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n the last issue, we published a while campaigning in 2017, and possibly • Gaurav Sharma Iconversation with Dr Gaurav Sharma, will face the same this election too,” he Labour Party candidate for Hamilton had said then. West, who noted how he had faced racism Now a week later as campaigning embraced me with open arms, during the election campaign of 2017. started in his constituency, Dr Sharma's “Over the last three days our and who I intend to represent, “Somebody told my campaign team fears have indeed come true. This is what volunteers have been hard at it is important that we then, ‘Couldn't you find somebody who happened on June 21 in his own words: work putting New Zealand acknowledge racism is still alive looked like us.’ So I have faced racism Labour Party signs up across in Hamilton and in Aotearoa. the town. This morning we I want to thank our amazing found out that one lovely supporter for hosting our sign Hamiltonian was harassed (which we have since decided to and verbally abused by two remove) and for standing up for sets of people for having signs me against the racial slurs. supporting ‘a curry candidate’. As I said in 2019 after the Racial discrimination is not Christchurch mosque attacks, new to me. Neither in politics how we deal with racism as a nor in other spheres of life. community and as a country Last election I found some will not be decided by how people refused to shake my many bouquets of flowers or hand, not because they did cards we leave at the mosques not believe in my political and how many social media ideology or that of my party's messages we write but by how policies but because my skin we stand up for others, when tone did not match theirs. As next time another adopted kiwi people in streets of Hamilton is being racially targeted. said to my good Pākehā friend Speak up not for any one and campaign volunteer ‘could religion or one community, but you not find a candidate who for our collective identity as a looks like a New Zealander’, it peaceful and diverse country. A shocked me. country that may not be perfect While these incidences do but is definitely our home, my not represent the majority of home. people in Kirikiriroa who have ” 4 I June 25 - July 1, 2020 NZ POLITICS National picks multicultural candidates - Bala Beeram standing from Kelston is of Indian descent, while Nuwanthie Samarakone in Manurewa is of Sri Lankan descent and Agnes Loheni in Māngere is of Samoan descent

ast week, the opposition National Party announced three candidates, all standing Agnes Loheni in Māngere is of Samoan Lin various electorates in Auckland, who belong to multicultural communities of descent New Zealand. Ms Loheni is an accomplished business India, with a Masters woman in the manufacturing, export and in Chemistry retail sector as an owner of the Pacific and worked as a fashion brand called MENA. Established chemistry teacher fifteen years ago as a home business for a secondary in Samoa, the business expanded its school in India. operation to Auckland 10 years ago to Bala moved to expand its wholesale and export channels. New Zealand in In 2010, the business was awarded the MIT 1999. He is an active Pacific Business Trust ‘Pacific Exporter’ member of the Award. Telugu community Passionate about growing Pacific in New Zealand In between raising her family and success and enterprise, Ms Loheni and was President building a business, Ms Loheni completed provides her time freely to mentor small of the New Zealand her Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical & business owners and is regularly asked to Telugu Association Materials) degree from the University of share her business journey at community, for a term. He is Auckland. She won the SunPix – Pacific school or business networks events. still involved with Peoples Award for Enterprise in 2015 Ms Loheni has been a National Member the New Zealand and was the MIT Pacific Business Trust of Parliament since early 2019. During this Telugu Association Exporter of the Year in 2010. term she has been the Party’s association and Telangana Ms Loheni is of Samoan descent was spokesperson for Small Business and New Zealand born and educated in Auckland. She lives Pacific People and has been a member of Association, helping in Auckland with her husband and their the Social Services and Community Select to organise events five children. Committee. and meetings. Bala contributes significantly to his local community. He has organised a tree Bala Beeram in Kelston is of Indian plantation program, Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi descent blood donation events, fundraisers for cultural activities, and a major National List MP based Bala Beeram is currently working badminton tournament to name a few. in as a Supervisor for a Food and Meanwhile, after his selection, Pharmaceutical testing company. He has Reddy on his Facebook page noted, been living in Avondale for the last 21 “I just wanted to hop on here and say 1/131 Kolmar Road, Papatoetoe, Auckland years, he lives with his wife of 25 years Thank you to the National Party for 09 278 9302 and his 19-year-old daughter. selecting me again as the candidate [email protected] He comes from a background in for the #2020 General Elections for the Kelston electorate. I am so proud to be bakshiks agricultural farming and his parents bakshi.co.nz are still working as farmers today. He representing my electorate again and I graduated from Bhopal University, in hope you all support me.” For JP services please contact Nuwanthie Samarakone in offshore markets, notably Singapore, Rahul Chopra on 09 278 9302 Manurewa is of Sri Lankan descent Hong Kong and Australia. Some of the work ICE has been Nuwanthie Samarakone is the involved in includes building programs founding CEO of ICE (Inspire, Create, to support women to return to the Engage), an early-in-careers people workforce after a break in their consultancy firm specialising in careers, and attracting students to the designing, delivering and developing public sector schemes for organisations looking to Ms Samarakone is also a trustee of build talent pipelines for the future. the Well Foundation charity board, the Born in Sri Lanka, Ms Samarakone official charity supporting North Shore attended Glendowie College and Hospital, Waitakere Hospital and Local completed a Bachelor of Health Community Health Services. Sciences at Auckland University. Outside of her work, Ms Funded by the Parliamentary Ms Samarakone’s experience Samarakone’s interests include health, Service. Authorised by Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi MP, building and running her own business wellbeing and fitness, nature and the 1/131 Kolmar Road, has given her a unique perspective on environment, dance and music. Papatoetoe. the demands of small to medium sized (All biographies are courtesy businesses in New Zealand, as well as National.org.nz) NZ POLITICS June 25 - July 1, 2020 I 5 Getting our economy moving again

