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INZ Please Watch!(On Pg November 14 - November 20, 2019 | Weekly Vol. 2 | No. 59 | FREE www.indiannews.co.nz facebook.com/indiannews.nz twitter.com/indiannews_nz instagram.com/indiannewz Ph: +64 9 846 8080 FOR YOUR BUSINESS & LIABILITY INSURANCE Call or make an appointment for FREE QUOTE to review your current insurance JUST ONE PLACE Contact Ram - P: 09-846 9934 | E: [email protected] FOR ALL FINANCIAL SERVICES YOU NEED Mortgage Brokers Insurance Brokers Accountants Asset Finance Brokers For Quality Insurance and HEAD OFFICE BRANCH OFFICE 35 Morningside Drive, St. Lukes Level 1/203 Great South Road PROFESSIONAL Quick Claims Mt. Albert, Auckland Manurewa, Auckland Settlement Ph: 09 846 9934, Fax: 09-846 9936 FINANCIAL Ram Vashist Ravi Mehta Rohit Takyar Ameesha Sachdev SOLUTIONS GROUP M: 021 401 535 M: 021 181 0076 M: 021 172 8962 M: 027 540 5748 www.professionalfinancial.co.nz | Email: [email protected] 'S PAPATOETOE AWARD WINNING TEAM Popular ARRANGED coming soon. 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Licensed Agent REAA 2008 Mob: 0274 266 166 I Email: [email protected] IMMIGRATION November 14 - November 20, 2019 I 3 Season 3 of TV3’s popular The Indian News Impact series on culturally-arranged Govt reverses “tough” and “unfair” marriages coming soon (with inputs from RNZ) - this story is particularly for Immigration New Zealand, which recently started viewing stand on partnership visas the still very-popular and prevalent form of marriages in the Indian sub-continent, redit to this newspaper and others And, also, while the policy has been differently Cethnic media outlet in New Zealand, reversed, Labour leaders haven’t yet out- Titled “Aoteatoa’s along with a host of other community rightly condemned the racist comments super-diversity leaders and organisations - which very by their ministerial colleague and New celebrated in hours rightly produced a united front – the Zealand First Leader Shane Jones. and hours of new Immigration Minister Iain Lees-Galloway Question is – while this newspaper agrees screen content”, NZ early this month directed his officials with the Immigration Minister that he On Air adds in the to come up with a solution so Indians is “not responsible for Shane Jones”, the release that it has aren't unfairly excluded from receiving PM did call US President’s “shithole” granted up to $730,530 partnership visas, as reported by Radio comment on some countries last year, for Arranged 3 [eight NZ. A week later, his boss and Prime “hugely offensive”. She could have easily episodes of 44 minutes Minister Jacinda Ardern too stepped in, said “I am not responsible for Donald each] which will be and told Immigration New Zealand (INZ) ikipedia is world’s most popular Trump”. But she didn’t. In contrast, she produced by Notable Pictures for Channel to “reverse its new-found tough stance on crowd-sourced encyclopedia, asked, “How would New Zealanders feel if W Three. partnership visas”. and it has a detailed entry on “Arranged we were described in that way”. marriage in the Indian subcontinent”. As is obvious, Arranged’s first two seasons So far so good. The ruling Labour Party We ask the exact same question to the This may be enough for anyone willing – total of 15 episodes - are available on has somewhat contained the damage to PM, who as of now has just given the and open to develop an understanding Channel Three on demand. its political capital within the Kiwi-Indian coalition government argument, stating of what culturally-arranged marriages And if you are willing, the channel has community. “it’s [comments by her minister] certainly are, and why this form of marriage has already started inviting applications Two questions still remain though. not the position of my party”. prevailed and persisted with time. on it’s website for Arranged Season 3. But for those still in doubt, watch out It says, “Arranged is now casting for its Why did the INZ officials suddenly (Disclaimer: The Indian News is published for the third season of Arranged on New third season, to air on Three. If you or thought it’s ok to reverse the long- by Roshan Nauhria, who recently joined Zealand’s very own Channel Three, which someone you know is seeking to find the standing policy on partnership visa as the opposition National Party) “will take viewers inside the diverse, perfect arranged marriage partner or will regards to culturally-arranged marriages? extravagant and fascinating engagement be entering into a arranged marriage, Read in our next issue: and wedding ceremonies of our ethnic contact the show at arrangedshow@ • After RCEP snub, what’s next in India-NZ trade relations gmail.com”. -TIN Bureau and religious communities”, as noted by • 100k threshold for parents visa is elitist, and also deeply patriarchal the Government agency NZ On Air, in an (Pic credits - Reality Blurb) • Why mainstream media in NZ is struggling October release. 4 I November 14 - November 20 , 2019 AUCKLAND Bridging Differences Initiative oshan Nauhria and Anil Sharma showing his angst towards the Indians. can we allow a handful of people to Rexpressed their huge disappointment New Zealand First MP Shane Jones has create racial differences that are going at yet another racial essentialism entered into a war of words with some to make co-existence difficult or even propaganda directed at the migrants. The members of the Indian community impossible for people who are at the aim is to help address the urgent issue and has vowed to come up with a new receiving end. of political and cultural polarisation. It population-based migration policy for his Mrs Tamaki also said her party was is time not just for the Kiwis but also the party. "pleased to let the Prime Minister know Indians to unite together and get out of It was fortunate that the Prime Minister that, no we are not them, and they are this In-Group and Out-Group division of Jacinda Ardern who is known for her not us, but they can be us if they who politics. deep empathy and emotional intelligence choose to integrate with our Kiwi way Vision NZ, the new political party led by reversed the controversial decision by of life and not the other way around". Hannah Tamaki of Destiny Church, is Immigration New Zealand that would Promoting friendship needs to be put making insensitive statements like these have made it harder for migrants to get together as narratives to block this to put a "stop to all further mosques, partnership visas. harmful growth of political ideologies temples and other foreign buildings of Following Jones intense social and from spreading. Political leaders need worship being erected in our country". internet bubble syndrome, Mrs Tamaki to build empathy around the world to saying, “We as Indians need to stand has also decided to join the show by connect diverse groups of people through together before we get manoeuvred In Mrs Tamaki's press release, she says announcing that the building of a temple sharing and learning and being inclusive.
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