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Venkat Raman 

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From Immigration to 

Income Tax, members of 

the Indian community 

seem to have become the 

prime target of fraudsters, whose 

identity is yet to be unmasked. 

The latest is people applying for 

Citizenship. 

Although the Internal Affairs 

Department has issued a general 

warning, complaints received at 

our offices over the past few days 

were from Indians who have applied 

for ‘New Zealand Citizenship 

by Grant,’ after successful completion 

of the statutory period of 

Permanent Residence. 

Citizenship Scam 

One reader said that he received 

a call on his mobile phone. 

“The caller told me that I had 

not completed the Citizenship application 

form correctly and that 

I stood the risk of being declined 

citizenship and that I should remit 

$600 immediately to an account 

that he specified. I complied 

but learn later that the call was 

not from Internal Affairs. I also 

learnt that my application was being 

processed. Attempts to get the 

phone number of the caller was 

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Another reader said that she 

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“The callers claim to be from 

Immigration New Zealand. The 

caller may say that there is a problem 

with the citizenship application, 

seeking money to resolve the 

issue. If you receive one of these 

calls or have any concerns regarding 

your citizenship application, 

please call Internal Affairs directly 

on 0800-225151,” it said. 

The scam appears to target a variety 

of nationalities, including 

If you receive one of these calls or 

have any concerns regarding your 

citizenship application, Please call 

Internal Affairs directly 

on 0800-225151 

Indian and Fijian nationals. INZ 

is currently assessing the extent 

of the problem, but since the beginning 

of June INZ has received 

about 180 complaints from customers 

who have been contacted 

by a scam caller. 

Immigration Fraud 

Fraudsters had ‘hijacked’ the 

website of Immigration New 

Zealand (INZ) recently, which, 

upon access, sought the name of 

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Tusshar Kapoor in Auckland on August 20 

Hindi film industry star 

Tusshar Kapoor will be in 

Auckland on August 20, 

2016 to participate in the 

‘India Festival of Radio Tarana’ at the 

Vodafone Events Centre, 770 Great 

South Road, Manukau. 

The popular actor belongs to an illustrious 

family that includes his father 

Jeetendra and sister Ekta Kapoor, 

known for several soaps on 

Indian television channels 

produced by her company 

‘Balaji Telefilms’ and 

‘Balaji Motion Pictures.’ 

Radio Tarana Managing 

Director Robert Khan 

person and other contact details. 

Officials have since changed the 

website but suspect that the hijackers 

may have taken the data 

of many clients. This could have 

encouraged fraudulent phone 

calls. 

INZ Area Manager Michael 

Carley said these call scams typically 

involve fraudsters deceiving 

people into believing they are 

speaking to an INZ staff member 

who demand payment from people 

to avoid deportation or arrest. 

“Usually, the caller will quote 

reference numbers that appear 

to reference INZ applications, but 

are false. There also seemed to be 

instances where the caller is asking 

for payment in the form of 

iTunes vouchers,” he said. 

He said that often the fraudsters 

have some details of the person 

they are speaking to such as their 

name or address. 

“Fraudsters can be cunning in 

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what appears to be a legitimate 

phone number when the call is actually 

made from another number. 

This technology is known as 

ID spoofing scams. 

“I want to be clear that these 

calls are not from INZ, we would 

never ring someone and demand 

money or the purchase of iTunes 

vouchers over the phone” he said. 

Readers may also contact the 

nearest police station. 

said that ‘Tusshar will celebrate 

the Festival of India that will include 

the country’s cuisine, culture 

and costumes. 

“Radio Tarana programmes are 

always free for common people. 

By bringing Tusshar, our team will 

provide an opportunity for hundreds 

of thousands of people to 

meet their favourite film star. He 

will spend time with his fans in the 

morning and in the evening, culminating 

in fireworks,” Mr Khan 

said. 

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more details of Festival of India in 

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02 HOMELINK 

Vigilance against diminution of standards imperative 

Sir Anand Satyanand 

Many contemporary 

descriptions 

of Aotearoa New 

Zealand focus on the 

country’s natural beauty, its remoteness 

and what is thought 

to be the friendly character of 

its people. These all add up to 

presentation of a country which 

is pleasant to visit as well as to 

live within. 

At another level, our country 

has enjoyed a long unbroken 

strand of continuing democracy 

and an electoral system, now 

in place for 20 years that ensures 

participation by minority 

groupings. 

There is an approach exhibited 

here towards the indigenous 

Maori population that is characterised 

by partnership rather 

than conquest. 

All of these above factors 

tend to push to the background 

the pervading importance of a 

sound financial system, which 

can sometimes be taken for 

granted. 

Reserve Bank tasks 

For the past 80 years, the 

Reserve Bank of New Zealand 

(RBNZ) has husbanded the task 

of keeping the economy stable 

and people’s faith in it constant. 

In the past 30 years, successive 

governments have provided 

the RBNZ with sufficient 

powers and tools to ensure that 

it maintains stability of prices 

and control over inflation. 

It is a matter of general 

knowledge in the community 

that every few weeks, in fact 

seven times per year, there will 

be an announcement by the 

Bank expressing and settling the 

Official Cash Rate. This is the 

interest rate set by the Reserve 

Bank to meet the inflation target 

that has been specified in the 

agreement it has with the government 

of the day. 

The rate influences more generally 

the price of borrowing 

money in New Zealand and thus 

enables the RBNZ to influence 

the level of economic activity 

and inflation. Added to this, the 

Reserve Bank has supervisory 

powers over operation of companies 

undertaking business in 

banking, insurance and dealing 

in finance. 

Financial Architecture 

It can be said that governments 

need to provide the architecture 

within which business 

can function. It can also be 

said that mechanisms like the 

Reserve Bank ensure distance 

between the two, but also control 

and sanction when either of 

the latter is called for. 

In any examination of governance, 

it is important to see that 

the institutions are stable and 

can withstand scrutiny for understandable 

and fair practices. 

The confidence of the busi- 

ness community and the faith of 

the public depend on this scrutiny 

being thorough. 

New Zealand has developed 

over time, and in particular during 

the past 20 years, an internationally 

respected reputation 

for accountability and transparency 

of institutions which has 

ensured, for example, a prominent 

and positive placement on 

the Corruption Perception Index 

of Transparency International, 

published since 1993. In a relatively 

small country, comprising 

268,000 square kilometres and 

housing 4.6 million people with 

a small economy, a GDP generating 

$240 billion, this has required 

continued activity by a 

number of players. 

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Parliament has its part to play 

with empowering legislation 

and the ability to conduct inquiries. 

The Courts provide recourse 

for criminal breaches to 

be prosecuted or for civil claims 

to be pursued. 

Supervisory agencies such 

as the Ombudsman and the 

Auditor General are accessible 

to the public for complaints 

about maladministration and 

wrongdoing to be brought to account. 

The press plays an important 

role in bringing to light 

things which are inadequate or 

have gone wrong. 

There can be no guarantee of 

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continuance and there has to be 

maintained an ongoing attitude 

of vigilance against diminution 

of standards. Money laundering 

and illegal practices can 

flower easily if this vigilance is 

not maintained. Central in all 

of this, is the positioning of suitably 

skilled and fearless holders 

of public office to make sure 

that standards are maintained. 

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Questions that need to arrest police attention 

Phil Goff 

Time and again I have heard the argument 

that cuts in police resourcing 

are not important because 

crime is coming down. 

It was always a poor justification for 

cutting police funding and not growing 

police numbers in line with Auckland’s 

rapidly growing population. 

However, even the police figures that 

the government once relied on to say 

crime was coming down, now show the 

opposite. 

Police figures for year-on-year movement 

in crime released last month show 

crime figures up in almost all categories. 

More burglaries 

Take burglaries for example. Across 

New Zealand, burglaries went up from 

57,921 in the year to May 2015 to 65,760 

in the year to May 2016, a rise of 5839 or 

13.5%. 

That is a big rise in just a year. 

The worst figures were in Counties- 

Manukau where burglaries went up 

18.8%, robberies rose 17% and assaults by 

more than 21%. 

In the Auckland City Police District, 

serious assaults were up 22% and in 

Waitemata burglaries rose 8.55% and sexual 

assaults 7.1%. 

Confronted with these figures, Police 

Commissioner Mike Bush disturbingly described 

the figures as a ‘small rise’ at the 

Law and Order Committee. 

Police Minister Judith Collins, avoided 

answering questions around this, on 

the reductions in funding for Police and 

on the lower ratio of police officers to 

population. 

I got the numbers from written questions 

that I submitted to the Police 

Minister. 

Hard questions 

I asked the Minister, “What has been 

the increase in Police numbers in the 

three Auckland Police Districts over the 

last four years and is this increase proportionate 

to the rise in the city’s population?’ 

Her answer was, “The growth in police 

constabulary numbers over the five years, 

2012 to 2016 inclusive, was just five! That 

is one extra police officer a year across 

Auckland, the population of which, over 

the same period of time, had increased by 

more than 160,000. 

The second question was, “In which of 

the last four years, if any, have budget increases 

for Vote Police exceeded increases 

in the real level of costs facing the Police 

including the cost of extra responsibilities 

imposed on them?’ 

The answer: “The only year in which 

the increase was more than the Consumer 

Price Index was 2014-2015.” 

In other words, the Police budget has 

gone down in real terms in three of the 

last four years. 

The Police budget has not just been frozen, 

it has been cut. 

Other posers 

That led me to raise other obvious 

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Is it a lack of resources that means that 

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As police resources have been cut, each 

year, their ability to solve crimes has got 

worse. Burglaries are the most common 

crime facing our community. 

The biggest deterrent to people thinking 

of committing this crime is the fear of being 

caught. They do not have this fear. 

The second follow-up question was with 

fewer resources and a bigger population; 

“Why, people robbed of their cell phones 

who then use an app to track down where 

the phones are, cannot get police help to recover 

them? Is that why when information 

identifying burglars and thieves are given 

to police which would enable them to be 

caught and convicted often are just not followed 

up? 

I got no answer to this but I have now 

written again to the Police Commissioner 

giving actual examples of these things happening 

and asked for an explanation. 

When I get a reply from him, I will be 

happy to share it with Indian Newslink 

readers. 

We deserve a better response to our safety 

and security concerns than we are getting 

now. 

Phil Goff is a Mayoral candidate for 

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04 HOMELINK-auckland mayoralty 

Auckland should not 

shut its doors 

Mark Thomas 

My Mayoral opponent 

Phil Goff and I visited 

Warkworth in the 

far north of Auckland 

(Rodney) recently. We spoke 

about our different plans to empower 

local communities and 

give more power to local boards, 

and of course about Auckland’s 

housing crisis. 

Mr Goff talked about lobbying 

the government to reduce immigration 

as a way of dealing with 

Auckland’s housing issues. 

I was disappointed to hear this. 

My wife Wendy Lai emigrated 

with her family from Singapore 

35 years ago. 

They, together with the 

more than 520,000 or 40% of 

Aucklanders who were not born 

in New Zealand, now form a rich 

part of Auckland’s culture. 

Our two New Zealand-Chinese 

sons and all the many other Kiwi 

multi-ethnic children that have 

resulted, make our region even 

richer. 

Welcoming Citizens 

At the Auckland Town Hall 

last week, I helped preside over 

the swearing in of 420 new New 

Zealand citizens, who came from 

51 different countries. 

Citizenship ceremonies have 

been one of the real highlights of 

my time as an elected member of 

the Auckland Council. 

I do not want to see the numbers 

attending these ceremonies 

drop because Auckland is no 

longer welcoming new migrants. 

So I did not speak in 

Warkworth about trying to limit 

this strength of Auckland. 

It is not something that the 

Mayor of Auckland controls in 

any case. 

But I did speak about how 

we can make the voice of our 

many and varied communities 

stronger. 

The recent Reputation Survey 

that the Auckland Council undertook 

said that only 15% of us are 

satisfied with the Council. 

Unhappy people 

People in the more rural areas 

of Rodney say that they are very 

unhappy. 

The Rodney ward rates 

Auckland Council only 36/100 on 

reputation – the lowest of all - and 

considered the Council ‘weak.’ 

The Council’s overall reputation 

average is only 45 which is called 

‘average.’ 

But I know this concern is also 

spread among a number of our 

ethnic communities. 

Some of these communities feel 

disconnected from the Council 

and they do not have their voices 

heard strongly enough in housing, 

community, safety and other 

policies. 

I do not believe that the current 

Mayor’s special ethnic advisory 

panel approach has worked 

well enough to address this and 

I will change that if you elect me 

Mayor. 

I spoke about this recently 

at a mayoral debate at the 

Multicultural New Zealand annual 

conference chaired by Indian 

Newslink Editor. 

The Council needs to build 

stronger relationships with the 

existing community groups and 

ethnic community associations 

that already do a good job. 

I also encouraged people at the 

conference to think about standing 

for Auckland Council either as 

ward councillors or as local board 

members. Nominations open 

from Friday, July 15. All the information 

you need is contained on 

Council’s ironically named website: 

www.showyourlove.co.nz 

Diverse representation 

I want to see more of our diverse 

communities represented 

on the Auckland Council. This is 

the best way to make the changes 

We should walk the talk on housing 

Vic Crone 

While we are distracted 

with unrealistic 

and fringe solutions, 

Auckland’s average 

house price romps towards a million 

dollars. 

Sadly, we are no longer talking 

squarely about the price of ownership 

but also rising homelessness. 

With a 30,000 home shortage in 

Auckland, we are not seeing clear 

enough progress in the absolute 

basics of housing supply. We are 

dropping the ball with low land 

availability, a slow consenting 

pipeline, lagging infrastructure, 

but all the while we are seeing bigger 

and more expensive homes 

built. 

Action needed 

Recently, with the ‘Lifewise Big 

Sleepout,’ I experienced first-hand 

what it was like to sleep rough for 

a night. It was a big wakeup call. 

It is time that we had substantial 

effort in core areas strangling 

housing supply. 

Firstly, that means (a) Getting 

tough on land banking. Land earmarked 

for development must 

be developed as soon as possible 

or face substantial targeted rates 

(b) Land sold by the Government 

and the Council must have sunset 

clauses and criteria on the mix 

of homes to increase affordable 

housing (c) A lean process review 

on Council’s consenting approach, 

speeding it up, taking it online and 

providing full transparency to users 

(d) Better partnerships with 

government, developers and infrastructure 

providers to get infrastructure 

in as soon as possible. 

This includes applications for 

the recently announced Housing 

Infrastructure Fund. 

It is likely that we will be be 

nearly 40,000 homes short in a 

couple of years. Aucklanders deserve 

to know when we will realistically 

begin to make a dent 

in supply. Will we be facing huge 

price increases for another two, 

five or ten years? 

Transparent Reports 

To ensure that we are getting 

this progress, I am calling for 

quarterly housing report cards 

giving us a clear picture of how 

we are tracking and what action is 

taking place. 

you want to happen. 