e are now at Alert level 1 which Budget 2020 continues this work as have ended, too, including on planes, are covid free before re-entering society. Wmeans that New Zealand has we look to recover and rebuild better. trains and buses. I think we can all be very proud of what one of the most relaxed restrictions on We’re creating new jobs building roads Gatherings of any size can occur at we’ve achieved, and rightly enjoy our new our gatherings, our business exchanges and houses, redeveloping hospitals and Level 1. That means churches, temples freedoms. and communities in the world and our protecting the environment. We’re helping and mosques have returned to full service, Our team of five million united to economy can get moving again. people get the skills they need for the jobs our sports and concert stadiums have defeat the virus, and now we must stick At a time when other countries are still we need to rebuild New Zealand, through opened up again, community sports have together to support the people suffering reporting tens of thousands of new cases free training and apprenticeships. We’re started, and we can celebrate and mourn most from its economic impact. The and hundreds of COVID-related deaths also extending the wage subsidy scheme together once again. Government is doing its bit to get our each day, New Zealand has just become in a targeted way and making interest-free Greater freedoms come with greater economy moving again and you can help, COVID-free. loans available to small businesses. responsibility though. It is even more too. Little things like continuing to play Going hard and early has put us in a With Budget 2020, projections show important to practise good hand hygiene, it safe and shop local can make a big good position. The priority now is getting unemployment could be back down to keep track of where you go and who you difference. We’re still all in this together. our economy moving again, while keeping normal levels in just two years, and our have contact with, and to stay home if you up our strong health response. We can’t economy could be growing again as early feel sick. risk undoing the gains we all worked so as next year. If you haven’t already downloaded the hard for. We all want to reboot our economy. NZ COVID Tracer app on your mobile As you know, the COVID-19 pandemic The Government’s strong desire was to phone, this is a handy way to create a is causing a global recession, and this move to Alert Level 1 as soon as possible. secure digital diary for contact tracing throws up historic challenges to our But we must continue to make sure it’s purposes. economy. However, because of our safe. We can’t risk yo-yoing between alert We said from the start that the best strong health response and economic levels – we want to do this once and do it economic response to COVID-19 was a management, we’re well placed to rise to right. strong health response. While we’re in those challenges. At Level 1, border controls remain, a safer position now, the path ahead is The Government moved quickly to but all current rules and restrictions still challenging and we cannot take this cushion the economic blow of COVID-19. on businesses and other services will position for granted, as there could still be This saved tens of thousands of jobs and essentially be lifted. All the rules for undetected cases in our communities, and helped keep businesses going. Wage hospitality, like people being seated, there are still New Zealanders returning subsidies alone have already benefitted separated, and having a single server, have home from overseas who must go into nearly 1.7 million New Zealanders. ended. Physical distancing requirements quarantine for 14 days to make sure they Labour List MP based in Rodney, Auckland.

