
in either laptop mode or tablet
mode.
While there have recently
been numerous Windows hybrid
devices, Surface Book seems
to have nailed it in terms of
convenience and functionality. It
is priced at US$1499 onwards and
is available
for
preorders.
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