But as Mayor, I will strengthen 

local boards by giving them more 

transport powers, move funding 

from lower-ranked regional 

priorities into higher prioritised 

community projects and I will 

establish formal relationships 

with existing strong community 

groups or help form new ones. 

In my own Council ward, we 

have established five new resident 

associations to ensure that 

all our ten suburbs are covered. 

I have found that by collaborating 

more effectively with 

Auckland’s communities, we can 

address our housing and other 

challenges more effectively. 

I want to strengthen this role 

and not reduce it. 

Mark Thomas is a Mayoral candidate 

for Auckland City. 

This transparency will no doubt 

speed up results and improve decision 

making. Clear and simple 

information should include 

(1) Progress and actions underway 

to clean up the full-time consenting 

pipeline. This includes the 

average full-time consent period 

and the numbers at each consent 

stage (2) The amount of land earmarked 

versus land freed up for 

development by the government 

and Council, along with development 

activity. For example, no 

development action (bare); in consent; 

construction underway; and 

on the market/sold (3) Key infrastructure 

initiatives required for 

new housing developments and 

the progress on these and (4) The 

mix of homes being consented to 

provide more affordable homes to 

Aucklanders (apartments, townhouses 

and homes). 

Government homes 

Finally, the government simply 

does not have the capability and 

flexibility to build housing at the 

scale and pace we need, as suggested 

by some people. 

In addition, those building projects 

would suck funding away 

from the critical supporting infrastructure 

needed. The biggest impact 

that we can get here and now 

is to get the supply chain we already 

have moving. 

Then we can look at other solutions 

to boost supply. 

While I cannot speak for the 

government, I think we would 

get much better and faster results 

through social enterprise 

partnerships. 

Vic Crone is a Mayoral Candidate 

for Auckland City.


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05 

Satellite Centres will solve the Star Problem 

John Palino 

Auckland has 

some amazing 

opportunities. 

Our population 

growth is worth gold if we 

can plan it properly but the 

growth plan this Council created 

is a big failure. 

Earlier this year, the 

ATAP (Auckland Transport 

Alignment Project) Report 

highlighted this failure and 

demonstrated the need 

for a new growth plan for 

Auckland. 

New Growth Plan 

I created the new growth 

plan for Auckland during my 

2013 campaign. 

Both National and Labour 

are in agreement with my 

plan that we must open up 

the Metropolitan boundary. 

National is now going to 

force the Council to open up 

land. 

Please visit the article that 

I wrote in Indian Newslink 

(August 1, 2013) by following 

this link (http://goo.gl/ss533z). 

Editor’s Note: The article 

can also be accessed from 

our archives on our website 

(www.indiannewslink. 

co.nz). 

Let me start by saying that 

we cannot and must not intensify 

established suburbs 

which cannot handle the 

growth. This kind of growth 

serves no one and plays a 

huge part in the increased 

congestion, debt, over-loaded 

schools, extended pressure 

on police, fire, ambulance 

and hospitals. 

It has caused our house 

prices to skyrocket, our families 

to move away from 

Auckland and the increased 

poverty that we are seeing in 

the outer suburbs. 

New Cities 

Growth needs to be focused 

on new satellite centres and 

close to employment where 

we can model new cities on 

an identified and planned 

balance of jobs, homes and 

travel. 

We must stop thinking that 

we can continue to channel 

trips into the Central 

Business District (CBD). Only 

12% of the working-force actually 

go to the CBD, leaving 

88% having to use their cars 

and that is the problem. 

Our growth plan needs to 

change now and we need 

to grow new centres in our 

north, north-west and south. 

This will reduce trips to 

the CBD, provide affordable 

housing and reduce the 

squeeze on cars and buses 

into the central city. 

Embrace technology 

New centres can be fit out 

with the kind of technology 

we need to manage transport 

effectively and deliver thousands 

of affordable homes, 

while jobs are created near 

them. This is our opportunity 

to build new, beautiful, modern 

centres where people 

will live and work. 

By opening up the land and 

concentrating on growth, we 

will reduce house prices, enabling 

us to actually have a 

plan. While residential areas 

are being built, the business 

centre will create jobs for 

those moving into the City. 

It allows us to know when 

and where the schools should 

be built and where the police, 

ambulance, fire and emergency 

facilities are needed. 

By stage three of this 

growth plan, we can build a 

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More than 1000 users 

across New Zealand 

will have the benefit 

of an innovative software, 

enhancing added value 

delivery of medical services. 

Green Cross Health Limited, 

a primary healthcare provider, 

has just signed an agreement 

with Medtech Global Limited 

to roll out the latter’s ‘Medtech 

Evolution,’ stated to be state-ofthe-art 

in the medical industry. 

Green Cross Health Medical 

Division General Manager 

Shaun Smith said that ‘Medtech 

Evolution’ was extensively tested 

for its technology, user-experience, 

account transition, 

training and support. 

“We were satisfied that it was 

the best system to meet our 

needs. Our internal programme 

will ensure that the transition 

for practices is as seamless as 

possible,” he said. 

Futuristic Solution 

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Evolution’ as the ‘practice management 

system of the future.’ 

“We have put our 30 years of 

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this state-of-the art product. 

‘Evolution’ employs the 

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Transition from the 

existing Medtech32 Practice 

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made efficient and smooth. 

Medtech has ensured that users 

can retain many of the familiar 

workflows and shortcuts in 

Medtech32,” he said. 

Mr Ramayah said that his 

company developed a special 

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Intelligence Toll (CBIT) incorporated 

into ‘Medtech Evolution.’ 

“CBIT will enable practices 

to view and compare practice 

data with national data as well 

as to collate financial information. 

Evolution makes it easier 

for practices to view the financial 

health of their practice and 

also to save and earn money,” 

he said. 

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Teacher bias cited for Maori 

underachievement 

Anton Blank 

A 

new study from diversity consultancy 

Oranui, ‘Unconscious Bias in 

Education,’ has revealed how teachers’ 

low expectations have led to 

decades of under-achievement by Maori 

students. 

‘Pygmalion Effect’ is a term coined by researchers 

during the 1960s and updated 

during the 1990s to describe how teachers’ 

expectations of students largely determine 

students’ educational achievement. 

In this study, we have compared Maori and 

African American students’ experience and 

found very similar patterns. 

Teachers in both countries have low expectations 

of these groups of children. As a result, 

Maori and African-American children 

lag well behind other groups at school. 

Significant barriers 

Maori children face significant barriers to 

achievement, which stem from negative stereotypes 

attached to Maori as a social group. 

Personal and interpersonal racism, and institutional 

racism, work together to perpetuate 

Maori disadvantage in almost all spheres. 

United States literature shows that gaps in 

achievement between individuals and across 

socio-economic and racial groups open up 

at a very young age, before children start 

school. The gaps that emerge at a young age 

continue into adulthood. 

African-American children enter kindergarten 

behind white children, and these 

achievement gaps persist at every grade level, 

and for every subject. Children who are 

deprived of the opportunity to learn through 

poverty and lack of education of their parents 

do not perform well at school. 

After accounting for these socio-economic 

factors, there is still a significant achievement 

gap between African-American children and 

other groups. 

Mishmash message 

Like Maori children, we argue that this can 

be attributed to bias on behalf of teachers. 

Unconscious bias, a framework which 

we present in our report as a much-needed 

pathway out of the mire, suggests that bias 

is a natural human characteristic, socialised 

into us by a complex mishmash of cultural 

messaging. 

We have affinity with people who are like 

us and more difficulty building relationships 

with people we do not understand. It is the 

law of attraction. 

Teachers’ bias towards Maori and African 

American children is unconscious. 

By and large they do not consciously set 

out to discriminate against these students. 

Teachers simply find it easier to relate to children 

who are like them from the same ethnic 

group. 

Developing hierarchy 

In New Zealand, a hierarchy has developed. 

Recent research shows that teachers 

have highest expectations of Asian students, 

followed by Pakeha, Pasifika, and finally 

Maori. To mitigate the impact of these biases, 

the starting point for change then is for 

teachers to understand their own biases, and 

mitigate their impact on decision- making 

and interactions with students. 

Solutions to unconscious bias have been 

trialled in other countries. 

In the US, successful interventions have 

been developed, which take the form of training 

and development programmes. 

The most successful of the programmes 

developed empathy in white Americans for 

African-Americans through a series of association 

exercises. 

Replacing stereotypes 

The exercises helped white Americans unpack 

stereotypes that they had about African- 

Americans, and replace these stereotypes 

with more positive perceptions. The tests 

also helped the white Americans understand 

what it is like to be a minority group. 

In this report, we have focused on education 

but unconscious bias impacts Maori in 

almost all spheres. 

It is, however, absolutely possible to 

change the situation. 

Recognising how unconscious bias influences 

teachers’ relationships with Maori students 

is the key to lifting Maori educational 

achievement. Tools and programmes to address 

unconscious bias towards Maori should 

be developed and applied broadly in the full 

range of education, health and social service 

sectors. 

A ‘Whole of Systems Approach’ is required. 

Anton Blank is Director, Oranui and Principal 

Investigator of ‘Unconscious Bias in 

Education,’ a Report released in Wellington 

on July 13, 2016. 

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PricewaterhouseCoopers Chairman 

John Shewan’s report on the use of 

New Zealand foreign trusts for illicit 

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recommendations. 

Mr Shewan, who was appointed to investigate 

foreign trust disclosure rules following 

the Panama Papers saga, has recommended 

that trustees of foreign trusts should report 

much more information to Inland Revenue 

Department (IRD). 

Although New Zealand’s tax system is highly 

robust, it turns out that our foreign trusts 

could be used to shelter illegal activity, including 

tax avoidance. 

Mr Shewan said that trustees should be required 

to register foreign trusts when they 

are set up, and that they should file annual 

returns with details of settlors, beneficiaries, 

and full financial statements. 

Greater disclosure 

I have been vocal in urging the government 

to take action with respect to foreign 

trusts, including much greater disclosure to 

IRD. 

I have argued this would enable legitimate 

use of foreign trusts and, at the same time, 

stop them from being used for tax avoidance 

and other illegal purposes. 

Mr Shewan has delivered a very strong 

recommendation for action. 

Just knowing that information is being collected 

should be enough to deter foreigners 

who want to use trusts in New Zealand for 

tax avoidance and other illicit purposes. 

Eliminating risks 

The foreign trusts problem never created 

any risk to the amount of tax collected in 

New Zealand – but it created a risk to our 

reputation. The actions recommended by Mr 

Shewan will eliminate that risk. 

The onus now rests with the government. 

It will be up to them to decide whether 

or not to implement Mr Shewan’s 

recommendations. 

It is unusual to ask the trustees pay a fee of 

$500 for registration and impose an annual 

filing fee of $500. 

No other taxpayers are required to pay 

fees for the privilege of giving information to 

IRD but it might be justified because government 

does not expect to collect any tax from 

foreign trusts. 

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Hindu leader lauds Fiji on Yoga posture 

Staff Reporter 

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The Society of Hinduism 

has lauded the Fijian 

government for reportedly 

including Yoga in its 

curriculum. 

The Nevada (USA) based 

Society President Rajen 

Zed commended the Fijian 

Education Ministry, describing 

the move as ‘a step in positive 

direction.’ 

He said that the decision 

would accord an opportunity 

to students to avail the multiple 

benefits Yoga. 

Mr Zed said that reports suggest 

Yoga was introduced in Fiji 

as a part of Physical Education 

classes by the Education 

Ministry to help students cope 

with academic work and stay 

healthy. 

Ministry Circular 

The government-owned Fiji 

Broadcasting Corporation quoted 

Education, Heritage & Arts 

Minister Dr Mahendra Reddy 

as saying that Yoga will stabilise 

students’ minds and help them 

concentrate better on their 

studies. 

Iowane P Tiko, Permanent 

Secretary at the Ministry said 

in a Circular that all School 

Heads, Divisional and District 

Offices should incorporate Yoga 

as a component of the weekly 

Physical Exercise classes for 

students. 

Rajen Zed 

“Yoga is a physical, mental, 

and spiritual practice or discipline 

that originated in India,” 

he said. 

Attached to the Circular were 

pictures of 65 Yoga poses including 

Warrior, Triangle, Cobra, 

Crow, Garland, Butterfly, Camel, 

Boat and Thunderbolt. 

Mr Zed urged all countries 

and territories in Oceania to 

work towards formally introducing 

Yoga as a part of curriculum 

in their public schools, 

incorporating highly beneficial 

Yoga in the lives of their 

students. 

Living Fossil 

Yoga, referred as ‘a living fossil,’ 

was a mental and physical 

discipline for everybody to 

share and benefit. The practice 

of Yoga goes back to 2000 BCE 

and the Indus Valley civilisation, 

he said. 

Mr Zed said that although introduced 

and nourished by 

Hinduism, Yoga was a world 

heritage and liberation powerhouse 

to be utilised by all. 

“According to Patañjali, the 

complier of Yoga Sutra, Yoga 

was a methodical effort to attain 

perfection, through control 

of the different elements 

of human nature, physical and 

psychical. The US National 

Institutes of Health has said that 

Yoga may help one to feel more 

relaxed, be more flexible, improve 

posture, breathe deeply, 

and get rid of stress,” he said. 

Dr Zed said that a recently released 

‘2016 Yoga in America 

Study,’ said that about 37 million 

Americans (which included 

many celebrities) now practice 

Yoga. 

“It is strongly correlated with 

a positive self-image. Yoga was 

the repository of something 

basic in the human soul and 

psyche.” 

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Fiji and Japan have agreed 

to a series of new, modernised 

aviation provisions 

that will increase 

passenger and cargo opportunities 

for designated carriers, expand 

entitlements and improve 

safety and security, allowing for 

greater economic collaboration 

between the two countries. 

The new provisions mark the 

first update to the air services 

arrangement between the two 

Fiji consular service in Auckland 

The following news item was 

posted on Indian Newslink 

website, Facebook and 

Twitter on July 4, 2016. One 

event mentioned may have 

lapsed at press time. 

Fiji High Commission staff 

from Wellington will be in 

Auckland from Friday, July 15 

to Sunday, July 17, 2016 to receive 

applications for Passports 

and Citizenship from Fijians in 

Mr Sayed-Khaiyum with Japan Civil 

Aviation Bureau Senior Air Talks Officer 

Sanae Mizuta in Fiji on July 8, 2016 in 

Suva. (Picture by DEPFTO) 

Auckland. 

They will be available at the 

office of Honorary Consul for 

Fiji in Auckland located at Tulja 

Centre, 190, Stoddard Road, Mt 

Roskill from 10 am to 4 pm. 

On another note, Fiji’s High 

Commissioner to New Zealand 

Filimone Waqabaca has invited 

Fijians in Auckland to Talanoa 

sessions as per the following: 

Thursday, July 14, 2016 from 

Widening the horizon with Japan 

countries since 1993. 

The new provisions allow 

for designated airlines of both 

countries to operate three passenger 

or cargo flights per week 

between Fiji and Japan, with 

an expansion to four flights per 

week beginning in late 2019. 