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he Government has activated two moved off the bus in groups and were Tnew Managed Isolation facilities greeted by government and health staff. • Staff who work in managed isolation in Rotorua this weekend as more As part of the arrival process, returnees and quarantine facilities, including international flights arrive in New were given a briefing, completed medical those who drive people entering Zealand and stricter controls are put in forms, seen by a nurse, received food, the country from the airport to the place for new arrivals. and then taken to their rooms. As in facilities There are currently 4,272 people in other facilities, it was emphasised the • International air and maritime crew. managed isolation facilities and with requirement for returnees to keep “Across the wider community, we will more flights expected this week, capacity physical distance from others. continue to test all close contacts of has been reached in Auckland. “Today, returnees will receive more confirmed or probable cases. Air Commodore Darryn Webb was detailed instructions, and will have the “Given the current low levels of appointed this week to oversee the opportunity to seek welfare support and influenza in the community rigorous operations of all quarantine and managed to ask any questions they have. monitoring of testing rates across DHBs isolation facilities and has implemented “I acknowledge that those arriving on will be required to ensure we have new processes this weekend to protect this flight had an expectation they were confidence in equity of access to testing he Government is stepping up New New Zealanders. completing their managed isolation in and also to ensure an adequate level of Zealand’s COVID-19 testing system at “As we bring more kiwis home, we need Auckland. However, an increase in arrivals T community testing continues. the border as more New Zealanders arrive to expand our Managed Isolation facilities returning to New Zealand has required “Anyone presenting to primary from overseas, Health Minister Dr David and review our processes to ensure border alternative plans to be put in place. or secondary care with symptoms Clark says. protections remain robust. Repatriation “The plan to use the Stamford Hotel is consistent with COVID-19 will be “We took swift action at the start of needs to happen in a safe and managed on hold until I am satisfied it is a suitable offered testing even if they have no the outbreak to bolster our testing and way which will impose additional as a Managed Isolation facility, and the history of international travel or contact our programme has served us well to inconveniences on travellers, says Air Rotorua facilities had been stood up in with travellers. This is important for date. With over 340,000 tests done to Commodore Webb. the meantime. surveillance purposes. date, we have the highest rate of tests ‘per “And while I sympathise with new “We are working to address capacity “To ensure our surveillance testing is confirmed COVID-19 case’ in the world,” restrictions travellers face, I make no due to the increase in arrivals and appropriate and equitable, the Ministry David Clark said. apologies for the tough rules that are in may look to other regions to help of Health will rigorously monitor testing “The greatest risk for us now is the place. Those returning to New Zealand accommodate future arrivals. rates across DHBs and population groups thousands of New Zealanders coming will require personal sacrifices in order to and will conduct a weekly review of back from global hotspots so our testing keep the country free of COVID-19 spread. "It has been made crystal clear to testing by each DHB and by ethnic group. strategy will focus on our border. “Government agencies worked together the new arrivals that in addition to “Importantly, we’ll be requiring DHBs “The Ministry of Health is already with the local the rules, they must also take personal to take specific actions to increase access testing people in managed isolation and and hotels to open two hotels to receive responsibility for ensuring they maintain to testing for population groups where quarantine facilities at days 3 and 12, and returnees arriving from overseas. social distancing and remain isolated there is significant variation to national or a negative result is required for the day “These two facilities join 18 hotels in from others. Everyone coming into regional average rates. 12 test before people are allowed to leave Auckland and Christchurch to provide the country needs to act like they have “The Ministry will also make clear to their quarantine facility. managed isolation services to ensure the COVID-19. DHBs the Government’s expectation that “Under our enhanced strategy, priority safe transition of people back into New there will continue to be a low bar to meet for testing will be given to those who Zealand and the community after their 14 “An end to end review of the Managed to obtain a COVID-19 test. are most likely to have been exposed to day managed isolation. Isolation and Quarantine process is due “If you have symptoms and you’re not COVID-19 which is our border and airline “In total, 232 returnees were this week that will assess the: sure what to do, either call Healthline on staff and those arriving back in New transferred by seven dedicated buses • end to end induction process 0800 611 116 or call your doctor. Zealand. from Auckland International Airport • general security and safety of “We are confident this is the best These workers include: following their arrival on three flights travellers possible approach, and the one we will • Border workers in customs, from Australia yesterday. • provision of health services; and be moving ahead with into the future. biosecurity, immigration and “The buses had a bathroom stop at • standardisation of procedures However, we will continue to review our aviation security at airports, and the Waharoa. Protocols were put in place including COVID testing and elimination strategy to ensure it remains people who clean at international to ensure the bathroom facilities were screening. as effective as possible in the changing airports or maritime ports in areas/ cleaned after the stop. - TIN Bureau environment,” David Clark said. conveniences visited by international “On arrival in Rotorua, returnees were - TIN Bureau arrivals

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(Graph courtesy World Health Organisation) Covid-19: Public Health Units' ability One new case of COVID-19 to identify clusters 'significant point of weakness' - review on Wednesday

he ability to identify Covid-19 If you have symptoms of the Tclusters during the height of the coronavirus, call the NZ Covid-19 outbreak was a "significant point of Healthline on 0800 358 5453 (+64 9 358 weakness" for the country's 12 public 5453 for international SIMs) or call your health units (PHU), an independent GP - don't show up at a medical centre review has found. This is because the units did not often The Allen & Clarke report was use the National Close Contact Tracing commissioned by the Ministry of Health Centre, nor the government's tracing following the highly critical Verrall software, which delayed their ability to report into contact tracing. identify clusters. The report, which takes a "deep-dive" In Hawke's Bay, which had a cluster of into the operations of Auckland, Hawke's 22 cases from cruise ship, Bay and Southern public health units this "severely limited" its ability to realise between 20-24 April, found a reliance a cluster was brewing. on manual processes and a lack of "The current approach to identifying communication between units and the clusters relies heavily on individual n Wednesday, the Ministry of Health had not been tested. National Contract Tracing Centre. knowledge of the staff in the PHU Osaid, “There is one new case of The Health Ministry’s update of While the three units were able to Incident Response team. The approach COVID-19 to report in managed isolation Tuesday noted, “The Ministry has been in cope with the number of coronavirus is based on individuals making a in New Zealand today. The person who has communication with all of these people cases and their close contacts during connection between cases based on tested positive is a woman in her 60s who since they left the facility. Of these people: lock down, there were concerns what knowledge of the local case load and arrived in New Zealand on June 18. She • 39 have returned negative tests for might happen if there was a large surge information shared between PHUs at the travelled back from India on a repatriation COVID-19. Two of these had a test prior in cases again. daily teleconference. flight – the code used for all such Air India to leaving managed isolation and another "While planning is underway for "There is currently no ability to link flights is AI1316. The woman has been two were tested the same day as leaving, potential future surges, the sustainability cases using technology. The approach staying at the Pullman in Auckland, and meaning 35 were tested after leaving of the models remains in question. can best be described as haphazard." tested positive yesterday as part of routine managed isolation, with most tested while Centralised support will be required for It also found Hawke's Bay and testing around day 3 of isolation. She was still in self-isolation. the foreseeable future." Southern relied heavily on Word or transferred to Jet Park, the quarantine • 11 will not be tested, either on the basis Excel spreadsheets to facility, yesterday.” of health, because they are a child or they manage cases, and the Meanwhile, RNZ reported Director have left the country. This is an increase of review recommended General of Health Dr four from yesterday due to a family being all 12 units move as saying that he was aware of reports a unable to be tested at this time. to use the National new case of Covid had been found in the • 3 are awaiting results Contact Tracing hotel in Rotorua, but he had no concerns • 1 person who we understood to have had Solution to improve about the way the person would have been a test is now not returning contact and has communication transferred there. been referred to enforcement.” between them. RNZ’s story also noted that Dr Meanwhile, National Party leader Todd The ministry said Bloomfield and Health Minister David Muller who appeared on RNZ’s Morning eight of the nine Clark fronted to the Health Select Report on Wednesday called the fact that recommendations Committee Wednesday morning, after his “most of the 55 people were not tested made in the report have ministry revealed late last night that 51 was a national disgrace and completely already been adopted. of the 55 people granted compassionate unacceptable”. -with inputs from RNZ -RNZ exemptions to leave isolation during level 1 India COVID-19 June 25 - July 1, 2020 I 9