They also provide an opportunity 

for designated carriers to 

code-share, and bring safety and 

security provisions more in line 

with international aviation industry 

standards. 

“These new provisions will 

benefit airlines, tourists and 

shippers, and increase flows 

of investment and trade into 

both Fiji and Japan,” Attorney- 

General and Civil Aviation 

Minister Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum 

said. 

“By granting more access to 

Fijian and Japanese airlines, we 

have set the stage for greater cooperation 

between our aviation 

industries and the establishment 

of direct routes between 

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Kiwis remain marginalised in Australia 

Australia for five years or more at 

the Skilled Migrant Category rate of 

A$ 54,000 per year and applications 

can only be made from July 2017. 

With these exclusions, thousands 

Mahendra Sukhdeo 

of New Zealanders who are performing 

menial, low-paid jobs and 

New Zealanders have 

their dependants and those sponsored 

older migrants would be ex- 

crossed the Tasman for 

several years; some came 

cised from the placid pathway. 

as children and regarded 

Their plight would remain in limbo 

Australia as their home. 

There are now 640,000 Kiwis in 

until the Aussies in New Zealand 

and Kiwis in Australia are placed in 

Australia. 

an identical bracket. 

John Key (right) with Malcolm Turnbull 

In 2001, New Zealand capitulated 

Deportee/Detainee Appeals 

to the wishes of Australia and 

agreed to restrictions on Australian 

citizenship rules and social security 

benefits. 

Instead of gaining permanent 

residency on arrival as was 

the case before 2001, a Special 

Category Visa (SCV) was created 

that permitted them to work and 

live indefinitely, but with restrictions 

on voting rights and social 

benefits such as education, disability 

and disaster relief. 

They must apply for citizenship 

before voting rights and full 

benefits are accorded whereas 

Australians arriving in New 

Zealand can vote after one year, receive 

full government benefits after 

two years and become citizens 

after five years. 

The purge of 2014 

In December 2014, Australia 

passed a new draconian law under 

Section 501 of the Migration 

Act 1958 that permitted purging 

of visas of non-citizens with a record 

of 12 months or more of prison 

term inclusive of post-acquittal 

sentences. 

They could be deported to their 

country of origin or resettled in 

other developing countries. About 

40 New Zealanders are now held in 

Christmas Island and 200 throughout 

Australia. This has sent shockwaves 

across Kiwi communities 

both in Australia and New Zealand. 

Among those deported to New 

Zealand included a 56-year quadriplegic 

who had resided in Australia 

for 36 years. He was jailed in 2012 

for 13 months for taking controlled 

medicinal painkillers. 

As the deportation increased 

one per day, New Zealand Prime 

Minister John Key protested “in 

the spirit of mate-ship” but his 

Australian counterpart Malcolm 

Turnbull ignored it at their January 

2016 talks in Wellington. 

Kiwi inflow decreases 

As the uncertainty of obtaining 

PR and Citizenship grew, droves 

of Aussie - New Zealanders left the 

shores and by the end of last year, 

the maximum inflow from New 

Zealand was superseded by China. 

Against this background, Mr 

Key met with Mr Turnbull at the 

‘Pyjama Party’ rendezvous in 

Sydney followed by the announcement 

of February 19, 2016 that allows 

New Zealanders to apply for 

Australian citizenship after five 

years of stay. 

Circuitous New Pathway 

The new pathway to citizenship 

applies to Kiwis with Special 

Category Visa (SCV) who have 

lived in Australia for five years 

or more from February 2001 to 

February 19, 2016. It excludes New 

Zealanders who have obtained 

Permanent Residency during this 

period. They have to wait for 10 

years to apply for citizenship. 

Will this policy open the doors 

for tens of thousands of New 

Zealanders to become Australian 

citizens? 

Far from it. 

To be eligible, New Zealanders 

should have been working in 

That leaves two nagging issues 

that should be resolved to 

bring back the bonhomie between 

Australia and New Zealand. 

The first relates to the successful 

appeals on their detention and/or 

deportation. Mr Turnbull has conceded 

that “close to 50% of the appeals 

have been successful” so far 

but did not elaborate if such applicants 

would be reasonably compensated 

for the physical and 

mental stress and strain and the 

communal loss of face and fraternity 

on account of their detention/ 

deportation. If their appeals are 

successful, then they should not 

have been detained or deported. 

Now, the net of purging visas 

has been widened to include New 

Zealanders and others who are 

caught in the unlawful activities of 

the ‘Bikie’ and street gangs. 

On April 11, 2016, Henry Robati, 

a 19-year-old New Zealander, had 

his visa cancelled and opted to be 

deported to his home country for 

associating with the Afro-Pacificdominant 

Apex gang of Melbourne. 

Resettlement issue 

Refugees who are incarcerated 

at Nauru and Papua New Guinea’s 

Manus Island are destined to live 

an inhuman life without any hope 

of positive resettlement. 

Mr Key, during his February 

2016 visit had announced that New 

Zealand was willing to take 150 

refugees on an annual basis for 

resettlement. 

The deal was brokered in 2013 

between the then Australian Prime 

Minister Julia Gillard and Mr Key. 

Australia baulked at the proposal. 

That exposed the naked trajectory 

of the Australian policy as the 

intention was to break the back 

of the refugees rather than allow 

them the option of starting a new 

fruitful life in a more congenial 

New Zealand. 

Failed Policy 

Of the 1358 refugees detained in 

Nauru, 815 have been assessed as 

genuine refugees. These refugees, 

including 150 children still stagnate 

under gruelling conditions. Only 

five refugees grudgingly opted to 

resettle in Cambodia embracing a 

deal of $40 million aid and $15.5 

million resettlement cost (unit cost 

works at $11.1 million per person!). 

Mahendra Sukhdeo is a writer, 

researcher and author. He 

holds Masters’ degrees in Politics 

and Education. His book ‘Aryan 

Avatars’ is being printed by the 

University of the South Pacific. 

He now lives in Australia.

10 


BUSINESSLINK 

Hmm, blame it on Brexit and everything else 

Economic analysis cannot 

tell you when the price 

of a widely held and easily 

accessible asset like 

housing has reached a peak. 

It cannot tell you what the decline 

will look like. 

It cannot tell you when things 

will bottom out. 

This is because while economics 

deals with human interactions 

in the trading of goods, 

services, assets and labour, motivators 

of these transactions 

change over time. 

These motivators have definitely 

altered post-GFC; hence, 

essentially all economic forecasts 

since 2007 have been 

wrong. 

Motivators of investment asset 

purchases cannot be modelled 

even in steady times which 

we liked to think prevailed, sort 

of, in the period before the GFC 

of 2008-2009. 

Therefore, nothing can tell 

you when an asset market represents 

dangerous buying except 

gut instinct based upon 

one’s experience of such cycles 

in the past. 

Wellington scene 

To help you get a gut instinct 

for the current housing market 

and why I think we have now 

entered the earliest stages of the 

end game, consider the case of 

the regions, or more specifically 

Wellington. 

Over 2014 and early last year, 

we used to write about how 

Auckland prices had risen some 

90% since 2009 but Wellington 

had gained just 6%. 

Wellington was a screaming 

buy. 

But few people transacted. 

Over a year ago, you could 

pick up good property for what 

people now consider to be a 

song. Now we see that prices 

are soaring, listings have collapsed, 

and people are flocking 

to open homes to buy something, 

anything. 

Has the Wellington economy 

suddenly taken off? No. 

Have average incomes 

soared? No. 

Local buyers 

All that has happened is that 

just over a year ago, or even less 

that that according to some people, 

Auckland buyers appeared. 

Seeing these buyers purchasing 

properties at low prices relative 

to Auckland, offering good 

yields, the locals jumped on the 

bandwagon. And around the 

country, it is the locals driving 

regional housing markets. 

Not Aucklanders. Not foreign 

buyers even though to reinforce 

their buying determination people 

swap stories of Chinese buying 

property – Rotorua being a 

favoured location apparently. 

But just under a year ago, I 

was told a story of Chinese buying 

in the Hutt Valley. 

It does not matter whether 

such buying is occurring or not. 

People simply swap such stories 

to help them justify their decision 

to buy anything. 

Nothing out of the ordinary 

there. 

We have seen it before. These 

are the late-cycle buyers now in 

play, the market entrants who 

have capitulated from their 

view that prices would fall. 

Matter of Moment 

But it pays to think in terms 

of what is becoming, in former 

Prime Minister David 

Lange’s language, a ‘matter of 

moment.’ And what is becoming 

important is this. Politicians 

globally are being sideswiped 

by voters choosing to express 

their discontent at many of the 

trends they see around them – 

Immigration, housing affordability, 

young losing out to the 

old, regions suffering compared 

with the city agglomerations. 

Divisions have become more 

apparent and voters are expressing 

their concern about 

these divisions, about those cast 

aside and derided, or somehow 

left behind. 

Hence the Brexit success in 

the UK, the strong support for 

Bernie Sanders and Donald 

Trump in the United States, 

the rising support for far right 

and far left parties throughout 

Europe, and the miscalculation 

of Malcolm Turnbull across the 

Tasman in calling an early election 

which he may win – just. 

How is this relevant to New 

Zealand and our housing 

market? 

We like to think of our society 

as egalitarian, and we get up 

ourselves discussing how we 

are doing well while foreign 

economies and societies struggle 

with an amazing range of intense 

problems. 

They include the secular decline 

of sclerotic Europe from 

which the British have now detached 

themselves; expansion of 

China which is about to run into 

the twin problems of a failing 

economic model and military 

superiority of other powers, yet 

again, such as the United States 

and Japan; the traditional insularity 

of the United States and 

divisive Presidential election 

contest; the inability of Australia 

to produce a government able to 

arrest the deterioration in government 

accounts and competitiveness; 

the failure yet again of 

the socialist model, this time in 

Venezuela. 

And so on. 

Tony Alexander is the Chief 

Economist at Bank of New 

Zealand (BNZ). The above article 

is a part of his economic 

commentary on July 7, 2016. 

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More skilled migrants needed for growth 

HELPING FAMILIES GET AHEAD 

KANWALJIT SINGH BAKSHI 

NATIONAL LIST MP 

June Ranson 

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New Zealand needs more skilled migrants 

and investment to maintain 

its economic growth and standard 

of living. 

Editor’s Note: Ms Ranson was responding 

to a call made by New 

Zealand First Leader and Member of 

DR PARMJEET PARMAR 

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www.national.org.nz 

Parliament Winston Peters for permanent 

residence to be cut to 7000 to 

15,000 people maximum. For additional 

reading on the subject, please go to 

Viewlink in this issue. 

Mr Peters’ comments are ironic, given 

that permanent residence approvals 

were higher under Labour than 

National, and that they were at their 

highest when Mr Peters was supporting 

the Labour Government. 

This fact surely makes a mockery out 

of his advice. 

Declining births 

The birth rate in New Zealand is dropping, 

baby boomers are retiring and 

for these reasons it is essential for us 

to have skilled migrants coming to the 

country if we want to maintain our 

standard economic growth and continue 

with our standard of living, for example, 

medical and superannuation. 

New Zealand also has the situation 

that many small to medium-sized companies 

owned and operated by the baby 

boomers have no succession plans. 

Do we want these companies to close 

down and put their staff out of work, 

simply because there is no one with the 

skills and knowledge to take them over? 

Growing pains 

New Zealand is currently going 

through growing pains as a result of a 

growth period – this is a good thing. The 

alternative is no growth at all. 

Infrastructure has been neglected for 

years by successive governments and 

now at long last we are seeing movement 

happening to improve the infrastructure 

and this can be seen in 

any part of the country as you drive 

through. 

Oddly, the very people who are demanding 

the skilled migrant numbers 

be cut are the same people who want 

refugee numbers increased. 

This government has already cancelled 

the ‘Adult Child and Sibling 

Policy,’ which allowed sibling skilled or 

unskilled to join their families. 

Importantly, Immigration New 

Zealand (INZ) does have a very tight 

check on who comes to NZ under permanent 

residence. 

June Ranson is Chairperson of the 

New Zealand Association for Migration 

and Investment (NZAMI), which 

is a leading professional association 

for immigration specialists. The 

Association comprises lawyers and 

licensed immigration advisers who 

must uphold professional standards 

and comply with the Association’s 

strict Code of Ethics. For more information, 

please visit www.nzami. 

co.nz.


Dame Susan Devoy 

Women are the 

backbone 

of families, 

communities, businesses 

and economies. 

We’ve come a long way 

but we still have a very 

long way to go. 

Eighty-three years ago, 

the first woman was 

elected to our Parliament 

but women are not making the inroads into 

decision making or leadership roles we should be. 

Only 31% of our MPs are women, while women 

from ethnic minorities make up a very small 

percentage of MPs. 

Female public servant CEOs are up from 16% 

to 40% in just 5 years, but most head smaller 

departments. And once again, women from ethnic 

minorities barely feature as CEOs. 

Government makes hundreds of appointments to public boards every year: 

This is an area where ministers can have an immediate impact on gender as 

well as ethnic equity. 

Equal opportunity 

I am not saying appoint people to boards just because they are women: 

we need the best person for the job but it doesn’t make sense that the best 

person for the job is always men. Or people from the same ethnic group. 

Good governance skills are not inherently male skills: I am convinced there 

are women with the right expertise for these roles. 

A good board director does not need to be an expert on a board’s subject 

matter: If this were true then most cabinet ministers would never be put in 

charge of portfolios they are not subject experts on. 

Directors need operational understanding as well as strategic and common 

sense. Many women are natural CEOS, in charge of their own families: 

management and leadership is something we do every day. How many 

women are involved in community groups and voluntary organisations? 

It’s critical that women ensure not only put themselves forward for jobs and 

positions: but that we encourage each other to do so too. 

Dame Susan Devoy is Race Relations Commissioner of New Zealand. 

www.hrc.co.nz 

WOMEN IN BUSINESS 

11 

Ashika Lal 

Banking is often seen 

as being dominated 

by men – but at 

ASB, Ashika Lal has 

thrived, achieving both 

her own ambitions and 

those of her many business 

customers. That’s mainly 

due to her own hard work 

and strong business acumen, but she’s also grateful for 

ASB’s inclusive environment, where everyone is free to 

contribute to the success of the business. 

Ashika was born in Suva, Fiji, and raised and educated 

in New Zealand. She started in banking 17 years’ ago, 

mostly working with business clients. During her career 

she has used her expertise to make positive changes to 

the way the bank works with business, putting in place 

better processes and better service standards. At ASB 

she is now in a senior role as a Commercial Manager, 

with a team of three and a portfolio of clients. 

“I have a passion for business, and especially franchise 

businesses. My clients operate in a range of industries, 

including manufacturing, importing and exporting. 

I enjoy working with them to facilitate leveraged 

cashflow funding and transaction banking services.” 

Ashika’s insights and experience have been requested 

outside of the business where she has presented on 

banking options for business owners at events organised 

by the IRD, Franchise New Zealand, Manukau City 

Council, Auckland Business Expo and the Indian 

Business Association. 