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Operation Samudra Setu has brought 3305 Indians home till now; latest lot of 198 return from Maldives

NS Airavat, deployed by the Indian Navy for I“Operation Samudra Setu", entered Tuticorin harbour early morning Tuesday, June 23, with 198 Indian nationals embarked from Male, Maldives. Thus far Indian Navy has brought back 2386 Indian citizens from Maldives to India. The embarkation of Indian nationals was facilitated by the Indian Mission in Maldives. Personnel were embarked onboard after carrying speedy disembarkation, health screening, out requisite medical screening. COVID related immigration and transportation of the evacuees. safety protocols were also strictly adhered to With this evacuation, the Indian Navy has during the sea-passage. repatriated 3305 Indian nationals from Maldives, The evacuees were received by local authorities Sri Lanka and Iran during the ongoing pandemic. at Tuticorin and arrangements were in place for - TIN Bureau India still is the 4th most number of COVID-19 cases in the world

(Graph courtesy World Health Organisation) 10 I June 25 - July 1, 2020 High Commission Updates #VANDEBHARATMISSION From HOME Sino-India tussle in Ladakh, what is ahead!

ost of us are now aware of what accept because in past 60 odd years, Mhappened between the armed during successive regimes, starting from forces of India and China on the night Jawahar Lal Nehru, no Indian government of 15th June in Galwan Valley in India’s ever responded the way present Modi Ladakh region. It all started when a small government is doing, just taking them Indian army team led by Colonel Santosh head on. Earlier, Chinese troops would Babu of 16 Bihar Regiment set out to intrude into Indian territories at their hold a discussion with their Chinese will, they would just come marching into counterpart to know why the Chinese Indian side, camp their troops for few troops did not return back into their weeks and sometime later, on not facing territory as agreed by them in an earlier any resistance would declare that area meeting with Indian side a day before. as their territory. This went on very well As per reports, during this discussion for them for almost 50-60 years until Chinese PLA deliberately aggravated the Narendra Modi government came into situation. They eventually attacked the power. Apart from taking over Tibet, unarmed Indian delegation with sticks, China has illegally occupied around stones and clubs wrapped in barbed wire. 45,000 square kilometres of India’s land. The CO or the Commanding Officer China, on one hand keeps talking about Colonel Santosh Babu and his personnel solving any border dispute through suffered serious injuries during the dialogue and at the same time its troops clashes. A team of patrolling Indian continue intruding its neighbouring troops noticing the clash came for their countries territories. Even during the visit rescue and the retaliation resulted in of China ‘s President Xi Jinping’s visit in heavy casualties from both sides. While 2019 its troops were intruding in the same India lost 20 soldiers in the clash, China region which is currently in dispute. Since is reported to have lost a much larger the current government came in power, number of its troop though they still every time China tried to intrude Indian have not confirmed the casualties of territories, they had to face tough Indian their side. Ever since the clashes took resistance and never allowed Chinese place, the entire Chinese side is now troops to capture Indian land. busy propagating misinformation about The current clashes between two India and Indian Army that they intruded armies at LAC have changed India’s into Chinese territory and launched the perception of trusting China anymore provocative attack. It is a different matter on their agreements. Hence, India is though that no country in the world now busy preparing its forces to give a believes the Chinese version as China has befitting reply to any misadventure from border dispute with more countries than Chinese side and very likely chances are it shares its border with. Most countries it may happen soon. India has already of the world are also aware of China’s announced boycott of Chinese products aggressive expansionist plans, which it and public sentiments are strongly anti- has working on for many decades. China China in the country. World over, the routinely keeps bullying its smaller general perception about China is of ‘a neighbouring countries like Taiwan, bully country that cannot be trusted’. The Japan, South Korea, and Vietnam about news of its own public’s outcry against borders. For last many years, especially Chinese government are also coming since change of regime in New Delhi, from China. The Chinese regime needs China has tried to intrude into Indian to understand that they cannot treat the territory several time but every time their world the way they do their own people. attempts have been thwarted. The world is not going to accept China’s This is a new reality for China to bullying anymore. - Yugal Parashar

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n an announcement on state media There had been fears the Hajj might be Ithis week, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia cancelled altogether. But this time, only has banned international visitors from citizens from countries around the world Puri’s Jagannath Rath making the Islamic pilgrimage, or Hajj, who are already resident in Saudi Arabia Yatra starts smoothly this year in a bid to control COVID-19. will be allowed to attend. - TIN Bureau after top court’s order

or the first time in its history, the Taladhwaja and Darpadalana – had Ffamous Puri Rath Yatra of 12-century tested negative for COVID-19 on Monday. Jagannath temple in Indian state of Meanwhile, the three colourfully- What is Hajj on the lunar Islamic calendar, is a Odisha, saw around 1,500 priests pulling decorated wooden chariots reached the mandatory religious duty for Muslims the three colourful chariots on Tuesday Gundicha temple by around 5.30 pm, One of the five pillars of Islam, Hajj that must be carried out at least once around noon. This came as devotees amid beating of cymbals and drums in is an annual Islamic pilgrimage to in their lifetime by all adult Muslims stayed away from the festival following a praise of Lord Jagannath and his siblings- Mecca, Saudi Arabia, the holiest city for who are physically and financially Supreme Court order earlier in the week. Lord Balabhadra and Goddess Subhadra. Muslims. The pilgrimage, which lasts capable of undertaking the journey, and Importantly, all the priests who - TIN Bureau (Picture courtesy: Twitter approximately 5 to 6 days depending can support their family during their pulled the three chariots - Nandighosh, Naveen Patnaik, Chief Minister of Odisa) absence. - Wikipedia

14 I June 25 - July 1, 2020 IMMIGRATION BANKING Border restrictions eased for sportspeople, infrastructure project workers

and America's Cup are restrictions must be made based on what Auckland next month. also included, as are the is best for all New Zealand. King said the government would likely women's rugby and cricket "The changes [...] will allow more people need more facilities for managed isolation world cups next year. to be eligible for an exception to the strict but should not pay the total cost. Restrictions on border restrictions, however, there will "There are different ways of setting up partners of New continue to be a number of individuals quarantine facilities, we've chosen hotels, Zealanders and on new who will not meet the exception criteria but you can use the island in the Hauraki workers at embassies have to travel to New Zealand. Gulf as an example of a quarantine facility been eased. "INZ understands how difficult this that was used many years ago. We do have The changes came will be for individuals who still don't meet facilities that we can reactivate." into effect yesterday. the exception criteria. But the bar for King said Kiwis returning home Companies are still being granted an exception to the border could foot some of the cost of staying in expected to pay for the restrictions is set high to help stop the managed isolation for 14 days. articipants in more than a dozen costs of quarantine, spread of Covid-19 and protect the health "When Kiwis come back across the sporting events and workers in 60 P and RNZ has asked for those costs and of people already in New Zealand and INZ border, I don't think it's a fair expectation infrastructure projects can now qualify to whether overseas workers are being has no ability to apply discretion when the government picks up the 100 percent fly into New Zealand. allowed to use hotels not among the considering requests against the strict cost. Kiwis returning have to bear some of The list - which includes the Ironman managed isolation facilities. border criteria decided by Cabinet." that cost." competition and the junior badminton Other exemptions for non-New A border expert says campervans, She said the country needed a single championships - shows which events are Zealanders continue, including being able military facilities and islands formerly border authority to manage screening and eligible for an exemption to travel. to apply on humanitarian grounds. used for rehabilitation could be used draft arrivals into quarantine. Among infrastructure projects are In a statement, Immigration New to help quarantine New Zealanders on "It has been a shambles and they hospital builds, water treatment plants Zealand (INZ) said it recognised that return to the country, and those arriving should have sorted it out two or three and roading upgrades. the border restrictions had resulted in should help foot the bill. months ago because it was the biggest Workers on named government- hardship for many immigrants, including Independent aviation commentator known risk," King said. approved projects do not need to reach those who have been separated from their Irene King said the number of Kiwis "The lack of a single border agency in the $106,000 annual income threshold loved ones and those who have not been returning home was expected to rise as the future is going to be just as significant now needed to qualify for the exemption able to return to their jobs and homes. the pandemic continued internationally. a requirement as it is today so it's time to to travel as a critical long-term worker. "While we are empathetic to the Emirates will be the fifth airline to make some structural changes about how Participants and crew in sporting situation these migrants find themselves fly passengers into the country when we deliver a really robust border." (The events such as the New Zealand Golf Open in, any decisions to ease the border it resumes three-weekly services to above content is courtesy RNZ) IMMIGRATION BANKING June 25 - July 1, 2020 I 15 16 I June 25 - July 1, 2020 Real ESTATE Demand for property increases in a market favorable for buyers