“I’m so proud of the work we do at ASB to help 

our customers succeed. They create the wealth and 

employment that grows our economy. ASB helps with 

their banking services, but even more imp¬ortantly 

through committed support and service. ASB is 

also a very good corporate citizen. It’s active in the 

community, and is very committed to an open and equal 

employment approach. At ASB I know I can succeed 

through my own hard work and knowledge.” 

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Experience and 

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legal practitioners and those 

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faster accessibility, and 

sincere desire to promote 

customer care earn the 

respect of businesses and 

the resident communities. 

Shobhna Golian is one of the most prominent lawyers, 

admired for her legal acumen not only by businesses 

and individuals but also community organisations and 

charitable institutions. 

Her firm, Shobhna & Co Law Office, located at 638 

Great South Road in Greenlane/Ellerslie offers a range 

of legal services including Property Law, Commercial 

Law, Trusts, Wills & Estates Administration, Family 

Law, General Practice and Other Specialist Services. 

Key Successes 

The practice has succeeded because it has steadily 

grown over the past 24 years since its establishment on 

May 4, 1992. 

Shobhna firmly believes in her slogan of providing 

Shivani Arora 

Women of Indian 

origin have 

emerged as great 

team players and innovative 

businesspersons in New 

Zealand and among those 

known for their spirit of 

adventure and business 

acumen is Shivani Arora, 

Director of India Gate 

Restaurant, Shivani Vegetarian Restaurants (Papatoetoe 

and Mt Eden) and other enterprises, each of which is 

marked for high levels of productivity, staff motivation 

and profitability. 

Pursuing Excellence 

Shivani was the winner of the ‘Best Businesswoman of 

the Year’ Award at the Indian Newslink Indian Business 

Awards 2013. The judges described her as “excellent 

business leader,’ and said that she has been instrumental 

in setting high standards of service leading to customer 

growth. 

Shivani is dedicated to excellence and is very clear 

Trusted Legal Services and Advice. She has maintained 

that one of the driving factors to the success of the 

practice has included the huge loyalty factor of her 

existing clients. 

The practice is proud to record that its first clients 

are still clients of the firm today. It is all about 

understanding the clients’ needs and being able to 

provide quality service. 

Making a Difference 

Shobhna’s vision is to make a difference to her clients 

by understanding the particular need or problem, and to 

provide legal solutions tailored to those needs. She sees 

her clients long-term – it is quality focused and as such, 

the provision of legal services to clients as a process of 

educating them about their rights and obligations. 

Shobhna understands and acknowledges that going to 

see a lawyer can be a seriously daunting process for 

clients. As such, the firm can be seen as a steppingstone 

for clients where they can telephone for free legal 

advice, whether this is to reinforce what clients are 

thinking, or to guide them as to their options. 

An initial free consultation service in her office can be 

arranged by appointment. 

about the level of quality required in the business. From 

a superette of which she was the owner many years 

ago to the successful ‘India Gate’ brand and Nando’s, 

she has demonstrated that a strong focus on marketing 

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ingredients of success. 

Her husband Kuldeep Arora has been a pillar of 

strength, support and understanding, guiding her 

through her ambitions with prudent management. 

Unique blend 

Shivani augments her husband’s professional success 

with her own unique blend of passion, foresight, 

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Challenges come in various forms and Shivani faces 

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12 VIEWLINK 

The English Fortnightly (Since November 1999) 

Issue 350 | July 15, 2016 

Containing immigration 

numbers and fraud 

Immigration has all the makings of Election 2017 issue. 

The change in governments in Australia, United Kingdom, United 

States of America and possibly other major players in the UN Security 

Council could have an impact on migration in their respective 

countries. 

There is an outcry in all of them to check migrant inflow. 

Immigration is an emotional issue which most ethnic communities 

would defend as ‘essential.’ Their reasoning is obvious and understandable. 

The Ruling National Party and immigration advisors and immigration 

lawyers are defending a liberal immigration policy. Their reasoning is also 

obvious, although may not be understandable or even less, acceptable. 

A majority of us, including those involved with this newspaper are migrants. 

The difference is only in the year when migration took place. But 

all of us went through a robust immigration process- there were no short 

cuts. 

And most of us would prefer a more selective immigration regime. 

Auckland breaking 

Times have changed and New Zealand, more importantly, Auckland 

stands at the precipice of breaking down- in terms of infrastructure, housing 

and other essential supplies. The government’s policy of directing 

migrants to other smaller cities does not seem to work. Auckland is indubitably 

the commercial and industrial hub. Migrants know that most employment 

and business opportunities exist here. 

Is Auckland liveable City? Is it a loveable City? Should we not set aside 

our emotions and approach migration with a sense of purpose and reality? 

These questions were posed at a Panel Session organised by 

Multicultural New Zealand at its Annual General Meeting held in Auckland 

last month. The Panel comprised five candidates contesting the Auckland 

Mayoralty. 

The opinions were varied. 

Winston Peters warning 

The views of New Zealand First Leader and senior parliamentarian always 

provoke public debate. While his comments would anger Asian communities 

including Indian, mainstream media would support him. 

But not this time since most newspapers, radio and television stations 

are National supporters. 

Mr Peters has called for a review of our immigration policy and slow 

down the process. He has said that too many people are coming into our 

country and that a majority of them have questionable educational certificates 

and job experiences. 

“The biggest driver of record immigration has been a mass influx of people 

coming in, many on work visas, and many low skilled, as Treasury 

points out. (Prime Minister John) Key refuses to recognise that his open 

door immigration has put enormous pressure on New Zealand – emergency 

departments are overloaded, schools are struggling to cope, housing is 

in crisis, wages are depressed, and migrants are being used as cheap labour,” 

he said. 

Mass Rejections 

But a recent TVNZ Report should make us think and appreciate Mr 

Peters’ concern. 

The Report said that in the last year, almost 10,000 applications filed by 

Indians in India were rejected by Immigration New Zealand (INZ). 

“A majority of these applications were from unlicensed agents and advisers, 

who use false educational qualifications and financial statements to 

apply for student visas and there are warnings the problem could be more 

widespread,” TVNZ said. 

Massey University Pro-Vice-Chancellor (College of Humanities & Social 

Sciences) Distinguished Professor Paul Spoonley warned that would be an 

‘ongoing issue.’ 

“It is a big industry in India, so I am not surprised at the number that 

Immigration New Zealand have found. They have a major reputational risk 

for us as a destination for Indian students; we have to get on top of it because 

otherwise an important industry in this country is at risk,” he said. 

Immigration Minister Michael Woodhouse said that the matter is being 

investigated. 

“INZ and Education NZ have gone into that market to make sure that 

people are very, very clear about the expectations for being a student in 

New Zealand,” he said. 

Inexcusable methods 

The number of cases involving rogue employers, immigration and education 

advisors and employers who defraud gullible public appears to be 

on the increase but the trend can be reversed with greater vigilance and 

discretion. 

People should come forward without fear and lodge their complaints 

with the authorities so that appropriate action can be initiated against the 

offenders. 

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Our management system finds 

favour in India 

Modi with P K Mishra and Nripendra Misra 

Udhay Madhukar in India Today 

The Narendra Modi government 

created a flutter 

among bureaucrats recently 

when nine of the 

42 officers from the 1999 batch 

whose names had been put forward 

for empanelment were not 

selected. 

Most of them, as usual, had 

outstanding grades. The reasons 

behind the rejection ranged 

from poor performance on delivery 

to a lack of personal 

integrity. 

This was not an arbitrary decision 

but part of a massive reform 

process initiated in the 

selection procedure in June 

2016. 

“There is a premium on competence 

and honesty for the first 

time in the history of the All- 

India services,” a top bureaucrat 

involved in the process said. 

Like in the past, the Central 

government committee of 

experts, comprising former 

bureaucrats, will recommend 

candidates to be 

empanelled for the post of joint 

Secretary, Additional Secretary, 

Departmental Secretaries and 

Chief Secretary. 

These officers will be first 

short-listed on the basis of their 

grades in Annual Performance 

Appraisal Reports (APAR). 

New Procedure 

According to the new procedure, 

however, the committee 

will also prepare pen portraits 

of these officers in a seven-page 

format with multi-source feedback 

(MSF) based on four criteria-functional 

skills such as 

handling of finance, regulation, 

technology, execution and policy-making; 

domain expertise in 

sectors like economy, energy, agriculture, 

education and tourism; 

behavioural competence 

such as communication skills, 

team spirit, long-term vision, humility 

and empathy; and financial 

and intellectual integrity. 

“This will make it impossible 

for non-performing and corrupt 

officials to reach the top,” an official 

at the Prime Minister’s 

Office (PMO) said. 

The old method of empanelment 

by the expert committee 

had several flaws. 

It examined the annual grading 

of an officer done on a scale 

of one to 10 for the last 16 years, 

and then aggregated these 

marks. The committee was allowed 

to moderate the final tally 

based on its feedback of the 

candidate. 

The committee could marginally 

increase or decrease the final 

tally, as the case may be, if 

not satisfied with the marking. 

“The whole process was not 

positive selection but negative 

disqualification. In a way, it was 

elimination rather than selection,” 

a professional in the PMO, 

who played a key role in finalising 

the new selection criteria, 

said. 

System failure 

The system failed miserably 

to distinguish between the 

Good, the Average and the Bad 

because officers usually gave 

high grading to their junior colleagues, 

either in a spirit of camaraderie 

or so as to not upset 

the apple cart. 

Till 2006, a senior official had 

to evaluate his or her junior’s 

performance under three grades 

– Outstanding, Very Good and 

Good. 

This used to be a confidential 

process. 

However, since 2006, thanks 

to a court order, the senior officer 

is bound to show his or her 

junior the comments written in 

the appraisal form. 

This ‘transparency’ resulted in 

most officers giving superlative 

grades to juniors. 

The provision was also exploited 

by certain states such as 

Madhya Pradesh, which often 

gave 10 out of 10 to its officers 

so that the state could get the 

maximum number of bureaucrats 

empanelled. 

Changing grades 

The Union government is now 

working on changing the methodology 

of grading. 

“The method of writing the 

APARs-which remains the preliminary 

basis for selection-is 

also being changed to be more 

meaningful,” an official said. 

The Personnel Department 

database has been completely 

transformed by integrating different 

sets of data for a comprehensive 

360-degree evaluation 

of officers. 

Last year, the PMO and the 

Cabinet Secretariat examined 

the APARs of 1250 All-India service 

officials, including IAS, IPS, 

Indian Postal Service, Indian 

Revenue Service and seven services 

of the Railways, and empanelled 

750 of them. 

“With the new criteria of merit 

and quality being applied, the 

number this year may come down 

to 550. Fortunately, we have a good 

talent pool. Otherwise, we would 

have fallen short on officers,” a bureaucrat 

said. 

The new system also specifies 

norms for conducting the MSF. 

It requires one of the expert 

committee members to speak to 

one senior, one junior and one 

from the peer group of the officer 

applying for empanelment 

and take feedback on the three 

criteria. A fourth feedback has 

to be organised from a person 

who has dealt with the officer as 

a customer as an interface. 

These feedbacks have to be 

filled in a seven-page format, 

with the names of the four interviewees. 

Finally, the member 

must mention whether he 

or she recommends or strongly 

recommends the candidate for 

empanelment. 

According to sources involved 

in the process, this is done to 

sketch a complete and precise 

picture of each candidate, portraying 

their personality and 

specifying the jobs for which 

they are most suited. 

Meanwhile, of the nine officials 

rejected for empanelment 

last month, one has the reputation 

of being a very competent 

official and had earlier been 

posted in Delhi. 

But there was negative feedback 

on his integrity. 

Another officer got a high rating 

on integrity but was seen to 

be poor on delivery and leadership 

qualities. A third officer 

was rejected because his motivation 

levels were found low in 

high-pressure jobs. 

New Zealand ticked 

Before applying the new selection 

method, the government 

studied top management practices 

of several countries such 

as the United States, United 

Kingdom, Singapore and New 

Zealand, and also of private entities 

like McKinsey & Company, 

General Electric and the Tata 

Group. 

The New Zealand government’s 

method of selection was 

found to be the best and the 

most updated while the US system 

had not undergone any 

major change in the past two 

decades. 

The Union government is also 

simultaneously working on reforms 

in the selection process 

of the Chairman, Managing 

Directors and Directors of nationalised 

banks. 

The above is an edited version 

of an article that appeared in 

India Today website.


WOMEN IN BUSINESS 

13 

Seema Chatly 

Vibrant and 

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Seema Chatly 

is often found handling 

multiple calls with equal 

charm and politeness. 

Managing a chain of lodges 

and motels across Auckland 

seamlessly comes easy to 

this spunky businesswoman. 

“My biggest high is interacting with guests from 

across the world, ensuring that they experience unique 

New Zealand culture and hospitality,” she said. 

Owner and director of the heritage property City 

Garden Lodge, once the resplendent home of the 

Samoan Queen in Parnell, Seema is a hands-on person. 

Heading a young workforce in the service sector is a 

challenging task, especially when you set excellence as 

your brand image. 

Seema is constantly engaging with her crew to 

perform at their optimal levels. 

“The hospitality industry is exciting and exacting. 

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For a young girl selected to join the Indian Airforce 

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Starting from scratch, the couple have built a chain 

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two motels within a very short span. Seema attributes 

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14 BUSINESSLINK 

Emerging entrepreneurs shadow corporate chief 

been brought up in a business 

household, they see the business 

world like a foreign country. 

The AUT ‘Shadow a Leader 

Programme’ allows them to experience 

the business world for 

a day from the top and they tend 

to find it is not so frightening. 

This is often a day that shapes 

their life forever,” he said. 

Career kick start 

Anton Vera from AUT’s 

Business School, who spent 

the day with Mr Falkenstein, 

said that ‘Shadow a Leader 

Progamme’ will allow him to 

kick start his career by getting a 

foot on the door in some of New 

Zealand’s biggest companies. 

“The AUT initiative will put 

me face-to-face with veterans of 

the business industry and will 

present countless networking 

opportunities for future employment,” 

he said. 

Tony Falkenstein with Anton Vera and Adriana Christie 

Venkat Raman 


Promoting young entrepreneurs 

is among 

the stated objectives of 

this newspaper, reflecting 

which we feature emerging 

leaders in business, government, 

and community organisations 

in many of our issues. 

That passion also led to 

us include ‘The Best Young 

Entrepreneur of the Year’ 

in Indian Newslink Indian 

Business Awards as an individual 

category (in 2010) through 

nominations and direct entries, 

recognising and rewarding our 

successful young men and women 

and encouraging others to 

strive towards excellence. 

We are therefore happy to 

acknowledge similar efforts 

exercised by educational institutions, 

among which is Auckland 

University of Technology (AUT). 

Inspiring leadership 

More than 70 businesses and 

organisations across Auckland 

hosted two promising young 

leaders as part of AUT’s ‘Annual 

Shadow a Leader Day’ on July 6, 

2016. 

Every year, a school student 

and an AUT business or 

law student spend a day with 

a Business Manager or Chief 

Executive Officer (CEO) of a local 

company to gain insights 

into effective leadership. 

The programme is a part of 

‘Leadership Week initiative’ of 

the AUT Business Faculty. 

This year’s event began with 

a breakfast at AUT for all leaders 

and their students, where 

AUT alumni Adriana Christie, 

(Co-owner of Pallet Kingdom) 

delivered an inspiring keynote 

address. 

The students participated in 

several business activities including 

media engagements, executive 

and board meetings, 

client discussions, brainstorms, 

networking functions and presentations. 

These activities enabled 

the students to understand 

the realities of being a leader, 

such as striking the right balance 

between work and life. 

Business experience 

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Water International, said that 

he was delighted to host two of 

this year’s students. 

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Reporting changes bring opportunity for non-profits 

In the final part of the BNZ non-profit series, BNZ Partner, Cherie Trewavas shares her insights on 

building the financial capabilities of Non-Profit Organisations. 

Compliance is one of those 

words that sends a shiver 

down the spine of 

many people working in 

non-profit organisations. 

Changes to the rules surrounding 

the reporting of financial 

accounts for non-profits 

came into effect on July 1, 2015. 

These changes have only exemplified 

these feelings of 

dread; however, after a few 

deep breaths and a little time 

considering the changes, we can 

see that they can actually bring 

benefits. 

First, charities are now required 

by law to follow External 

Reporting Board (XRB) standards. 

There are too many details 

to go into here, so if would like 

to see more, please visit the XRB 

website. 

Higher standards 

The changes themselves will 

generally hold non-profit organisations 

to a higher standard of 

financial reporting than what 

they have previously been required 

to do. 

However, because of the way 

non-profits have been separated 

into four different tiers, these 

effects will be felt differently 

across the sector depending on 

the size of the operation. 

Smaller entities may well find 

the accounting process is now 

easier than before. 

You can find a good summation 

of the tiers and how the 

changes affect each on the RSM 

Hayes Audit website. 

While the detail understandably 

goes into some depth, here 

are a few of the key points that 

the changes address: 

Non-profits are unique 

Businesses operating to make 

profit, quite obviously, have 

a different set of drivers and 

goals, so it makes sense to treat 

non-profit groups differently. 

Donations are, after all, a major 

source of income for most 

non-profits. 

Non-profits are no longer 

treated in the same way as a 

profit-based business. 

The new rules take into account 

the different motivating 

factors behind the income generation 

of a non-profit organisation 

and as such are now able 

to more accurately measure the 

success of a non-profit beyond 

mere financial terms. 

Greater opportunity 

Until now, the stakeholders of 

a non-profit have had little in 

the way of hard data on which 

funding decisions can be based. 

This is because non-profits 

had no legal compulsion to 

generate the kind of financial 

information related to their operation 

that would enlighten 

the various donors, funders and 

other interested parties. 

From this point of view, it may 

well increase the flow of funding 

simply because these external 

stakeholders have more 

transparency. 

The new tier-based approach 

means small charities no longer 

have to produce the same level 

of financial reporting as large 

ones. The upshot of this is the 

cost of compliance does not exceed 

the benefits of a compliant 

financial reporting process. 

Further reading 

Even though the thought of 

increased compliance requirements 

is not necessarily something 

we all look forward to, 

hopefully you can now see that 

these new rules are, in fact, 

as much about bringing new 

opportunities for success as 

anything. 

If you have any questions 

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your non-profit organisation 

call us on 0800-273916. 

This above article is intended 

as a general discussion only, 

and is based on selective information 

which may not be suitable 

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prior to making any financial or 

investment decisions. 

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BUSINESSLINK 

Malaysians get to know Pacific opportunities 

Venkat Raman 


Auckland based Taxation 

Expert, Barrister, 

Advisor to Malaysian 

government and Indian 

Newslink columnist Dave 

Ananth was the star attraction 

at a Seminar on ‘Business 

Opportunities in the Pacific,’ 

held in Kula Lumpur on June 26, 

2016. 

The Seminar was his initiative 

and his first engagement 

with Malaysian overseas investors 

after his appointment as the 

‘Strategic Partner’ with a number 

of trade organisations in the 

South Pacific. 

He was joined by Auckland 

based Registered Financial 

Advisor Deepak Ratti. 

A number of potential 

Malaysian investors attended the 

event held at the premises of the 

National Women 

Entrepreneurs of Malaysia. 

SMEs evince interest 

“Although many people are 

aware of the Pacific countries 

to some extent, they are not appraised 

of the developments 

occurring in the region, the immense 

potential and incentives 

that they offer for foreign investors 

and businesspersons to establish 

their presence in that 

region. A growing number of 

Small and Medium Enterprises 

in Kuala Lumpur have evinced 

Dave Ananth and Deepak Ratti at the Kuala Lumpur Seminar on June 26. 

interest. The Seminar aimed 

at providing updated information 

and the laws and business 

practices prevailing in the South 

Pacific,” he said. 

Mr Ananth and Mr Ratti presented 

general information, 

tables, graphs and other statistical 

data about the Pacific using 

Vanuatu as an example. 

“As a tax haven, Vanuatu attracts 

many foreign investors,” 

he said. 

Power generators 

Mr Ananth said that a number 

of delegates to the Seminar were 

keen to explore the possibilities 

of providing power generators to 

the Pacific. 

“Many businesspersons were 

also interested in setting up 

showrooms and their branches 

of their companies. I have 

asked them to provide details of 

their operations and their specific 

plans of engagement to discuss 

with the relevant authorities,” 

he said. 

Furniture made from 

Rubberwood is popular in 

Malaysia and Indonesia, he 

added. 

Mr Ratti outlined the system of 

taxation, available labour skills, 

travel and accommodation and 

other basic information. 

“They are already queries 

about setting up tourism-related 

industries,” he said. 

The two-hour Seminar included 

a Power Point Presentation 

prepared by Mr Ananth and Mr 

Ratti with the assistance of the 

Auckland based Pacific Trade 

and Invest Chief Operating 

Officer and Investments Head 

Manuel Valdez. 

“I hope to connect investors 

and those interested in engaging 

in the South Pacific with the 

right people at the right locations, 

and work with the South 

Pacific governments, investment 

organisations and other interests,” 

he said. 

FT advocate 

As reported in our June 1, 2016 

issue, Mr Ananth advocates of 

Free Trade and Free Commercial 

Zones as a part of the development 

plan in South Pacific. 

“Foreign investors want a 

conducive working and trading 

environment. They also 

seek incentives, tax breaks, infrastructure 

and others benefits. 

Government of the Pacific 

should consider these basic requirements. 

After all, they create 

employment, boost local consumption 

and accrue income 

from taxes,” he said. 

“Malaysian medical practitioners 

should consider joint ventures 

with their counterparts 

in these countries and expand 

health and pharmacy care,” he 

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‘Incredible India Tourism Investors’ 

Summit’ is the name of the event scheduled 

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The venue 

India’s Tourism Ministry is organising 

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Opportunities galore 

A notification said that the Tourism 

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premier institution representing 

corporate chiefs has welcomed 

a government’s decision 

to extend the ‘Future Directors 

Programme’ to state sector boards. 

The Institute of Directors Chief 

Executive Simon Arcus said that the 

move will strengthen New Zealand’s 

Director Pool. 

Minister for Women Louise Upston 

announced on June 29, 2016 that public 

sector boards and committees would 

benefit from the Programme, as well 

as develop a larger and more diverse 

pipeline. 

Supporting new talent 

“The government’s decision is good 

news for delivering board diversity, new 

talent and fresh perspectives. This is a 

significant and innovative step for the 

public sector and continues the achievements 

in diversity to date by giving people 

with potential a great opportunity,” 

Mr Arcus said. 

Founded in 2012 by Sir Stephen 

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the ‘Future Directors Programme’ develops 

the next generation of directors. 

Seventeen private sector companies 

have so far placed 20 Future Directors 

on their boards, with another four in 

progress. 

Changing landscape 

Mr Arcus said that the need for diversity 

of age in the boardroom reflects 

the rapid changes in the business 

landscape. 

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diversity programme 

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“The dividend that diversity pays is 

bringing different perspectives and 

more robust decision-making, effective 

risk management and better company 

performance. Our Institute has long 

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and perspective in the boardroom improves 

business performance and innovation,” 

he said. 

‘Future Directors Programme’ aims 

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to observe and participate on a 

company board for a year while giving 

the company exposure to this talent and 

the benefits a young mind can bring. 

The Institute of Directors has called 

on boards to lift their game as board diversity 

was critical to maintaining a 

competitive and vibrant economy. 

It released a guide to support the promotion 

of diversity at board tables, and 

help board chairs and key decision makers 

take steps to address New Zealand’s 

poor boardroom diversity statistics. 

Women Directors 

The government’s goal is to have 

45% women directors on public sector 

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43.4% of public sector boards. 

This compares to the private sector 

where an Institute of Directors research 

showed that 77% of the top 122 NZX 

companies have less than 30% of women 

directors on their boards, with 39% 

having no women at all. 

“The Institute believes encouraging 

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approach,” Mr Arcus said. 

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bitter truths 

David Shearer 

I 

do not think anyone truly expected 

the United Kingdom 

to vote to leave the European 

Union. It was an earth-shattering 

result that will mean 

uncertainty for months and possibly 

years to come. 

Since that vote, I have been 

asked many times what Brexit 

will mean for New Zealand. 

First, as a small island nation, 

we rely on our international relationships 

for safety and prosperity. 

In general terms, it works in 

our favour when larger powers 

take a co-operative, rather than 

isolationist approach. 

Lost voice 

For example, with the UK leaving 

the EU, we will lose the valuable 

voice and influence inside 

Europe that we have relied on 

for many years. 

We had this voice because of 

our historic and cultural ties with 

Britain. 

Now that Britain will be more 

isolated, it will be up to us to 

grow our own relationship and 

influence with the nations of the 

European Union – no easy task. 

This leads me to trade. New 

Zealand’s trade volume with the 

EU is several times larger than 

our trade volume with the UK. 

We have begun negotiations on a 

trade deal with Europe and will 

now need to open a completely 

separate deal with the UK. 

Backward step 

New Zealand has long enjoyed 

access to EU nations with its 

beef, dairy and sheep meat. That 

will need to be renegotiated between 

Britain and Europe and 

there’s a risk that the new terms 

may not be as beneficial to us. 

More broadly though – and 

quite apart from the global economic 

uncertainty over the 

coming months and the inevitable 

cost to Britain – it is a step 

backwards. 

The EU is the world’s largest 

economic bloc. 

By leaving, Britain will lose an 

important influence. 

Europe too will lose. Britain 

is a nuclear-armed country, a 

permanent member of the UN 

Security Council and has the 

closest relationship with the US. 

It was willing to stand up against 

threats when human rights were 

violated. Europe benefited from 

those connections. 

Important lesson 

We benefit from a strong 

Europe. It has acted as a balance 

to the other blocs of China, 

Russia and the US – and one that 

shares similar principles and 

outlook in many areas as we do 


But there is another enormously 

important lesson that we 

need to take from Brexit, I believe, 

and that is political. 

The UK vote showed that a 

growing group of people, disgruntled 

by the country’s leadership 

on basic issues like pay 

rates, housing and jobs. 

It is playing out elsewhere 

too, in the support that Donald 

Trump and Bernie Sanders are 

able to attract – people fed up 

with politics as usual. 

Underlying issues 

The same underlying issues 

are in New Zealand. 

This was highlighted last week 

by a Statistics New Zealand report 

which showed that the 

wealthiest 10% of Kiwis now 

hold close to 60% of wealth – and 

that share is increasing. 

In contrast, the bottom 40% 

of households control just 3% of 

wealth. 

Unequal societies are much 

more expensive – we all pay 

more in health costs, prison 

costs, unemployment, housing 

and policing social problems and 

crime. Along with that comes a 

frustration that no matter how 

hard people work, they just cannot 

get ahead. 

There is also a growing fear in 

New Zealand about rising levels 

of immigration putting stress on 

housing and infrastructure such 

as roads, and the job market. 

Matching immigration 

Immigration should be matched 

with what New Zealand can 

handle – our first thought must 

be our own citizens. We should 

seek out the immigrants we 

need, and turn the flow up and 

down in step with what New 

Zealand’s job market and infrastructure 

can accommodate. 

Nor should immigration be 

used to drive down wages. 

There is no faster way to 

undermine faith in our government 

than have them working 

hard and getting nowhere. 

I do not believe New Zealanders 

have reached the same level 

of anxiety that produced the 

Brexit result in the UK, but we 

need to take care that we do not 

become a society of haves and 

have-nots. 

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20 COMMUNITYLINK 

Lord Ram gets to Chinmaya stage for a cause 

Venkat Raman 


One of the foremost religious 

and community 

welfare organisations 

is preparing to present 

Indian epic ‘Ramayan’ as a part 

of its construction project. 

Chinmaya Mission New 

Zealand hopes to raise a handsome 

amount through three-day 

performance of ‘Ramayan-The 

Legend Relived’ at Bruce Ritchie 

Performing Arts Centre located 

at 274 Don Buck Road, Massey 

West, Auckland from September 

30 to October 2, 2016. 

A notification promised that 

the two-hour programme will 

“be a unique, breathtaking stage 

production… of courage, devotion, 

compassion, love and 

anger.” 

Interest revived 

Public interest, especially 

of the younger members of 

our communities has been rekindled 

by the massive reproduction 

of ‘Mahabharat’ and 

‘Ramayan’ on a number of 

Indian television channels over 

the past few years. 

The ongoing ‘Siya Ke Ram’ on 

Star Plus (available through Sky 

Channels) brings the grand epic 

from a slightly different perceptive, 

questioned by many but 

followed by many more in New 

Zealand and other countries. 

The Auckland Mission 

‘Ramayan-The Legend 

Relived’ should help Chinmaya 

Mission in New Zealand to augment 

infrastructure and facilities 

at its Ashram called, 

Chinmaya Mission Auckland (Phase Two Perspective) 

‘Chinmaya Nikunj,’ located at 

63, McKenzie Road, Mangere 

Bridge, Auckland. 

The Ashram sits on a 5554 

Sq m of land, the first phase 

of which, completed in 

April 2009, accounted for an 

Administration Block, a temporary 

books-stall, four temporary 

classrooms for children, a Main 

Hall for classes for adults and 

meetings, accommodation for 

a resident teacher and visiting 

teachers. 

Activity Centre 

The Mission has now undertaken 

the next phase of construction 

which will include 

an Activity Centre, a Hall to accommodate 

up to 250 persons, 

a Dining Hall for 100 people, 

five classrooms with all related 

facilities, a permanent Book 

Store and Library, an Exhibition 

of the life and work of Poojya 

Swami Chinmayananda and Car 

Park for 72 vehicles. 