upply is finally meeting demand as the we might be in for a very busy winter in house prices, the market has Smarket continues to bounce back, with a h e a d .” been recovering well and expects sales remaining steady and low mortgage The latest auction results also low mortgage rates to attract first rates attracting first time buyers. suggest activity is recovering well from time buyers to the market in the Here’s what you need to know: the COVID-19 lockdown, with more coming months. Supply Meeting Demand as The Market properties auctioned last week than the The report stated that in Continues to Bounce Back Post-COVID comparable period of last year. the reopening of the market Many different sources are indicating that The number of properties coming to saw some positive aspects in the market is bouncing back quicker than auction continues rise sharply, a trend the market, “there has been a expected as new data from the first week that has been ongoing since the end of bounce in spending and positive of Level one becomes clear. lockdown. Barfoot & Thompson marketed anecdotes about the housing is a continued trend that was already Buyer demand on Trade Me Property 102 residential properties for sale by market” and that to try keep the recovery happening before lockdown, “This is has soared in the months since lockdown auction last week, up from 85 the previous moving in a positive direction, mortgage a continuation of the trend that first ended, with the property website’s latest week and 45 the week before that. rate will remain low for the foreseeable emerged in April, when we saw a 38 per data indicating that the number of views In the week from 8-14 June interest. future, “It will be a slow economic cent year-on-year increase in the number in May were up by 11% on April and by co.nz recorded 97 auction sales which recovery, which means mortgage rates of under-30s browsing property when 69% when compared to the same time last gave an overall sales rate of 45%, which is will be low for a long time.” compared to the same month in 2019.” year. slightly up from the same time last year It seems that first time buyers are the It will remain to be seen if this group Trade Me Property spokesperson, where the sales rate was 41%. main group being lured into the market invests in the market in the coming Aaron Clancy stated that the activity was Not only are sales remaining steady, but with the low prices and mortgage rates, months, but with LVRs being scrapped not only up in views, but with contact prices on sales also appear to be holding with Trade Me revealing that there and interest rates at all-time lows it’s an being made between buyers and sellers their own, where interest.co.nz was were twice as many 19-to-30-year-olds attractive time for many to invest in the as well as “watchlist” adds. Clancy said able to match selling prices with rating browsing Trade Me property listings in market. these were great signs that the market valuations on the properties that sold last May compared to could remain stable and active through- week, almost three quarters (73%) sold for the same time a For professional mortgage & insurance advice, speak to our experienced brokers for a free consultation out winter, “While the property market more than their rating valuations. year earlier. and no obligation quote today. Our service is typically cools during the winter months, Current Market Conditions Proving Head of Trade completely FREE. Contact the team at: we’re already seeing signs that the Favorable for First Time Buyers Me Property Professional Financial Solutions Covid-19 enforced lockdown could see In its monthly property focus report, ANZ Aaron Clancy 09 846 9934 or on our website - New Zealand buck this trend in 2020 and mentioned that despite a predicted drop stated that this www.professionalfinancial.co.nz Ravi Mehta REAL ESTATE

RESIDENTIAL / COMMERCIAL PROPERTY LISTINGS Bookings Are Available At Special Pricing Please Book in advance to secure your space Call: 09 846 8080 • E: [email protected] ECONOMICS June 25 - July 1, 2020 I 17 ANZ predicts housing prices to fall by 12% n its latest property focus, released on house prices will fall 12% (only a little IJune 18, the ANZ bank's economists above our previous forecast of 13½%), but have noted, “The reopening of the New risks are now considered more balanced.” Zealand economy has made the outlook The bank economists further added, a little bit brighter. Recently, there has “There have been reports of busy open been a bounce in spending and positive homes and strong demand. But listings anecdotes about the housing market – but were low coming out of lockdown. The we do not expect this positivity to last. recent flurry of sales in May took place The period ahead is when people after relatively few houses were available on the street will feel the recession in in April (houses usually take about a lasting ways. Unemployment is rising month to sell on average). Over this and businesses are cautious. It will be a period, the housing market was “tight” slow economic recovery, which means and this supported prices, with only a mortgage rates will be low for a long time. modest On the impact of COVID-19 on held their value with a minor increase For some households, this will decline in house prices (-1.2%) seen property values: over the period of 0.7% each, however make home buying and spending more since March. More recently, a tick-up in the monthly drop of -1.8% in Tauranga attractive, while for others it presents an listings has taken place post lockdown, According to the REINZ house price indicates a softer underbelly to values opportunity to improve their financial and there are now many more houses “index, nationwide values dropped there. positions. available for those looking to buy. by -0.5% in May and are -1.6% down Wellington City has seen the Although low interest rates will Tightness in the market has abated over the last three months. That three greatest drop of the main centres over cushion the economic blow to some (figure 3). This slackening and an end to month measure is a decent barometer the last three months at -4.1%, which extent, weaker incomes and reduced job the post-lockdown flurry should see more of market performance for those areas is somewhat of a surprising result security will weigh on the housing market. downward pressure on prices emerge with a large enough sample of sales considering we were expecting more The shortage of housing will likely erode, in coming months, especially as the in May – typically the main centres – resilience in the Capital. particularly in tourist regions. economy settles at a weaker trend after comparing the relative prices paid in Meanwhile down south We have nudged up our house price the post-lockdown bounce.” May to back in February, before any Christchurch is down -2.1% and forecasts on the back of a slightly better - from ANZ Bank’s Property Focus, June uncertainty really hit the market. Dunedin down -3.5%. It’s a remarkable economic outlook and lower mortgage 2020 The downturn is evident across turnaround in Dunedin, where strong rates, but only slightly. We expect that most parts. Values in Auckland have pre-lock-down demand and limited dropped -2.1% over the last three supply was expected to provide some months, with the old Auckland City buoyancy for values.” - By Nick Goodall, GDP figures down 1.6 percent in March quarter area seeing the greatest drop of -3.3%. www.corelogic.co.nz Hamilton and Tauranga look to have he economy has contracted for the than a century. first time in nine years as it felt the "The worst of the economic impact is T first impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, but still coming for many: unemployment is NEW LISTING the worst is yet to come. rising and many firms are experiencing Official numbers show gross domestic difficulty, with a tourism-shaped hole product (GDP) fell a seasonally adjusted difficult to fill and impossible to ignore," 1.6 percent for the three months ended ANZ senior economist Liz Kendall said. March. "The recession will start to become It was the first contraction in growth evident in more lasting ways, even though since late 2010 and the biggest single the dent in GDP is past its worst." quarterly fall since 1991. Kendall said she was expecting the "Service industries contributed the economy to shrink by 19 percent in the most to the drop in activity, making up second quarter, before a rebound in the almost half of the overall fall in GDP. The next three months of about 13 percent. hospitality industry... was among the most She said there would be a lot of "noise" affected industries, falling 7.8 percent, as in the economic numbers coming out, but tourism fell after the border was closed she would be looking closely at indicators to slow the spread of Covid-19," Stats NZ such as the housing market, business senior manager Paul Pascoe said. sentiment and consumer spending to However, there was a sharp fall also for get a sense for underlying economic the construction sector, and farming was momentum. affected by drought in some regions. Robertson said the government's The number was worse than expected, various relief and support packages with expectations of a fall of about 1 including the $11 billion wage subsidy, tax percent, and the economy shrank by 0.2 refunds, and support for small businesses percent in the year ended March. had cushioned the pandemic's impact, but Papatoetoe 31 Wintere Road 3 1 1 1 1 Finance Minister said he accepted more needed to be done. Affordable First Home or Investment Auction: On Site, Sunday 12th July at 1:00pm (Unless Sold Prior) the fall in GDP was the price being paid "Now, our focus is on protecting jobs First time on the market after 22 years. View: Sat & Sun 12:30pm to 1:00pm or for going hard and early to combat the and supporting the economy to recover The owners have bought and have decided to move on. 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Employment SUPPORT AYURVEDA June 25 - July 1, 2020 I 19 Ayurveda’s immunity boosting s India was rocked by the claims of a Ayurveda’s extensive knowledge base AAyurdevic medicine curing COVID-19 on preventive care, derives from the this week, we present an advisory that was concepts of “Dinacharya” - daily regimes measures for self-care; but issued Government of India’s Ministry of and “Ritucharya” - seasonal regimes AYUSH in April, on Ayurveda’s immunity to maintain healthy life. It is mainly a these doesn’t claim to be the boosting self-care measures: plant-based science. The simplicity of “In the wake of the Covid 19 outbreak, awareness about oneself and the harmony treatment for COVID-19 entire mankind across the globe is each individual can achieve by uplifting suffering. Enhancing the body’s natural and maintaining his or her immunity is defence system (immunity) plays an emphasized across Ayurveda’s classical important role in maintaining optimum scriptures. health. We all know that prevention Ministry of AYUSH, Government of is better than cure. While there is no India, recommends the following self-care medicine for COVID-19 as of now, it will guidelines for preventive health measures be good to take preventive measures and boosting immunity with special which boost our immunity in these times. reference to respiratory health. These are Ayurveda, being the science of supported by Ayurvedic literature and life, propagates the gifts of nature in scientific publications.” maintaining healthy and happy living. - TIN Bureau