‘Chinmaya Mission New 

Zealand’ website appealed to 

communities for support. 

“Over the last seven years, 

our Centre has served the community 

well in its current limited 

capacity. Due to an increase 

in activities and people participation, 

the current capacity 

has been fully utilised. It is now 

time to move ahead with Phase 

Two to provide for additional 

capacity,” a notification said. 

Budget & Funds 

The Centre has prepared a 

three-year funding plan, including 

donations and loans. 

The total cost of the project, 

estimated at $2.5 million 

includes Building and Car 

Park ($2.1 million), Kitchen 

Equipment and Dining Hall 

Furniture ($ 70,000), Stage 

Lighting, Audio Visual & Fit 

outs ($100,000), Landscaping 

($ 30,000), Furniture & 

Fittings ($100,000), Heating 

& Ventilation ($100,000). The 

Centre hopes to raise $1.4 million 

as bank loan (conditional 

approval obtained) and $1.1 

million as donations from the 

community. 

“We propose to raise $1.1 

Million in the first year to complete 

the project. We will raise 

$700,000 each in the second and 

third years to repay the bank 

loan and become debt free,” the 

website notification said. 

It is understood that donors 

Om SaravanaBhava 

ThiruSubramaniyar Aalayam 

69 Tidal Road, Mangere Auckland, NewZealand 

Festival andEventsfor July 2016 

Date Day Festival Time Events 

can claim 33.33% rebate on donations 

from Inland Revenue, 

exercising a number of options 

to donate. These include sponsorship 

of the Main Hall for 

$600,000 by six donors, each 

providing $100,000. The total 

cost of $400,000 for the Dining 

Hall could be by four donors, 

each offering $100,000, while 

the four classrooms, Meditation 

Room, Library and Office could 

be funded by seven donors, 

each providing $75,000 (to meet 

the total cost of $525,000).” 

About 

Swami Chinmayananda 

This Reporter has had the privilege 

of listening to the discourses 

of Swami Chinmayananda 

during his scholastic years in 

Bangalore, India and later meeting 

him for interviews, discussions 

and at home visits in India 

and Bahrain. 

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Arathanai 

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In many ways, Swami 

Chinmayananda was a source 

of inspiration. He always entertained 

lively conversation 

with a touch of humour and 

kindness. His teachings were 

simple and down-to-earth, as 

Chakravarthy Rajagopalachari 

(Rajaji), Independent India’s first 

and last Governor General “Very 

relevant to all people of all times 

all over the world.” 

Chinmayananda, named 

Balakrishna Menon at birth in 

Ernakulam, Kerala on May 8, 

1916. This is thus his Centenary 

Year and we plan to run a series 

of articles as a tribute to one of 

the greatest spiritual leaders of 

the past Millennium. 

We welcome readers to share 

their experience either as direct 

disciples or as those inspired by 

his teachings. 

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Evangelist couple return to Auckland 

Venkat Raman 


Faith and prayer, accompanied 

by compassion 

and unity will bring relief 

to humankind, relieving 

in the process miseries and diseases 

of individuals, are among 

the beliefs of true Christians. 

The Power of Prayer has transcended 

manmade divisions of 

language, customs, beliefs, religions 

and races and for almost 

100 years, people have come together 

(although within their religious 

groups) to pray for the 

good of all. 

In recent years, ‘Prayer 

Towers’ have become popular. 

Prayer Towers 

More than 100 ‘Prayer Towers’ 

of ‘Jesus Calls’ have been established 

in many parts of the 

world, allowing people to congregate 

and pray. In Auckland, 

New Zealand’s first Prayer 

Tower commenced functioning 

on November 17, 2012 with 

the benevolence of businessman 

Charles Pandey and his family. 

Located at 1/80 Carr Road 

(Mt Roskill), the Prayer Tower 

is open from 9 am to 6 pm 

(Monday to Friday) for all people 

and Healing and Blessing 

meetings are held on Tuesdays 

from 7 pm. 

‘Jesus Calls,’ is a pious engagement 

of Evangelist couple 

Dr Paul Dhinakaran and 

Evangeline for more than two 

decades. It is also the name of 

their weekly prayer programme 

on ‘Raj Television’ (Tamil) and 

other channels. 

Prophetic Conference 

They will be in Auckland 

with their children to conduct 

a three-day Prophetic Prayer 

Conference, from September 8 

to September 10, 2016. 

Pastor Jason Prasad of ‘Jesus 

Calls’ based in Auckland said 

that the Conference would be 

the first of its kind to be conducted 

by the Dhinakaran 

couple. 

Delegates to the Conference 

learn how to (a) hear the voice 

of God (b) be filled with the 

overflowing power of the Holy 

Spirit (c) receive the Prophetic 

anointing (d) experience the 

presence of God in a new way 

(e) learn about the Nine Gifts of 

the Holy Spirit and how to use 

them daily. The Conference is 

being organised for the benefit 

of all communities in New 

Zealand,” he said. 

Further information can be 

obtained from Pastor Jason 

Prasad on (09) 6207160 or 027- 

4772937. For online registration, 

please visit www.jesuscallsnz. 

com 

About Jesus Calls Ministry 

Jesus Calls is a Ministry dedicated 

to Praying for the World, 

the sick and broken-hearted, irrespective 

of ethnicity or religion, 

from over hundred prayer 

towers throughout the world. 

Inspired by the Holy Spirit, 

the Ministry was founded in 

Chennai, India more than 50 

years ago by the late Dr D G 

S Dhinakaran and his son Dr 

Paul Dhinakaran (Co-founder). 

The mission of Jesus Calls is ‘to 

share the love and compassion 

of Jesus Christ and prepare the 

world for His second coming,’ 

with the vision that ‘not one soul 

to be lost.’ 

Pastor Jason Prasad and his 

wife Sunita, manage Auckland 

Prayer Tower, conducting and 

leading prayer meetings and answering 

calls to prayer. 

“The Bible says that it was 

God’s love for us that took Jesus 

to the Cross and it is just because 

of His grace that we have 

been saved. What a privilege to 

know the Living God and serve 

Him indeed!” he said at the first 

anniversary of the Prayer Tower 

held on November 26, 2013 

(Indian Newslink, December 1, 

2013). 

God’s Children 

Since its inauguration hundreds 

of people have been blessed 

through the prayers offered 

on site for people who came in, 

for those who called out our 

toll-free number and those who 

sent their written requests or attended 

the Healing and Blessing 

services. The numerous testimonies 

speak of God’s goodness to 

His people and the promise that 

He will never leave nor forsake 

His children,” he said. 

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Mainstream Islam continues with strength and unity 

Bilal Cleland 

The internal divisions 

within the Muslim world 

and the rise of criminal 

versions of Islam, leave 

many of us asking, “What does 

the future hold for our Ummah, 

our universal Muslim family?” 

Raymond Baker (American 

Scholar and Founder-President 

of ‘Global Financial Integrity,’ 

an Advocacy Organisation) indicates 

that the situation is in 

fact nowhere near as bleak as it 

might at first appear. 

The first chapter of his 

book ‘The Mystery of Islam’s 

Strength,’ deals not with the 

Golden Age but the world right 

now. 

The extremists have enjoyed a 

very high profile in the Western 

media, but as he points out, 

“…they have not captured the 

hearts and minds of the vast 

majority of Muslims, whose 

faith continues to find its most 

compelling and durable expressions 

in the Islamic midstream. 

Muslims of the center, the book 

argues, are writing Islam’s epoch-defining 

story.” 

Criminal versions 

Indeed, this midstream Islam 

has been totally consistent in its 

opposition to the groups adhering 

to criminal versions of Islam. 

Professor Baker writes, “The 

United States in particular, has 

far too often succumbed to illusions 

that such groups could be 

used, without cost, for its own 

purposes. Centrists regard the 

distortions of Islam by the often 

ignorant marginal groups as so 

dangerous that cooperative projects 

with the militants, such as 

those undertaken by American 

intelligence agencies, are far 

more difficult to imagine.” 

This midstream Islam has 

also been subjected to outright 

repression by many regional 

regimes. Closely linked 

to US policy objectives, many of 

these regimes understand that 

it is this very midstream, with 

its vast public support, which 

is the main threat to their authority, 

not the violent extremists 

who are universally 

abhorred. It is the progressive 

midstream Islam which has the 

potential to replace the old regimes 

and they know it and act 

accordingly. 

The 20th century was a period 

of colonial occupation for much 

of the Muslim world, accompanied 

by intense racist violence. 

There were four great waves of 

resistance from the midstream 

to attempts to eradicate Islamic 

culture from these lands. The 

Muslim Ummah reacted to such 

attempts like ‘a living entity.’ 

Power of Faith 

“The story Islamic historians 

tell of Islam’s renewal is always 

and everywhere a story of the 

power of the faith in the lives 

of masses of ordinary Muslims 

rather than the tale of charismatic 

leaders.” 

One of the great leaders of the 

resistance, reflecting the Islamic 

consciousness of his people, was 

Said Al Nursi. 

At the core of Nursi’s thinking, 

through all stages of his life, was 

the commitment to reverse the 

damage of Western materialism 

and undemocratic governance 

that Ataturk had fostered. 

Political Culture 

The Islamic political culture 

that he imagined would be committed 

to both constitutional 

democracy and development. 

He believed that such a politics 

could only be achieved under 

conditions of the existence 

of basic freedoms, including the 

freedom for Turks to reaffirm 

their Islamic faith. 

The continued strength of 

Islam resides in the midstream 

and the fringe groups will eventually 

drop off or be absorbed 

back into the centre. 

The well-funded Islamophobia 

movement might be aware of 

this and is running scared, like 

the dictatorial regimes in the 

Muslim world, afraid that the 

midstream with its adherence 

to constitutional rule and representative 

government might 

bring in a new era. 

Bilal Cleland is a keen reader, 

a prolific writer and a regular 

columnist of Australasian 

Muslim Times based in 

Melbourne. The above article, 

which appeared in Australasian 

Muslim Times has been reproduced 

here with the permission 

of the Editor of the publication. 

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Young Indian prepares 

for Miss Universe 

New Zealand 

Venkat Raman 


Beauty pageants have always 

excited our young 

woman and Simrat 

Gill of Auckland is no 

exception. 

A health and fitness enthusiast, 

she hopes that three-day 

camp leading to the selection 

of Miss Universe New Zealand 

title on September 3, 2016 at 

Sky City Theatre would be exciting, 

entertaining and rewarding. 

She is due to attend 

a ‘Miss Universe Retreat’ in 

the Philippines from July 22 to 

August 1, 2016. 

Simrat is in search of a 

Bronze Sponsor to promote her 

candidacy (at $595 plus GST) 

and winning the title would enable 

her to raise awareness on 

mental health issues, which 

she believes need to be on priority 

in today’s troubled world. 

Health & Fitness 

Her employment at Health 

TRX Limited, a pioneer in 

E-Health with a focus on 

mental health issues in New 

Zealand and involvement in 

Australia, US, Canada and UK, 

provides Simrat with a global 

perspective of the health issues 

confronting humanity. 

She rightly believes that good 

health has no substitute. 

As well as working out at 

the gym, practicing Yoga, boxing 

classes and going for long 

walks, Simrat enjoys dancing 

and good music- everything 

in fact that makes her an eligible 

candidate to seek the Miss 

Universe title. 

Distinct qualifications 

Simrat has the distinction of 

having pursued higher qualifications 

in three major New 

Zealand Universities – Otago 

(Auckland, where she completed 

the foundation year in 

Medicine), Massey (Auckland, 

where she gained her graduate 

degree in Psychology 

and Human Nutrition) and 

University of Auckland 

(Masters in Bioscience 

Enterprise, as a part of which 

she completed an industry 

based thesis primarily focused 

on brain and mental health), 

The annual Miss Universe 

New Zealand Contest, ‘reinvented’ 

in 2013 when veteran 

TV producer Nigel Godfrey and 

Lucire publisher Jack Yan, took 

over the Miss Universe New 

Zealand franchise and converted 

it into an exciting new 

competition. 

Auckland show to feature rare hits 

Venkat Raman 


It would be once again be an 

occasion to take a few steps 

back in time and revel in 

the melodious songs of the 

yesteryears as one of the most 

dedicated musical duo put together 

an event to remember. 

Dharmesh Patel and Shyamal 

Raval of ‘Swaranjali,’ a group 

of music-lovers are organising 

the programme from 630 pm 

at Dorothy Winstone Centre, 

Auckland Girls Grammar School 

on Saturday, August 13, 2016. 

Called, ‘Dil Ne Phir Yaad Kiya,’ 

the show will feature a number 

of local artistes including 

Arif Ziya, Arpita Chanda, 

Dharmesh Patel, Jayasree, Jyoti 

Rajesh, Hemant Shirsat, Nishtha 

Raval, Shyamal Raval and Vibha 

Trivedi. 

Hemant Thaker, one of the 

most popular instrumentalists 

(Keyboard) of our community is 

a major source of strength for 

‘Swaranjali.’ As well as helping 

in the selection of songs, he has 

also been vested with a number 

of other responsibilities. 

Hemant and five others have 

formed, ‘Gurus of Groove,’ exclusively 

for performing at 

the Indian Newslink Indian 

Business Awards held at Sky 

City Convention Centre in 

November every year. 

Musical Journey 

Mr Raval said that ‘Swaranjali’ 

symbolised a musical journey 

of evergreen hits of songs featured 

in Hindi films several decades 

ago. Since our debut with 

‘A Tribute to O P Nayyar’ in June 

2009, we have been encouraged 

by a large number of friends 

and music enthusiasts to organise 

shows that feature songs that 

are generally not heard on the 

New Zealand musical circuit. 

‘Dil Ne Phir Yaad Kiya’ has taken 

some time in coming but we are 

confident that it would appeal to 

our people.,” he said. 

Mr Patel said that ‘Dil Ne Phir 

Yaad Kiya’ would have a perfect 

blend of songs which are popular 

not only today but will also stay 

as hits for generations to come. 

“We have conscientiously 

tried to include those songs 

which rarely performed in 

Auckland. We are confident that 

the audience will love them,” he 

said. 

Explaining the six-year absence, 

he said that he and his 

friends were determined to 

Shyamal Raval 

make ‘Swaranjali’ resonate with 

evergreen melodies, bringing 

joy and memories to the old and 

the spirit of a bygone era to the 

young. 

Finest Compositions 

Guests at the show can expect 

to listen to the compositions of 

many maestros who have immortalised 

their works along 

with the voices of singers, most 

of who are no longer with us. 

Some of them would be such 

great composers as Roshan, 

Madan Mohan, Shankar 

Jaikishan, Sachin Dev Burman 

and Rahul Dev Burman to mention 

a few. Among the voices 

that would be recalled 

with emotion would be that 

of Mohammed Rafi, Mukesh, 

Mahendra Kapoor and many 

others. 

Some of the songs which 

we understand would be rendered 

at the show are ‘Hum 

The Woh Thi Aur’ (from film 

‘Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi’ released 

in 1959); Dil Ki Girah 

Kholdo’ (‘Raat Aur Din’, 1967), 

‘Nazar Na Lag Jaaye’ (Night in 

London, 1967), ‘Bechaara Dil 

Kya Kare’ (‘Kushboo’, 1975) and 

‘Aisa Sama Na Hota’ (‘Zameen 

Aasman’ 1984). 

There would also be songs 

to enable the younger generation 

to connect and enjoy. Sample: 

Rahat Fate Ali Khan (‘Main Tenu 

Samajhawan Ki’ from ‘Virsa,’ 2010)


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Model of the Fortnight 

Dedication promotes talent and opportunity 

Catwalk is not a 

cakewalk for 

modelling but invokes 

extreme 

dedication. You must 

really have a desire 

to make it work, says 

Ashwini Maharaj, our 

Model of the Fortnight. 

That statement would 

reveal the fact that the 

27-year-old Fijian beauty 

has a passion for 

modelling, fashion and 

glamour. 

Arriving in New 

Zealand to pursue her 

studies in Business 

Management, she is 

now a Credit Controller 

at a commercial organisation, 

but seized the 

opportunity when a 

photographer captured her attention 

and offered a profile 

shoot. 

Passion for fashion 

Ashwini said that she decided 

to step into modelling 

world and fitness and 

healthy eating habits is very 

important. 

“I am a freelance makeup 

artist and hairstylist. I enjoy 

long walks on beaches, cooking 

and spending time with 

friends and families,” she said. 

Ashwini has worked with local 

photographers to gain experience. 

She participated in 

Miss Bikini New Zealand 2016 

at which she was one of the 

ten finalists and won the Best 

Custom Award. 

“I designed the Award,” she 

said with justifiable pride. 

Ashwini hopes to participate 

in a local pageant, she believes 

would extend a platform to 

reach out to the youth and tell 

them,” No matter what size, nationality 

or colour, you are important. 

Embrace yourself, love 

yourself and never be afraid to 

put yourself out there. Don’t let 

dreams be just dreams.” 

Ashwini is grateful to her 

family and friends for their 

support and encouragement. 

“I believe that in order for 

one to succeed in life it is important 

to believe in yourself 

and with determination and 

dedication anything is possible,” 

she said. 

Venkat Raman 

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26 ARTLINK-Ratna Venkat 

Eyebrows tell another 

tale of beauty 

Eyebrows are the most important feature 

of your face. 

Professionally done eyebrows, 

well measured and shaped according 

to each face will enhance the beauty 

and personality of every person. 

Every woman and man deserves professional 

treatment of eyebrows. 

Thread and Wax 

We cannot pick up a thread or wax 

a skin and say that the client’s work is 

done. 

Threading is a unique technique of 

shaping eyebrows. If properly done, it 

enhances your facial features. 

I get daily complaints about eyebrows 

in my clinic, with people saying 

that their eyebrows have gone thin or 

short. 

Eyebrows reflect the beauty of a person. 

Like haircuts, eyebrows do not fit 

one size and shape. Each face deserves 

its own shaped eyebrows. Professional 

skincare and beauty therapists would 

know how. 

The right arch on your eyebrows can 

emphasise your eyes and make you 

look younger; they can even let you get 

away with wearing very little makeup 

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Do not cut eyebrows short or make 

them round; they can pull your face 

down. 

Arch and shape 

The head of the eyebrows should begin 

at the bridge of the nose, the arch of the 

eyebrows will be about two thirds of the 

way out and the tail should be at the very 

least end on an imaginary line from the 

corner of the nose to the corner of the eye. 

You can allow it to extend slightly further 

as long as that tail does not end lower 

than where the head begins (this can make 

the eyes look droopy). 

Make sure that the tails of the eyebrows 

always taper to the crisp point to give your 

eyes the best lift. 

A well-shaped brow will make you 

look younger, fresh, healthy and more 

attractive. 

Tinting plays a major role in shaping 

good eyebrows. They should also be of the 

right colour. 

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27 

Every drop and every garden holds a flower 

“Somewhere beyond right and 

wrong, there is a garden. I will meet 

you there” 

Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Rūmī, 

Persian Poet (1207-1273) 

Ashok Kochhar 

kochhara55@gmail.com 

There are stories and legends 

made around enchanted 

gardens across 

all cultures. 

They talk of plants with healing 

and magical qualities. 

But when you look closely, 

aren’t all gardens enchanted? 

They touch a part of your soul 

and provide a strange kind of 

calm, as if engulfing you in their 

peaceful surroundings. 

Hamilton is known for its 

award-winning Hamilton 

Gardens. 

I love the way they are laid 

out and taken care by the passionate 

people and their relentless 

efforts to keep it world’s 

best. 

Living bliss 

For an artist, visiting these 

gardens is living in bliss. The 

pristine presence of wonderful 

plants and trees takes you into a 

state of meditation. 

You do not even realise how 

time passes. 

I love visiting such lush green 

landscapes during raining hours 

and witness plants dancing with 

the raindrops as if they were 

awaiting a true moment of stillness 

of eternal dance and Divine 

nectar in rain drops. 

I will end with a story of my 

recent experience. 

Dampening Day 

During the first week of this 

month, it was raining heavily as 

usual. 

It was a dull day for photography; 

perhaps a day of rest for 

photographers. 

I was repeatedly reminded of 

Chinese Scholars Gardens, as if 

some energy wanted me to be 

there to take pictures. 

As an artist, you are sensitive 

to these indications. 

I rushed and took these pictures 

of the Chinese Scholars 

Gardens and some other areas. 

It was really worth a trip of 

dancing together with pure 

nature. 

If the beauty is not within us 

how can we recognize it ... 

Protection from above? 

The road to beauty never ends 

Plant of flower in the making 

The unspoiled charm of Divinity 

A thousand words in a thousand films 

Leaves and trees protect the pond 

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28 ARTLINK-Ratna Venkat 

The pasture is not always green the other side 

Ratna Venkat 

ratna@indiannewslink.co.nz 

New Zealanders are regularly 

treated to quality 

shows presented by 

local and international 

artistes and Auckland continues 

to attract visitors and inspire its 

residents alike. 

‘Love N Stuff’ was one such 

show presented by Prayas 

Theatre Company that could be 

seen as an example to highlight 

the city’s growing population 

and changing demography. 

A play written by Londonbased 

Bengali playwright 

Tanika Gupta and directed by 

Auckland resident Sananda 

Chatterjee, this was Prayas’ 

first full-length comedy that 

ran from June 23 to July 3, 2016 

at The Auckland Performing 

Arts Centre (TAPAC) in Western 

Springs. 

Diverse Cast 

Though the original play featured 

only two actors playing 16 

characters, debutante director 

Sananda and her team featured 

a talented cast of 16 individuals 

from diverse backgrounds, with 

the story having a New Zealand 

perspective set at Auckland 

International Airport. 

Bindi (played by Sudeepta 

Vyas) and Mansoor (Mustaq 

Missouri), a childless couple 

Anisha Bhattacharya, Prateek Vadgaonkar and others on a ‘four-wheeler’ 

who reside in the Auckland suburb 

of Sandringham, are happily 

married until Mansoor 

decides to go back to his hometown 

of New Delhi. 

Worried that her husband 

may walk out of their 35-year 

bond, Bindi and her friends 

put forth an array of tactics at 

Auckland Airport’s Departure 

lounge in an attempt to 

convince him not to leave. 

Some of them include Bindi 

recollecting memories of her 

time in India and with Mansoor 

as a young man going through 

triumphs and trials (played respectively 

by Divya Hariharan 

and Rishabh Kapoor), while the 

rest include their friends and acquaintances 

trying to help ‘seal 

back’ the couple’s relationship; incidents 

which were seriously funny 

(or funnily serious) causing 

the audience to break into moments 

of awe and laughter. 

Eventually, Mansoor leaves 

for New Delhi but returns to 

his wife and the sanctity of his 

Sandringham home, realising 

that true happiness is not where 

one lives but who one lives 

with. 

Brilliant backdrop 

Set designer Tim Booth created 

scenarios laden with sofas 

and with light designer Sam 

Mence, uniquely transformed 

scenes from an airport departure 

lounge to a movie theatre 

to a Temple, the clever use 

of setting and lighting giving an 

overall 3D effect. 

The live orchestra comprising 

Alin John (Guitar and Bass), 

Karen Plimmer (Piano), Ritesh 

Vaghela (Octopad, Bass and 

Guitar), Sayanti Chatterjee 

(Vocal) and Vipul Dev (Tabla 

and Cajon), provided background 

score (literally) to the 

cast, appearing as though they 

Sudeepta Vyas and Mustaq Missouri at 'Auckland Airport' 

too are witnessing the characters 

unfold from behind. 

It is hard to believe that ‘Love 

N Stuff’ is Sananda’s first stint 

as a director. 

She brought reality into many 

scenes, without the actual backdrops. 

One such was a number 

of people crisscrossing the stage, 

seemingly passengers and visitors 

at the ‘Auckland Airport,’ 

bringing the scenic and thematic 

effect. 

It was an enjoyable story with 

likeable and relatable characters 

presented by Prayas this 

season. 

Migration issues 

On a serious note, the play was 

successful in bringing out a number 

of issues that could help in 

educating the public the perks 

and perils of migration and the 

psychological concept of ‘grass 

being greener on the other side.’ 

Migrating to a known country 

includes trying to assimilate 

into an unknown society, and 

that can only happen with time 

and experience. 

There is also fantasy versus 

reality, portrayed by the young 

Bindi and Mansoor who dream 

and discuss of a luxurious lifestyle 

together with high-paying 

jobs, but soon reality is exposed 

when day-to-day affairs and responsibilities 

creep in, prompting 

the aging Mansoor to leave 

everything behind and go back 

to the place he once called 

‘home.’ 

Bindi and Mansoor are just 

examples of the reality of today’s 

migrants, but whosoever 

thinks that they can follow suit 

by migrating to a foreign land, 

the advice is better to be prepared 

for the unexpected than 

become disappointed. 

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MISS 

INDIANZ 

Saturday, 

September 17, 2016 

at 730 pm 

Aotea Centre, Auckland 

Tickets from August 1, 2016 

www.aucklandlive.com 

Now in its 14th year 

Miss Indianz 2006 Gagan Kaur with Surinder Manak and Kurisha Naidu, the Second and First Runners-Up 

Variety adds value to cultural unity 

Dharmesh Parikh 

Ankita Sharma 

This young woman is a maverick 

and literally aims to reach 

the stars, with her ambition to 

become an astronaut – an ambition 

lifted perhaps by her father’s 

career as a Pilot at Indian 

Air Force. 

Leaving home when she was 

just 18, Ankita Sharma found 

herself resilient and adaptable 


“As a visionary on a journey 

of self-discovery, I am today a 

software Test Analyst. I partake 

in multitudinous activities 

ranging from quizzes and hiking 

to abseiling. I love travelling 

and pursuing fine arts including 

singing and dancing,” she said. 

“Miss Indianz will help get the 

best out of me to become a future 

ambassador, a messenger 

of peace and goodwill and make 

both India and New Zealand 

proud,” she said. (Pictures by 

Andrew Bignall) 

One of the most fascinating 

aspects of India is 

its unique combination 

of the traditional and 

the modern, offering ‘The Best 

of All Worlds’ to people of varied 

tastes, vicissitudes and of 

course ethical extraction. 

From cuisine, culture, costumes 

and festivities to language 

and living style, the 

Indian Diaspora offers a different 

and exciting experience 

to the rest of the world. From 

its ancient temples, mosques, 

churches and other places of 

worship to the modern skyscrapers 

and property developers, 

India remains an enigma to 

most historians and writers. 

Unity in Diversity 

While Indians from India subscribe 

to the concept of ‘Unity 

in Diversity’ projecting a single 

portrait despite their differences 

in language, approach to 

religion and lifestyle, the diversity 

is even more pronounced in 

New Zealand which brings together 

Indians from four continents 

across the world. 

They come together at work 

and more importantly at events 

such as Miss Indianz. 

Ever since it began, Miss 

Indianz has flown the flag 

of cultural diversity in New 

Zealand. The name Kiwi-Indian 

has been used widely over the 

years at this event. 

It is an accurate reflection of 

the people who participate in it. 

Colourful Diaspora 

Our unique identity has become 

widely accepted and over 

the past ten years, we have seen 

a mix of Kiwi-Indians, Tongan 

Indians, Maori Indians, South 

African Indians, Fiji Indians the 

list goes on. In fact, I believe 

that Miss Indianz attracts the 

widest range of ethnic participation 

than any other event in 

New Zealand. 

You can witness beauty, 

brains, smartness, elegance and 

humour at our annual event 

which will be held on Saturday, 

September 17, 2016 at 730 pm 

at Aotea Centre in Auckland’s 

Central Business District. 

Tickets will be available from 

August 1, 2016 from www.aucklandlive.com 

For further details, please visit 

www.rhythmhouse.co.nz 

or call Dharmesh Parikh on 

021-2727454; Email: events@ 

rhythmhouse.co.nz 

Here are the profiles of the 

next set of three Miss Indianz 

contestants – part of a journey 

that we began in our April 

15, 2016. This is therefore our 

Eighth Instalment. 

We will profile more Indianz 2016 

participants in our next issue. 

Sunaina Chand 

Hailing from the picturesque 

Kashmir Valley that is an integral 

part of India, Sunaina 

Chand is an international flight 

attendant and hence “sees life 

from a high point.’ 

“When I return to the ground, 

my mind is still on Cloud Nine, 

thinking about the many things 

I plan to achieve in this lifetime. 

I am an outgoing and motivated 

woman who thrives to get the 

most from life,” she said. 

This Hamiltonian believes in 

being a successful Kiwi Indian 

woman representing her culture 

to the world. 

“I believe that being a Kiwi 

Indian woman gives me the 

advantage of living with two 

amazing cultures and it excites 

me to be able to represent that 

at Miss Indianz 2016,” Sunaina 

said. 

(Pictures by Tony McKay 

Commercial) 

Jagdeep Kaur 

Proud of her Punjabi roots, 

Jasdeep Kaur Basra believes 

that her birth, education in New 

Zealand accord her a unique 

opportunity to promote both 

cultures and that Miss Indianz 

is a great platform to do so. 

“I currently teach Punjabi 

dance to young children at 

Virsa Academy and have been 

doing this for over four years 

as a hobby. I thoroughly enjoy 

it as I feel I get to reconnect 

with my Punjabi roots and love 

the fact that I get to pass on my 

knowledge and wisdom to my 

students. I am looking forward 

to Miss Indianz as I love getting 

into my Indian community 

and the event will allow to experience 

more Indian culture 

and grow as a person,” Jasdeep 

said. (Pictures by Miguel Ilagan 

Photography)


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Marina Erakovic equalled her best 

showing 

Apurva Shukla 

Andy Murray won his 

second Wimbledon title 

by beating Canadian 

Milos Raonic 6-4, 7-6 

(3), 7-6 (2) in the finals held on 

Sunday, July 10, 2016. 