Claims by Patanjali; AYUSH details of the name and composition of soughts clarification the medicines being claimed will treat Covid-19; the site(s)/hospital(s) where Yoga guru Ramdev’s Patanjali on the research study was conducted; Tuesday launched what they claimed protocol, sample size, Institutional was the first Ayurvedic medicine to Ethics Committee clearance, CTRI cure Covid-19. Then on Wednesday, registration and results data of the Government of India’s AYUSH Ministry study(ies) and to stop advertising/ has sought details about the medicine publicising such claims till the issue is and has directed Patanjali and Ramdev duly examined.” to stop advertising such claims. Moreover, the Ministry has also The Ministry in a statement said, requested the Uttarakhand State “Facts of the claim and details of the Licensing Authority to provide copies of stated scientific study are not known to the license and product approval details the Ministry. Patanjali Ayurved Ltd has of medicines Patanjali claims will cure been asked to provide at the earliest the COVID-19. 20 I June 25 - July 1, 2020 SPORTS YOGA Kiwi-Indian pride, Sarpreet Singh, makes his starting eleven debut for Bayern Munich in Bundesliga

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n a path-breaking story for Indians in is Munich’s 15th consecutive competitive to play football.” giant till then, was promoted to train with INew Zealand, and around the world, match win. Notably, in December last year, Singh the club's first team until the winter break. New Zealand international, Sarpreet Starting the match, Singh guarded became the first player of Indian descent In a social media post after the match, Singh, made his starting eleven debut for Munich’s midfield along with his team- to play in German league, Bundesliga, Singh expressed his pleasure adding, Bayern Munich in Bundesliga on Saturday. mates Leon Goretzka, Michaël Cuisance, when he replaced the Philippe Coutinho, "Happy to make my first league start for @ In the match, the German football and Thomas Müller. in the final eight minutes of Munich's FC B aye r n .” giant refused to ease off, even after Müller later praised Singh and other match against Werder Bremen. Early that The club’s official Facebook page also winning their eight straight championship youngsters in the team saying, “The boys month, Singh, who has been among the noted, “A winning full debut for Sarpreet title, and defeated SC Freiburg 3-1. This who came in have quality. They know how reserve players at the German football Singh.” 10 Pakistan players test positive World No. 1 Novak for COVID-19, but PCB insists Djokovic tests that the England tour is on positive for COVID-19