The second-seeded Murray 

was playing in his 11th major final, 

the first against someone 

other than Novak Djokovic or 

Roger Federer. 

In a match that pitted Raonic’s 

big serves against Murray’s terrific 

groundstrokes, it was the 

latter who played solid tennis 

throughout mixing good returns 

from the baseline with deft passing 

shots to take out the title. 

Raonic became the first 

Canadian to ever reach a Grand 

Slam final. 

Murray got former great Ivan 

Lendl back on his coaching staff 

before Wimbledon. The Lendl – 

Murray combination delivered 

their third Grand Slam together. 

Serena sublime 

American Serena Williams 

won her seventh Wimbledon 

championships by beating 

German Angelique Kerber 7-5 

6-3 in the women’s finals. 

This win gave Williams her 

Serena Williams dominated most of the match 

Wimbledon brings honours 

and disappointments 

22nd Grand Slam. She now sits 

on top of the leader board with 

Steffi Graf as the players to have 

won the most slams in the open 

era (which began in 1968). In a 

rematch of the Australian Open 

Finals from earlier this year, it 

pitted the tenacious German left 

hander against Williams- whose 

last Grand Slam win was at 

Wimbledon 2015. 

Williams dominated most of 

the match. Her serves are her 

strength and hit 13 aces; including 

at least one in each of her 

first eight service games of the 

finals. 

Kerber had not lost a set en 

route to the summit clash (including 

beating Williams’ elder 

sister Venus in the semis) 

but was no match for a Serena 

on song in the finals. Williams’s 

sisters rounded off an excellent 

fortnight for the family in 

London by winning the ladies 

doubles championships - their 

sixth Wimbledon title together. 

Indians disappoint 

After an excellent French 

Open -Indian players had a disappointing 

Wimbledon. Indian 

tennis great Leander Paes lost in 

the second round of the men’s 

doubles, and top seed Sania 

Mirza partnering Swiss Martina 

Hinigs bowed out in the third 

round of the women’s doubles. 

Still both Paes and Mirza are 

strong medal contenders for 

India at the Olympics starting 

later this month. 

Kiwis fine 

New Zealand Tennis had 

a good run at this year’s 

Wimbledon. 

Kiwi Women’s No 1 Marina 

Erakovic equalled her best 

showing at Wimbledon from 

2008 and 2013 by reaching the 

third round. She beat the 24thranked 

former world No 1 from 

Serbia 4-6 7-6(1) 8-6 in the second 

round before losing to 

Spanish 12th seed Carla Suarez 

Navarro. 

This impressive showing 

should see the world ranking 

of Erakovic rise to around 110 

from her present 149. 

Erakovic has the highest profile 

among women tennis players 

in New Zealand, and her 

strong showing bodes well for 

the game here. 

Michael Venus was aiming 

to be the first Kiwi male into a 

quarter-final of a Grand Slam 

since Brett Steven in the doubles 

in 1998 at Wimbledon. But 

his dreams and those of his 

Croatian Partner Mate Pavic 

were cut short after a close third 

round loss. 

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as the action now shifts to Rio 

and the Olympics. Individual 

goals merge with a nation’s 

pride at these games; bringing 

out the best in the players. 

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Teenager strikes gold underwater 



A 

Teenager from 

Auckland has brought 

his family, school, 

friends, peers and relatives 

proud by his outstanding 

performance at the Junior 

Swimming Championship 

events held earlier in the year. 

We are late to carry the news 

but Satish Makam informed us 

recently that his son Abhinav 

won two Gold, two Silver and 

and three Bronze medals at the 

events held at Sir Owen Glen 

National Aquatic Centre in 

Auckland from February 19 to 

February 21. 

The Year 9 student at King’s 

College also earned Gold medals 

at the relay matches in which he 

participated. 

With the belief that good news 

Supplied Content 

It is hard to be an obsessive 

hot rodder and not want 

your dream machine to be a 

source of wonder and admiration 

by absolute strangers. 

Seeing this country’s best hot 

rod and custom creations, under 

full flood lit glory will be 

one of the mesmerising displays 

at this year’s CRC Speedshow in 

Auckland. 

Show Director Ross Prevette 

said that hot rod and street machine 

owners from around New 

Zealand will leave nothing to 

chance to make sure each of the 

50 vehicles on display will be a 

stand out at ASB Showgrounds 

on July 16 and 17, 2016. 

With some vehicles invited 

and others selected from a vast 

list of submitted applications, 

the public get to see both professional 

and hobbyist built vehicles, 

a majority of which are 

registered and driven regularly 

by their owners. 

Celebrating Masters 

The Teng Tools Grand 

National Rod & Custom Show is 

a celebration of the mastery, talent, 

and skill of our own Kiwi 

hot rodding community. Not 

only have the owners spent 

many a frustrating hour in the 

workshop, but some models are 

the result of tens of thousands 

of dollars. 

The display is a major high- 

must be shared all the time and 

that the achievements of our 

children should be celebrated 

with more than 100,000 readers, 

we have pleasure in publishing 

this report. 

Consistent winner 

“Abhinav entered 11 individual 

events and was chosen for 

two Regional Relays representing 

Auckland. He finished with 

medals in individual events and 

Golds in both the relays. He set 

personal bests in every race, 

and finished fifth and sixth in 

the events in which he did not 

win any medals,” Mr Satish said. 

Abhinav topped 12-year-old 

Boys’ category with maximum 

medals. 

The Results 

His results were: First 

Position in 50 metres, 100 metres 

Butterfly; 50 metres Breast 

stroke; 200 meters Free Style 

Abhinav Makam 

Regional Relay (Team Event); 

200 metres Individual Medley 

Regional Relay (Team Event); 

Second Position in 200 metres 

Individual Medley; 100 metres 

Breast Stroke; Third Position 

in 50 metres Freestyle; 100 metres 

free style and 200 metres 

Breast Stroke; Fifth Position in 

400 metres Freestyle; 100 metres 

Breast Stroke; and Sixth 

Position in 50 metres Back 

Stroke. 

“Abhinav started swimming 

competitively in 2014, though 

he has been swimming since he 

was thee years old. He is passionate 

about his swimming and 

trains five to six times every 

week. 

“Other than swimming 

Abhinav is a keen musician and 

plays both Drums and Piano 

and is part of school choirs and 

bands,” Mr Satish said. 

Pristine street machines promise visual intoxication 

Barry Gardner (left) with Neil Surtees and son with their machines. 

light of the 2016 CRC Speedshow 

and getting a placing in the 

highly competitive show is a 

badge of honour in hot rod 

circles. 

Anonymous Judges 

Mr Prevette said that the 

names of the judges will never 

be revealed, but promises that 

they are definitely highly qualified 

experts. 

“While we cannot name the 

judges, they are certainly considered 

experts in the field and 

are keen to get their discriminating 

and detailed eyes over 

the entries. The results are always 

close which makes it exciting 

for everyone,” he said. 

The public also get an opportunity 

to have their say by 

voting for the people’s choice 

award. For visitors, the custom 

cars always mesmerise – age, 

background and gender are no 

barrier. Under the floodlights 

and in a covered hall, hot rod 

owners relish this type of event 

in which to show their works of 

automotive art. 

Comprehensive range 

The show will feature 

everything from projects on-thego 

to completed vehicles looking 

lavish in all their pristine 

polished glory. The cars also reveal 

a bit about their owner’s 

personalities. 

One of the more unusual creations 

is a hot rod made from 

macrocarpa wood. 

It is the invention of 

Barry Gardner from Onepu, 

Whakatane. The builder has 

used his wood crafting skills 

to fashion a one of a kind 1930 

Ford Model A Huckster, and 

now he is working on a caravan 

to tow behind it. 

His hot rod buddy who lives 

down the road, Neil Surtees, 

is also putting forward his 

own salute to aircraft design, 

with his 1928 Ford Model A 

Roadster. With its rivets and acid-washed 

finish, it shows that 

hot rods need not be shiny to be 

stunning. 

Rugby League contest for Indians 

Kasey King 

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Rugby Union penalty applauded 

Dame Susan Devoy 

The Human Rights 

Commission welcomes the 

Canterbury Rugby Football 

Union’s move to penalise a player 

who racially abused an opposing 

player during a game 

last month. 

Racism has no place on 

our rugby fields and we welcome 

the leadership shown by 

Canterbury Rugby. 

This is not an isolated incident. 

It has been a difficult couple 

of years for player Peni 

Manumanuiliwa, who along 

with others, has had the courage 

to go public about the racial 

abuse they have been facing on 

the field and off. 

Players deserve a fair go, no 

one should have to put up with 

this. 

The union announced on July 

7, 2016 that a Waihora club 

player was suspended for 40 

weeks after being found guilty 

of ‘Acts or Statements that are 

Younger members of the 

Indian community keen 

on Rugby League will 

find a contest later this 

month interesting. 

Organised by the Counties 

Manukau Zone of the New 

Zealand Rugby League, the oneday 

event, called, ‘Have a Go 

Day,’ will be held in Murphy 

Park located on Avenue Road, 

Otahuhu, Auckland on Sunday, 

July 24, 2016. 

The players will be divided 

into three divisions- Mini (for 

boys and girls aged 5-12 years); 

Junior (for young men in 13-17 

years) and Senior (for men who 

are 18 years and above) and the 

games will be played from 930 

am to 1230 pm. 

Ethnic event 

New Zealand Rugby League 

Counties Manukau Zone 

Counties Manukau 

INDIAN &ASIAN RUGBYLEAGUE 

WHAT: “Have AGo Day” 

WHEN: Sunday 24th July 2016 

WHERE: Murphy Park, Avenue Road, Otahuhu 

TIME: 9.30am —12.30pm 

- Mini: Boys &Girls (ages 5-12 years) 

- Junior: Male (ages 13-17 years) 

- Senior: Men (ages 18+ years) 

“Everyone iswelcome “ 

31 

General Manager Kasey King 

said that the forthcoming event 

has been designed as an Ethic 

Rugby League Competition for 

Indian and Asian communities. 

“We would not have any full 

contact Rugby League matches 

played but there will be some 

fun activities for children and 

adults to test their skills and ultimately 

register for this year’s 

competition. Rugby League is 

not commonly played amongst 

these communities so this competition 

allows skill development 

to happen in a fun, safe 

environment,” she said. 

Ms King said that the ‘Indian 

& Asian Rugby League’ was established 

in 2013 to encourage 

members of these communities 

to play Rugby League. 

She said that the ‘Indian & 

Asian Rugby League’ currently 

has more than 135 players. 

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discriminatory by reason of 

Religion, Race, Sex or National 

or Ethnic origin.’ 

Racism must go 

We need to put a stake in the 

ground as a sports loving nation 

and refuse to let racial abuse 

and side-line abuse become embedded 

in our sporting codes. 

The overwhelming majority 

of us are better than that. We 

all need to be prepared to stand 

up to that offensive spectator or 

player: it shouldn’t just be up to 

the referee. 

We would like to thank 

Peni, Chris McMillan from 

Southbridge Rugby and others 

like them who make a stand, 

even when it’s difficult to do so. 

In May, the (Human Rights) 

Commission welcomed a commitment 

to diversity and inclusion 

from the country’s major 

sporting codes, led by New 

Zealand rugby. 

This complements ongoing 

work to highlight and reduce 

side-line abuse. 

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Relations Commissioner 

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Arzan gets ready for life-changer in Europe 

Super Soccer Star in the making makes to Super Cup 

Venkat Raman 


The fast-rising soccer star 

of the Indian community 

and indeed the country 

will be among a chosen 

few to represent New Zealand 

at the forthcoming Super Cup NI 

2016 in Northern Ireland. 

Fifteen-year-old Arzan 

Todywalla is getting ready for 

the tour which will take him to 

a number of clubs and places 

from July 17 to August 1, 2016. 

Formerly known as Northern 

Ireland Milk Cup, this year’s 

event will be held from July 24 to 

July 29. 

This would be his third soccer 

tour of Europe in as many years. 

Arzan and his group will visit 

London and Barcelona where his 

team will play matches against 

professional teams. 

Global Tournament 

Since its commencement in 

1983 with 16 teams mostly from 

neighbouring countries, the 

Tournament has grown to accommodate 

more than 50 teams from 

across the Continents, representing 

six FIFA Confederations. 

Among the past winners include 

FC Barcelona, Manchester 

United, Chelsea, Rangers, 

Newcastle United, Liverpool, 

Tottenham Hotspur, Spartak 

Moscow, Fluminese (Brazil), 

Aspire, Corinthians, Everton, 

Maccabi Haifa and Guadalajara. 

Dedicated Player 

It is no secret that all participants 

have a burning passion for 

Soccer. 

It is somewhat different for 

Arzan. 

“Some call it Soccer, I call it life,” 

he said. 

Highly motivated, dedicated and 

committed, this Year 10 Student 

at Saint Kentigern College hopes 

to achieve several ‘goals’ (pun 

intended) for himself, his family, 

community and the country. He 

is a Striker who has impressed 

everyone around him. 

“I hope to become the best and 

most useful player for any team 

that I would have the opportunity 

to play now in the future,” he 

said. 

His parents, coaches, peers and 

friends say that Arzan is a hard 

worker with a ‘never-give-up’ 

approach. 

Enriching experience 

“Arzan is enthusiastic, friendly 

and gets along fast and respects 

all his teammates. Although just 

15 years old, he already has rich 

experience of playing in different 

states, countries and against 

many different teams,” they said. 

Arzan said that he uses the experience 

that he has earned to 

improve himself and members of 

his team. 

“I have a lot more to learn from 

my respectable coaches and other 

players,” he said. 

Soccer is life for Arzan Todywalla 

Picture of Arzan here and on Page One were by Madeline Thibaud 

Family support 

His parents Viraf and Pearl Todywalla 

sacrifice their weekends 

and holidays to attend to the needs 

of their son while Arzan’s sister 

Afreen supports all his moves. 

“He has training on all week 

days and games at most weekends,” 

Viraf said, to which Pearl 

added, “Despite spending hours 

and days training and playing indoor 

and outdoor soccer, Arzan 

is focused on his studies too. He 

does not use Soccer trainings 

as an excuse to get away from 

schoolwork.” 

The Indian Newslink family 

has known the Todywallas since 

their arrival in New Zealand from 

Mumbai in 2002. 

Career Highlights 

The first highlight in Arzan’s 

career occurred in 2014 when 

he was selected for trial at 

Birmingham City FC in United 

Kingdom. 

BCFC coaches selected him to 

play two games on behalf of the 

Club. They won both games and 

Arzan impressed them scoring 

two goals on his debut. 

The Club invited him again 

last year for a three-week ‘elite 

training.’ 

He played three games, scoring 

in two of them. The Club won all 

three games. 

Significant Year 

The current year has been significant 

to Arzan on the home 

score. He was recently selected 

for New Zealand Nationals 

Championships to be held at 

Palmerston North from July 15, 

2016. 

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