ovak Djokovic, the world's No. various tours are on hold due to the N1-ranked men's tennis player, has COVID-19 situation. We organized the tested positive for the coronavirus. The tournament at the moment when the Serbian tennis star released a statement virus has weakened, believing that the on Tuesday, which said,”The moment we conditions for hosting the Tour had been arrived in Belgrade we went to be tested. met. Unfortunately, this virus is still My result is positive, just as Jelena’s [his present, and it is a new reality that we are n an unfortunate development, which said this on the development, “The wife], while the results of our children are still learning to cope and live with. I will might prove detrimental to Pakistan’s recent positive tests of some of the I negative.” remain in self-isolation for the next 14 upcoming tour to England, ten Pakistani fittest athletes, who had not shown any He added that they contracted days, and repeat the test in five days.” players have tested positive for COVID-19 symptoms, clearly reflect the danger this the virus after he organized a series - TIN Bureau this week. virus possesses. As regards the players, of exhibition matches in On Monday, Fakhar Zaman, Imran who have tested positive, we will continue southeastern Europe, which Khan, Kashif Bhatti, Mohammad Hafeez, to monitor and support them, including were dubbed the Adria Tour. Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad conducting antibody tests, and as soon The Tour has been widely Rizwan, and Wahab Riaz, and masseur as they test negative, they will be flown criticized for not maintaining Malang Ali, all tested positive, as a total to join the squad in England. The tour to significant social distancing of 35 tests were conducted at Karachi, England is very much on track and the protocols. Lahore and Peshawar on Monday. Earlier, side will depart as per schedule on 28 To this the tennis player Haider Ali, Haris Rauf and Shadab Khan, June. Fortunately, all the first-choice red- replied in his statement, have all tested positive. ball squad, barring Mohammad Rizwan, “The Tour has been designed With this, in an extended 29-member are negative, which means they can start to help both established squad, 10 players have now been sent training and practicing immediately after and up and coming tennis to self-isolation, although apart from they have been tested and given the all players from South-Eastern Rizwan, others aren’t Test regulars. clear when they arrive in England.” Europe to gain access to some Meanwhile, Pakistan Cricket Board - TIN Bureau competitive tennis while the (PCB) Chief Executive Wasim Khan SPORTS YOGA June 25 - July 1, 2020 I 21 Celebrating the 6th International Day of Yoga In New Zealand

In The Himalayas 22 I June 25 - July 1, 2020 ENTERTAINMENT What's On? How COVID-19 has changed the world of content streaming

s COVID-19 struck and countries notable case is of Shoojit Sircar’s Gulabo Awent into lock-down, Subscription Sitabo, starring Amitabh Bachchan and Video on Demand (SVoD) services such Ayushmann Khurrana, which released as Netflix, Amazon Prime, Disney+, Neon, directly at Amazon Prime on June 12. Hulu, and many more, have seen a historic Netflix also premiered Anurag Kashyap’s rise in subscriptions. This has also led to Choked on June 5, and Spike Lee’s Da 5 these service providers diversifying their Bloods on June 12. content to meet audience interests across In Hollywood, Apple TV+ will be age brackets. releasing Tom Hanks’ Greyhound directly New Zealand’s big news on its platform, and if rumours are to be On July 7, Sky’s entertainment believed, and COVID-19 situation doesn’t subscription service, Neon will merge improve soon, Disney might release the with Lighthouse. In December last year, Marvel superhero film Black Widow Sky had announced the purchase of digitally. Lightbox, the entertainment subscription Flattening the curve? service formerly owned by Spark. To get through the stuck-at-home days of So after the merger, Neon and the coronavirus pandemic, people across Lightbox’s catalogues of TV shows, the world have spent significantly more kids programming, and movies will time than usual in front of the TV, gorging be combined into a single app. This on streaming shows, news programs, old new service with a strong line up of sitcoms and video games. But new data programming would stand well against shows that, slowly, they have started to the other popular;ar streaming services wean themselves from their favourite in New Zealand including Netflix and lockdown diversion. Amazon Prime. A research study in Havas Media Another interesting development Group’s Covid-19 Media Behaviours is Academy Cinema in Auckland - an Report shows that while media independent cinema specialising in art- consumption has started to flatten out house films - signing up to a streaming (or slightly decrease for some streaming platform run by Hamilton-based start-up, channels) in the last two-three weeks. ScreenPlus, which enables cinemas to But importantly, the report said that stream films on their websites. 59 percent of respondents claimed to be Since then Screenplus has using video streaming platforms more seen hundreds of film festivals than they did prior to the virus outbreak. and cinema chains worldwide Future signing up on their website. What is noteworthy is that there are Last few months have also a few more SVoD services waiting to seen many SVoD giving free be launched like Quibi, HBO Max, and access to viewers during the Peacock. It is being speculated that these lockdown. Here, the Auckland channels will provide people newer and Library streaming platform different options to choose from, as noted needs a special mention. One by analyst and venture capitalist Matthew can watch from a collection Ball on Twitter. “The fact that people of unlimited international are stuck at home will give every new, movies, documentaries and nascent, and yet-to-launch Over-the-Top indie films, free of cost. (OTT) video service a much stronger shot Moreover, lots of films that at success,” he wrote, sounding optimistic were originally scheduled about the future of SVoD going forward. for releases in theatres are - by Shivangi Bose, an experienced media now being released on the professional and writer, who recently streaming platforms. moved to Auckland, and has a special In Bollywood, most interest in script-writing for brand videos. What's On? June 25 - July 1, 2020 I 23 Creating the peret home st or o

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